The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejected a plea last week to declare solar net metering policies illegal. The filing with FERC threatened to end utility practices of compensating solar owners for their excess energy, but the agency dismissed the petition, saying that net metering should remain in states' control. The Petition On April 14th, 2020, NERA filed a petition suggesting that [...]

One of the most common misconceptions about solar is that people who install panels will no longer receive an electricity bill from their utility company. Solar PV System installation for the home or business is one of the best options for lowering your energy bills and saving money on your long-term utility expenses. If [...]

A solar panel manufacturing process that has gotten some traction recently is “shingling.” Not to be confused with “solar shingles” used in building-applied photovoltaics, shingled modules cut solar cells into strips and overlap them inside the framed module. Intercell gaps are removed, and more silicon cells can be crammed into one module, increasing power [...]

Solar energy is growing multi-fold in the world across all sectors including the healthcare industry. Hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, testing laboratories all use a large amount of electricity. Running medical equipment such as scanners etc uses a large amount of electricity and some of these facilities run 24×7 with air conditioning making their utility [...]

Legal challenges halted several major pipeline projects across the U.S. in recent days. Over the weekend, two of the country's biggest utilities cancelled their Atlantic Coast Pipeline project, citing costs that have ballooned to as much as $8 billion and ongoing legal challenges from landowners and environmental groups. While intermittent wind and solar power [...]

Module-level power electronics (MLPE) represent the future of solar module optimization. Direct current (DC) power optimizer and micro inverters are one of the fastest growing market segments in the solar industry. MLPE technologies are rapidly gaining popularity and market share as their costs have come down. More than 55% of all residential solar systems [...]

In the near future, renewables will take over a larger role as a primary source of power for electric grids, and particularly, PV will lead the way. Solar PV is swiftly evolving down the path to intelligence, considering the latest trends. Given the rapid development of emerging information and communication technologies (ICT) – such [...]

In the relentless pursuit of cost-efficient, clean, and sustainable sources of energy, nothing has as much potential as the sun. The good news is that solar experts across the globe are developing and improving technologies that are making a solar-powered world look more and more possible and Solar Inverter plays an important role in [...]

The State of California lifted restrictions on solar and storage installers at the beginning of May, deeming them as “essential service providers”. With the majority of the state’s homeowners under stay-at-home orders during the pandemic, the necessity of reliable home power has become abundantly clear. The infamous “camp” wildfire had already broken the paradigm [...]

Prices for utility-scale solar operations and maintenance contracts have dropped in recent years, driven by competitive auctions and fewer services being provided. Although these rates are at the bottom of the range, they often come at their own drawback. With the understandable focus on maximizing return on investment (ROI) and system production, system uptime [...]