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Prepaid rooftop solar model targets 40% tax credits
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (238+ words) The 30% residential solar tax credit expired in 2025, but a new prepaid third-party owned product from SolSource and TriBeam unlocks up to 40% tax credits for home solar projects. The product utilizes a prepaid power purchase agreement or lease model. Homeowners pay…...
A winter survival checklist for residential solar and storage
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (105+ words) Otovo provides tips for solar customers to avoid getting caught with a dead battery or snow-covered panels when the next winter storm hits the grid. Image: 1010 Climate Action, Wikimedia Commons Otovo, a Houston-based home energy provider, has released a comprehensive…...
Octopus Energy invests $1 billion in California clean technology
1+ week, 6+ day ago (325+ words) Octopus Energy will acquire a solar and storage project in California that is expected to be operational by July as part of its investment. The UK-based company, active across major markets in Europe, Australia, China and the United States, says…...
How to build a balcony solar kit to UL standards
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (649+ words) UL has released design standards for balcony solar, also known as plug-in pv, along with whitepaper highlighting three main risk categories of balcony solar in the US consumer market. UL has released a white paper, "Interactions of Plug-In PV (PIPV)…...
Electricity rate hikes slash commercial solar payback periods by 33%, says Wood Mackenzie
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (293+ words) Soaring utility costs and rising power demand are recalibrating the financial outlook for the United States non-residential solar market. Image: Stephen Yang / The Solutions Project, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Rising retail electricity rates are'emerging'as the primary catalyst for commercial…...
A guidebook on plug-in balcony solar for state-level policymakers
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (367+ words) Responding to increased state-level interest in plug-in solar, a nonprofit group has published an in-depth guidebook to help state policymakers navigate the path to allowing households to use the systems. The Clean Energy States Alliance, in response to "increased legislative…...
Carrier launches new heat pump for residential, light commercial use
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (211+ words) Carrier, a U.S.-based heating solutions provider, has introduced a new heat pump system featuring a cooling seasonal energy efficiency rating (SEER2) of up to 29.7 and a heating seasonal performance factor (HSPF2) of up to 12.2. The Opti-V heat pump system. Carrier'has launched a…...
How long do residential solar inverters last?
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (846+ words) Multiple factors affect the productive lifespan of a residential solar system. In Part 2 of our series, we look at solar inverters. In the first part of this series, pv magazine'reviewed'the productive lifespan of solar panels, which are quite resilient. In…...
How long do residential solar panels last?
7+ mon, 1+ hour ago (856+ words) Several factors affect the productive lifespan of a residential solar panel. In the first part of a series, we look at the solar panels themselves. Scientists examine modules at NREL's performance testing site in Golden, Colorado. Residential solar panels are…...
Enertech unveils geothermal heat pump for residential use
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (201+ words) The heating specialist said its new variable-speed water'to'water system has a coefficient of performance of 3.2 at full load and 3.8 at part load. Illinois-based heat pump manufacturer Enertech has announced a new geothermal heat pump for residential applications. The variable-speed water'to'water…...