California has long been a leader in renewable energy installations and incentives for both businesses and homeowners. The state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard currently requires all utilities to source 33 percent of their electricity generation from a renewable energy source by the year 2020. California further offers a popular residential power-purchase agreement/leases, that allow third-parties to own the solar array and [...]
Fronius offers an industry leading line of inverters that meet all energy applications. From small residential applications to large commercial arrays; Fronius offers industry leading benefits that put them ahead of the competition. For smaller residential applications, Fronius offers two 1-Phase inverters: the Galvo and Galvo Lite series offers inverters for systems between 1.5kW to 3.1kW; while the Primo and [...]
*Enphase Enlighten Dashboard and Mobile App There are many perks to having microinverters for your solar array. Higher system life, individual power to each of your solar panels, and easy system expansion to name a few. Perhaps the most impressive and useful to the homeowner, is system monitoring. Using the Enphase Enlighten, homeowners can monitor not only their system’s performance, [...]
*IronRidge Water Tight Design IronRidge is known as one of the solar industry’s racking manufacturers due to its high-quality components and long lifetime. By the end of 2016 IronRidge introduced their new Flashfoot2 and UFO series that were specifically designed to streamline the installation process, and provide easy grounding and water sealing capabilities. Their unique designs work seamlessly with the established [...]
The year 2016 was a big year for solar installations. With more residential systems springing up around the country, there is a clear consumer set standard for energy independence using clean energy. Although very northern states such as Michigan do not get as much sun rays as a state like California, there is plenty of opportunity and necessity for [...]
*Two Phase Trojan Battery BankWhen installing an off-grid or hybrid PV array, sizing the battery bank can be a complicated process, and oftentimes, research leads to more questions than answers. There are multiple specifications to a battery and the meanings of these terms and ratings can lead to college calculus flashbacks. Luckily, there is a way to determine the [...]
Donald Trump has made clear throughout his candidacy, that he has many goals and ideas for reigniting American energy development through fossil fuels - such as oil and gas for quite some time now. The bigger question at play is; “What will happen to Solar Energy during a Trump presidency?”. We can get a good [...]
IronRidge and SnapNrack are two of the biggest names in solar racking. If you are new to solar, or are simply looking for the best racking system, it can be difficult to determine which racking system to go with. Which in turn, makes it even more difficult to narrow down the manufacturer. However, after a [...]
Enphase Energy stock hits low as director Kortlang buys big Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENPH) - One of the few tier-one micro-inverter companies dealing in Solar Energy has repeatedly posted losses of -10.92% in the last 5 sessions. A set of 5 stock analysts who cover the stock have an average PT at $2.41, with individual targets in the range of [...]
Taking a closer look at Solar Energy Systems and Mounting Solutions, it is important to note the importance of the Zomeworks Solar Track Racks. As an alternative to ground mount systems, the Zomeworks Passive Sun Tracker follows the sun’s path across the sky as the earth rotates on a daily basis. We wanted to outline the [...]