EnergySage released a report on resi solar and energy storage consumer trends. Some of the highlights are that the price of solar went up, buyers have more choices and a yen for paired modules and inverter, and consumer interest in battery storage continues to rise (due to financial reasons and not so much resiliency) despite increases in battery prices. Most quoted battery companies on their site are Enphase, LG Energy Solution and Tesla.

SPW tackles that in increasingly pesky issue cropping up around renewable proliferation of developers: Not In My Backyard. The article covers the intricate relationship between solar and property ownership rights and presents insights about how to navigate these sometimes emotion-laden waters so as to advance solar development. It includes info on environmental impact and property value considerations, agrivoltaics, how to work with locals and more.

This interview with the Canadian company dcbel discusses how the company is looking to streamline the home electrification process with their Home Energy Station. Their small wall-mounted device functions as an all in one bidirectional DC EV charger, Level 2 EV charger, solar inverter and storage inverter (pretty much putting 6 different pieces of equipment in one). It has smart home tech features like machine learning and AI to optimize the flow of energy between the components and tracking of external factors like weather and utility TOU pricing.

Kerim Baran of SolarAcademy sits down with Brian Hayden of HeatSpring, expert online solar education site, to discuss the hottest solar startups around. Kerim describes Bodhi Solar, a company that offers a customer service app for solar installers that automates their communication and paperwork with customers. The video is below.