The possibility of The Inflation Reduction Act is creating excitement in the industry. US panel manufacturer First Solar saw an uptick in module sales (they’re sold out through the end of 2023), and they’re contemplating two new utility-scale factories in the U.S. They’re also toying with a partnership h SunPower to manufacture resi modules.

SPW’s Top Solar Contractor’s list is out for 2022. While SOLV Energy is top in utility-scale, AUI Partners is top in C&I while Titan Solar is first in resi. Infinity Energy is top resi and M Bar is first in C&I in CA while over in TX Axium is first C&I (after AUI) and Freedom Solar is top in resi. Check out the entire listing.

Biden is planning a new federal program to create an online platform to connect low-income households with community solar projects to help them save money on their electric bills. The DOE is test driving it in Colorado, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York and Washington, D.C. – all areas that have carve-outs for low-income subscribers.

Aurora does a detailed but clear walk-through of how to use their Sync API to embed the ability to request a roof model anytime, anywhere right into your existing systems and processes – and even automate a request as soon as an oppt presents itself.

When it comes to advancing one’s solar industry knowledge, HeatSpring is a top resource with its library of hundreds of online courses. And, when it comes to understanding the rate structures of hundreds of utility companies across the US, Energy Toolbase is a leading tool and the gold standard for rate & financial analysis for PV + Storage projects.

Recently HeatSpring and Energy Toolbase jointly published a new free course titled: California C&I Energy Storage Market – State of the Union.

In this course, Adam Gerza of Energy Toolbase discusses the future of the solar storage market and what solar exports will be worth in California given current developments. Below is a brief 1-minute excerpt from the course.

You can access the full-length free course here on HeatSpring’s website. The video is below.

In this fourth video in the 6-part series on why nonprofits and their installers go solar with CollectiveSun, Nicole Withrow of CollectiveSun and Kerim Baran of SolarAcademy discuss what it means for an installer to work with the CollectiveSun team when they partner on a nonprofit solar installation – around sales and financing and more. The video is below.