The CA Senate has passed a bill that taps the advantages of the Inflation Reduction Act’s impact on incentives for renters and low-income households. It creates a new community solar program that prioritizes these groups for subscription. It also requires the California Public Utilities Commission to consolidate or eliminate community solar programs that aren’t meeting their goals.

Zendure, a startup company in battery storage, has revealed a plug-and-play solid-state battery for the resi market for EV charging and backup power. The battery has 6.438 kWh capacity and each unit is scalable to four batteries. One unit capacity is 32 kWh while two units is 64 kWh. Apparently, the battery pack has 42% more energy than lithium-iron phosphate batteries.

Headed to RE+ this year? Solar Builder has previewed a nice long lineup of prime exhibitors – they give the lowdown on each company’s latest offerings and what they’ll be highlighting at the show – plus booth numbers. Some include Morningstar, QuickBOLT, OMCO, Mission, and SolarEdge.

This article from QuickBOLT and Unified Steel discusses the seemingly “impossible” task of installing on a stone coated steel roof without penetrating the roof panels or removing any portion of the roof. They observed an actual install first hand and report on tips and tricks to make it an easier process.

Generac walks through their freshest offerings in this CED Greentech training video. They look at specs for what they call their integrated energy ecosystem: the PWRcell solar+ storage, PWR Manager, PWRcell ATS, smart management modules, and PWR generator. They also discuss their rapid shutdown tech and PWRmicros. The video is below.

Solar Builder interviews David Dunlap and Scott Snyder from BayWa r.e. to talk about impactful aspects of the Inflation Reduction Act for installers, spotlight new partnerships and industry trends, and preview some key events at RE+ in Anaheim this month. The video is below.