This article dives into how field service management software can help take a bite out of solar soft costs by digitizing and automating workflows, processes and overall operations. It describes how FSM’s work order management capabilities allow office and onsite teams to coordinate scheduling, fleet tracking, administrative tasks, asset management and more.

Solar Builder digs into if and how the IRA addresses the needs of lower income communities – how it misses the mark and where it doesn’t. They touch on RECs, community solar, resi solar benefits, PPAs and more.

Get a comprehensive look at the year in renewables: SPW has rounded up their most groundbreaking news articles of 2022. The ten stories include insights about the impact of the Auxin Petition decision, the rippling effect of NEM 3.0 in CA, the Inflation Reduction Act and domestic panel manufacturers. Check them out.

There’s a brand-new player on the panel manufacturing scene. Adion Solar plans to open a 500-MW solar panel assembly factory in Georgia next fall for the commercial market. They are waiting to release more info on product releases once the Treasury Dept. provides more details on tax credit distribution via the IRA.

In this article, the VP of FranklinWH talks about how installers can temper supply chain risks around home batteries for their businesses. She suggests forecasting six months in advance to avoid delays between the sale and installation, placing orders well in advance to anticipate sales needs. She also talks about how distributors should regularly reach out to installers to gain visibility into their sales forecasts.

Manchin is pushing for the Senate to move forward his energy permitting reform amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act. It’s provision around transmission siting means that the process would be sped up but would allow a one-year backstop for states to consider projects before FERC to issue a construction permit if it finds the project in the national interest.

Sasha Jokic of Cosmic Buildings, the next generation housing company, speaks with Kerim Baran of SolarAcademy about Cosmic’s current hiring needs in this relatively early stage of their innovative company. The video is below.