Author: Sara Carbone
7 Things Worth Reading This Week (2/7/25)
EPA cuts off IRA solar money already under contract
A chip that may save billions for solar and EVs
Developers are confused in the wake of Trump decisions
How Solar Oversupply May Change in 2025
Top preventable ESS install errors
Effects of state Prompt Payment Acts on solar construction
AD/CVD: Potentially bad news for batteries
7 Things Worth Reading this Week (1/31/25)
New study shows reliability of renewables
Advantages of the S-5! PVKIT
8 Republican Congress members support retaining IRA tax credits
The advantages of the employee owned solar biz
Trump suspends all IRA and bipartisan bill funding
7 Things Worth Reading This Week (1/24/25)
Battery regulation in the US
Top mobile apps for installers
A new product to streamline tax credit insurance process
Standards for and benefits of agrivoltaics
Additional guidance on the domestic tax credit bonus
APsystems helps power world’s first net zero highrise
Key future themes for solar investors to consider
7 Things Worth Reading This Week (1/17/25)
24 stories from 2024 on manufacturing
Final rules for tech-neutral ITCs
$325 million in funding for polysilicon production
Huge savings with IronRidge XR racking
First facility dedicated to bifacial recycling
Inverter companies struggling during industry slowdown
10 useful charts on 2024 renewables data
7 Things Worth Reading This Week (1/10/25)
Impact of AI data centers on the grid
Manufacturer pauses plans to wait on Trump admin and IRA
Nexamp and Silfab sign deal for commercial panels
Best practices for metal roof solar mounting
Domestic content demystified
Impact of the Trump admin predicted
Predictions from a host of industry leaders
7 Things Worth Reading This Week (1/3/25)
NERC warning about the need for more energy sources
The Fed Reserve dropped interest rates again
Big boost in domestic module manufacturing from DOE
Top SPW articles for the year
Redefining Simplicity: Explore the Fronius GEN24
Resi solar market takeaways for the year from Power Forward
FERC looks at ‘ride-through’ reliability standards for renewables
7 Things Worth Reading This Week (12/27/24)
Recent climate change records defy scientific explanation
Reformed permitting model
Racking system for durability and standards
Why to avoid getting locked into one drone
Perovskite-silicon solar cell with 28.6% efficiency are ready
7 Things Worth Reading This Week (12/20/24)
Better dust caps for reliability and safety
Racking system for UL3741 compliance
Trends in BESS and storage
Roundup of top SPW reads
What to learn from companies that folded in 2024
How the IRA helps solar
7 Things Worth Reading This Week (12/13/24)
Solar Power World’s 2024 rising stars
Solar under Trump
First 100% U.S. made solar trackers
Barriers to resi adoption
Myths about BTM solar shot down
Data on demand for small C&I developers
Handling the problems caused by frost heave
7 Things Worth Reading This Week (12/6/24)
Fronius inverter update
Module manufacturing capacity now at 40 GW
$100 billion in IRA grant money
The fate of climate law tax credits under Trump 2.0
A new renewable energy investment bank
10 companies good at net-zero and circular economy goals
7 Things Worth Reading This Week
Hiring Veterans and Creating Apprenticeships
Consumption only batteries vs. home batteries
SolarEdge closing its energy storage division
US clean energy investment hits $17 billion
Aligning operations with new SEIA 101 standard re forced-labor
Solar financing remains robust
Key features of Generac’s PWRcell 2 Series
7 Things Worth Reading This Week (11/22/24)
Interest rate drop may help boost solar sales
Legislation to prevent Chinese companies from accessing IRA credits
5 ways AI improves O&M
Final rules on direct pay are out
Homeowner concerns about battery storage
Maxeon panels blocked at Mexican border
Utility’s assault on rooftop solar
7 Things Worth Reading This Week (8/15/24)
A more permanent cable management alternative
Preview of the next four years from advocates
Financiers not homeowners tap domestic content bonus credit
New head of EPA Lee Zeldin
How to sell energy storage properly
FREYR acquires Trina Solar US manufacturing
SaaS Glint Solar on the rise
