
Author: SolarAcademy
Know-how for contractors and property owners


FERC is shifting towards more aggressive regulation on climate change

NEP’s macroinverter is keeping up with large-format panels

How MACRS can save your commercial clients 25%-50% on a system

SolarAcademy Journal: Power of Patience

REC assesses large panels for C&I and residential sectors

Strategies from CED Greentech for commercial solar project management

Solar Academy: Power of Transparency

10 Things Worth Reading This Week (12/18/2020)

Nominations imminent for two energy related positions in Biden admin

Spanking new larger capacity residential energy storage from LG

Streamlined design with PVComplete

SolarAcademy Journal: Power of Discipline

10 Things Worth Reading This Week (12/11/2020)

Biden on China’s import tariff and Phase 1 agreement

New PVCase 2.0 offers shading analysis and civil design

Yotta’s got batteries under the solar panel

SolarAcademy Journal: Collective Power

10 Things Worth Reading This Week (12/4/2020)

At long last a full strength FERC!

Two companies’ rapid shutdown solutions are now UL-certified

A solution to the worry that panels just look plain ugly on a roof: SolarSkin

SolarAcademy Journal: Sharing Power

Spiffy new features from Fronius around their support for newest inverters

Ultra light and flexible thin-film modules from SoloPower

SolarAcademy Journal: Power Balance

10 Things Worth Reading This Week (11/20/2020)

FERC’s possible next chairman discusses priorities for 2021

MSI GW fuses solar radiation and temperature data to trigger insurance payments

Deep Green Solar: PPA financing tailored for small commercial-scale projects

SolarAcademy Journal: Energy Exchange

10 Things Worth Reading This Week (11/13/2020)

Why Biden’s plan is a heck of a lot more doable than the Green New Deal

Mosaic has made it easier for solar prospects to apply for credit online

First ever adjustable, reusable solar module shipping pallet

SolarAcademy Journal: Feminine Power

10 Things Worth Reading This Week (11/6/2020)

Get the lowdown on key clean energy 2020 ballot initiatives

Enphase now offers a solution to the surge current load problem

Crafty Solar Tools for the Installer: a Solar Caddy and a Panel Hanger

SolarAcademy Journal: Power Dynamics

10 Things Worth Reading This Week (10/30/2020)

CALSSA’s Exec Dir on the impact of COVID on policy

Recent innovation in panels is dominating the market

Under-glass panel coating from SunDensity

SolarAcademy Journal: The Voice Inside

10 Things Worth Reading This Week (10/23/2020)

Biden’s Clean Energy Plan Up Close

Toledo Solar: Thin-film panels available for the residential market

Swift Solar’s Perovskite Technology: High performance solar in any shape and size

SolarAcademy Journal (Week 6): Solar Losers = Solar Winners

10 Things Worth Reading This Week (10/16/2020)

Trump raises solar tariff and removes bifacial exemption

Timely tech from ZERUN: the rapid shutdown device

Energetic Insurance: A solar financing startup for commercial solar insurance

SolarAcademy Journal: Blocks, Networks, & Microgrids

10 Things Worth Reading This Week (10/9/2020)

Revisions to CA’s Rule 21 will mean more active role for DERs in the grid

Commercial & Nonprofit Solar Financing with Greenworks Lending

naak: New kind of energy management SaaS company

SolarAcademy Journal – First Revenue in Week 4

Let’s increase your solar consciousness! (Part 1)

10 Things Worth Reading This Week (10/2/2020)

November results could allow a comprehensive climate change-related bill

Outback Power’s new triple threat backup system: generator, solar, storage

Eos Energy Storage offers the zinc battery as an alternative to lithium

SolarAcademy Journal – Surrendering in Week 3

10 Things Worth Reading This Week

Polls show climate change more important for Dems than COVID

SunPower has a new fund for leases and solar+storage

Design, build, and operate solar sites better with SenseHawk

Week 2 @SolarAcademy

Weekly Digest – 18 September 2020

Far reaching NEM tariff proceedings beginning in CA

Schneider’s new energy management platform

Morgan Solar: innovator in commercial solar

Day 1

Why Solar is the Best Investment You Will Ever Make

FREE SOLAR Q&A SESSIONS

ENACT Systems launches new Storage design and proposal features

Six Rivers Solar prefers Pika Generac PWRcell

Online Video Ideas for Solar Installers in COVID times

Solare Energy shares their most popular solar financing options

The Bodhi app for better solar customer experience

Solare Energy explains the math of adding a battery to a solar system

Solare Energy provides a peek into a typical residential solar sales pitch in San Diego

Ohm Analytics provides real-time market intelligence on solar installations

Conversations about Power (April 5th 4:00 PM Pacific Time)

COVID-19 Advice for Solar Installers

Solar Sales via Webinars

California reaches one million Solar Roofs. Next goal: One million Solar Batteries.

Unirac turns 20 years old and launches its first newsletter

How to deliver thousands of engineering permits sets with ease?

SimpliPhi

Battle of Batteries

How much does a home solar system cost in the US? About $20k.

Wave Solar, Solargraf, My Solar Installer

We need more Phil’s all over the US and around the World

Storage: The Last Frontier
