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The recent boom in the solar market is expected to continue through the 2015 year. In fact, the global demand for new solar installations is projected to increase by 25%. During the 2013-2014 year, s ...

Many solar installation industries have reported a loss in solar installations, including the current leader SolarCity. This has caused only minor concern in the solar industry due to the fact that ...

Solar shingles have had a short but troubled history, the shingle tiles have been difficult to install, highly inefficient, and have been recalled numerous times due to causing roof fires. Th ...

SMA America and Fronius are industry leaders in solar string inverter technology. Both companies offer high-efficiency inverter solutions for residential, commercial and hybrid solar energy syst ...

Silfab Solar and Axitec Solar are leaders in the manufacturing and technological development of high-efficiency solar panels. Silfab solar panels are specially designed for the North American res ...

Regardless of political and economic shifts around the globe, renewable energy has continued to grow in both residential and commercial markets. With countries setting high goals for energy changes ...

Summer is here, and the warm weather is perfect for installing your solar energy system. After making the decision to go solar you may feel overwhelmed with the number of options on the market. It ...

There are a number of reasons why solar system owners consider using pole top racking solutions for their project. Roof and building structures may be too small to handle the number of panels you n ...

The state of Nevada is home to more than just entertainment and casinos, with five to five and a half hours of peak sunlight it is also a prime location for solar energy. However, due to the 2015 l ...

Solar installations require a lot of time, planning and decision making. One of the factors that needs to be considered when putting together any system is: "What type of inverter do I need or wan ...

This year in solar energy, Canadian Solar has continued to manufacture and release a series of PV modules at higher wattages, better efficiencies, and lower costs than any other year before. These ...

Here is our top ten solar states for 2014 solar energy system installations. *Image courtesy of  seia.org 1) California In 2014 California installed an impressive 4,316MW of s ...

Although solar systems require common household tools such as a screw driver, hammer rails and so on, there are specialized tools designed specifically for solar installations. Some tools are desig ...

Established in the mid 1990's, IronRidge started producing top of pole mounts until the market expanded, and demand for alternative solar racking systems increased. Today, they are a leading manuf ...

REC Group as joined likeminded manufacturers such as Canadian Solar in introducing ground-breaking new technologies that enhance the efficiency of solar modules during both peak sun hours and in lo ...

Although many inverters come with integrated grounding and arc fault protection, proper care to ensure complete grounding is necessary to ensure that your inverter will not be overcharged from a po ...

Net metering enables solar homeowners to balance their energy usage by exchanging energy back and forth with the electric company, usually for a credit. Net metering is a very useful tool to have ...

When it comes to your solar power system, the inverter is one of the most important components. It takes energy generated from the solar panel and transforms it from DC to AC energy (a more u ...

Summer is nearing an end and fall is just around the corner, we move towards the end of 2017. Solar in general has seen a great shift with new high-efficiency, high-watt modules taking the industry ...

VSTrina and Conergy are two high quality solar manufacturers that often get overlooked due to lesser brand awareness from both  homeowners and installers when putting together a solar array. The ...

In terms of safety, properly sizing and utilizing a disconnect box is among is extremely important to ensure the lifetime of your system. Disconnect boxes are available for both AC and DC con ...

OutBack Energy offers a number of components for both on and off grid solar arrays. One of their leading sears is the FLEXmax charge controllers which features continuous Maximum Power Point Tracki ...

*SunEye210 with GPS The acquisition of Solmetric by Vivint in 2014, left most installers and DIYers hopeful that Vivint would be producing replacement products and/or selling the popular So ...

*SolarEdge PV OptimizersAs we approach the summer of 2017, so does new lines of higher efficiency solar panels, new racking systems, better inverter lines – and the ever increasing addition of Sola ...

California has long been a leader in renewable energy installations and incentives for both businesses and homeowners. The state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard currently requires all utili ...

One of the many benefits of working with solar energy is that the technology is continuing to improve year after year. With advances in cell technology being released on an annual basis, it is no s ...

Guide to Going Solar Taking the first step to going solar is exciting! Once complete, you will first know what your best options are when choosing a solar energy system. Second, you wi ...

State and Local Solar Incentives There are many state and local rebates for qualifying solar energy systems that combine with the Federal Tax Credit to help system owners reduce the co ...

What Are Off-Grid Systems?   An Off-Grid System is an electrical producing power module which unlike 'Grid-Tie'; is not connected to a power utility. Off-grid systems are general ...

Frequently Asked Questions How long does my order take to arrive? What is LTL freight? Do solar panels have to ship on LTL freight? Do rails have to ship on LTL freight? Do you s ...