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Solar Energy Continues to Shift Auto Industry

More U.S. car dealers are installing solar energy systems to power a good portion of their entire operations and save money. In state after state, solar is saving auto dealers money. Dealers from Hawaii to Massachusetts are finding that solar provides a net savings that can drastically improve their margins. For some, such as Luther Auto Group in Minnesota,

By |2021-08-09T06:00:44+00:00November 14th, 2019|Solar News|Comments Off on Solar Energy Continues to Shift Auto Industry

Solar at a Megawatt a Minute

Announcing SunPower Instant Design for Commercial Buildings When we introduced Instant Design at Google Next ’19 in San Francisco, we wanted to change how homeowners go solar. Visitors to sunpower.com now use SunPower Design Studio, the first application featuring SunPower’s patent-pending Instant Design technology, to create thousands of home solar designs per week. They’re twice

By |2021-08-09T06:00:44+00:00November 10th, 2019|Residential, Solar News|Comments Off on Solar at a Megawatt a Minute

What is the Future of Solar? It starts on your roof!

Most of us think of solar energy as rows of solar panels sitting in a field collecting energy. Some of us know about (or may even have) solar panels on a portion of our roofs — keeping our energy costs down. But here are some examples of where the solar industry is going: 1. Solar

By |2021-08-09T07:42:11+00:00October 26th, 2019|Solar News|Comments Off on What is the Future of Solar? It starts on your roof!

IBC vs. PERC: What’s the Best Type of Solar Panel

Solar manufacturers are always looking for new ways to make solar cells more efficient, so there are different types of solar panel technologies for customers to choose from, offering varying levels of efficiency and reliability. Cells known as “Passivated Emitter and Rear Contact" are becoming more common. PERC solar cells are an iteration of conventional

By |2021-08-09T06:00:44+00:00October 14th, 2019|Residential, Solar News|Comments Off on IBC vs. PERC: What’s the Best Type of Solar Panel

Solar Can Boost Your Home’s Value

CNBC’s Power The Future released a new study, based on Zillow data; how much solar adds to the resale value of a home. Whenever a study like this hits the press, it’s all the buzz in the solar industry. Of all the financial benefits gained from going solar, how much a solar energy system adds

By |2021-08-09T06:00:44+00:00October 9th, 2019|Solar News|Comments Off on Solar Can Boost Your Home’s Value

How a Solar Battery Works During a Blackout

Flashlight batteries and cases of water are selling out, and gas tanks are being filled as worried residents try to picture their lives in the dark for what could potentially be days. But there is an alternative. Home and business owners who make their own energy from the sun and store it in a solar

By |2021-08-09T06:00:21+00:00October 9th, 2019|Going Solar, Solar News|Comments Off on How a Solar Battery Works During a Blackout

A Quick Guide to Solar Storage Batteries

  This week we're announcing that in select U.S. markets the SunPower® Equinox™ home solar energy system can now be paired with industry leading solar battery storage providers such as Sonnen or Tesla. Read this accompanying blog post to learn more about how home storage batteries work and check out this easy-to-understand infographic. Visit SunPower's solar storage webpage to use our solar calculator to design

By |2022-09-13T09:42:20+00:00September 9th, 2019|Residential, Solar News|Comments Off on A Quick Guide to Solar Storage Batteries

Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC)

SEIA is leading a national coalition to extend the solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC). This is a significant undertaking that will require support from across the solar industry, and we need your help to get it done. The solar investment tax credit (ITC) is one of the most successful clean energy tax policies ever passed. It

By |2021-08-09T06:00:21+00:00September 2nd, 2019|Solar News|Comments Off on Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC)

Home Solar Panel Maintenance Tips

“Don’t solar panels need a lot of maintenance?” Sunergy Systems gets this question from homeowners regularly, and it’s understandable given that no one wants to worry about climbing up on a roof to care for their solar panels. Solar panels work by converting sunlight into electricity, so the cleaner your panels are, the more efficiently

By |2021-08-09T06:00:21+00:00August 16th, 2019|Solar News|Comments Off on Home Solar Panel Maintenance Tips

Estimate How Much Can You Save With Solar

We get asked, “How much do solar panels save?” every day. While yes, you will either greatly reduce or eliminate your electric bill, determining your total solar savings is influenced by several other factors, including how you finance your solar system whether you take advantage of tax incentives such as the 30 percent federal investment

By |2021-08-09T06:00:21+00:00August 12th, 2019|Residential, Solar News|Comments Off on Estimate How Much Can You Save With Solar
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