Taking the Guesswork Out of Purchasing Home Solar Systems. Starting Under $6000

LOUISVILLE, Colorado. Home Solar Power Now More Affordable. May, 2013 — Real Goods Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSOL), a nationwide leader of turnkey solar energy solutions for residential, commercial, and utility customers, launched its PowerON Solar systems – a selection of house-ready solar kits for customers who are interested in purchasing low-cost, high-value solar at a very [...]

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Suntech Introduces New Compact, Efficient 60-Cell Module

The sleek frame design will be utilized on Suntech’s new W-Series 260W modules, each with 60, six-inch monocrystalline cells that together achieve up to 16% module-level conversion efficiency

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DOE Issues Request for Information:Reaching $2/Watt Installed Price for Residential Scale Solar

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) SunShot Initiative seeks feedback from installers; utilities; manufacturers; state, municipal, and local governments; financial institutions; and other stakeholders to better understand the potential to dramatically drive down the price of residential solar energy systems. The goal of this RFI is to better understand the actions required to drive down [...]

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The Problem with Ordinary Solar Panels

Instant Connect(TM) Eliminates Panel-to-Panel Wiring and Racking, Reduces Installation Costs by 50% Westinghouse Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq:WEST), a designer and manufacturer of solar power systems, today announced the release of Instant Connect, a new line of solar panels that makes rooftop installations faster and easier than ever before. Instant Connect panels continue Westinghouse Solar’s heritage of [...]

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Home Owners Saving Thousands of Dollars On Power Bills with Solar Panel Systems

Newark, NJ — The Sun is the world’s most powerful natural resource. It feeds all living things and creates energy that can be harnessed and converted into solar cells to be used for electricity and heat. These days, many individuals and businesses are taking advantage of this amazing natural resource through the use of solar [...]

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Early Texas Christmas Gift. Reducing the Cost of Home Solar by 70%

Longhorn Solar is encouraging customers interested in purchasing a solar system to beat the year end rush that usually happens as people scramble to get systems installed to take advantage of the 2011federal tax credit. Longhorn Solar also wants to make customers aware that the end of the year is when CPS Energy typically considers [...]

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KYOCERA’s Latest Solar Energy Kit

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona–Kyocera Solar, Inc. announced that its MyGen Kits — all-inclusive kits for residential and light commercial solar energy installations — have expanded to include MyGenflex. This latest addition offers increased versatility for installation, expansion and monitoring services, featuring Kyocera’s premier KD240 watt solar modules, and new M215 microinverters from Enphase Energy. The MyGenflex kit [...]

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New Homes Come with Solar Power Systems as Standard in California

One of the U.S.’s premier homebuilders, today announced that it is significantly expanding its popular solar initiative by making solar power systems a standard feature of homes in nearly all of its communities across Southern California. Including the high-efficiency SunPower(R) solar power systems — now available at 28 communities — with a new KB home [...]

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New Plug-N-Play Solar Power System Prototypes Ready for Testing

Onyx Service & Solutions, Inc.  reports that its development partner has shipped the first several prototypes of ONYX’s revolutionary “Plug-N-Play” solar power system. The company anticipates receiving the prototypes within the next two weeks and will deploy them for testing shortly thereafter. The foundation of the product is the company’s newly sourced 280-watt high efficiency [...]

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Sky Power Solar Exhibits Concentrating Photo-Voltronic System with Heat Capture for Your Home

Sky Power Solutions Corp, an emerging leader in the development and marketing of next generation lithium-powered batteries worldwide, and a leading developer of residential Solar Concentrating, Electric Power Generation Systems able to produce in excess of 2 Kilowatts (kw) of electric power with ZERO emissions and sunlight as the only fuel including built-in heat capture [...]

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American Solar Direct at Green Festival Los Angeles, October 29th-30th

American Solar Direct (ASD), a leading residential solar provider in California, will showcase its end-to-end services – including its very affordable leasing options – to consumers attending the Green Festival Los Angeles 2011, being held Oct. 29-30 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. American Solar Direct’s appearance at this very popular festival comes at a [...]

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Virginia State Corporation Commission to Vote on Stand By Rates from Residential Solar Owners

The Virginia State Corporation Commission, as requested by the MDV-SEIA, will hold a hearing on November 3rd, on the Stand By rates proposed by Dominion in July of this year. The MDV-SEIA is the regional chapter of the national trade association for solar energy, the Solar Energy Industries Association. Legislation passed by the General Assembly [...]

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Monitoring Commercial and Residential Solar PV Projects with Virtual Control Room

meteocontrol North America today launched a strategic partnership with NJ-based Princeton Solar Solutions (PSS), further solidifying meteocontrol’s North American presence as the most advanced PV monitoring provider. meteocontrol becomes a premier vendor for PSS, a globally recognized utility, commercial and residential solar project developer. meteocontrol’s PV operations management technologies will be a critical asset to [...]

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