With 56 high-performance Panasonic modules, this Tidewater Virginia parking canopy solar system combines out-of-weather parking and net-zero annual electric billing for this modern homeowner. If you’re thinking about going solar, roof mount, ground mount, and parking canopy are all options worth considering.
Category: Battery Backup
All lithium-ion batteries aren't alike
Most of our solar installations include backup storage these days, so batteries are a major component. You may not know this, but there are different types of lithium-ion batteries, based on a wide range pf different chemistries. Tesla and LG chose lithium-manganese-cobalt-oxide (NMC) chemistry. This the same chemistry that led to an LG recall in…
Maryland wants to give you thousands of dollars
The state of Maryland wants to give away $750,000 in tax credits to homeowners ($300,000) and businesses ($450,000) that add battery backup storage to new or existing solar installations. Under the terms of the state’s Energy Storage Income Tax Credit Program, tax credits are to be distributed on a first come, first served basis –…
A TRULY AMAZING YEAR!
Nearly everyone involved in the solar industry expected 2019 to be a great year. It was, and then some. Cutting the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) from 30 percent to 26 percent in 2020 got lots of fence-sitters to decide now was the time to go solar. As a result, nearly every segment of the solar…
Solar Storage 101
Storage is the hot topic throughout the solar industry. More and more manufacturers and distributors are coming online with all the components, including batteries, charge controllers and inverters. More and more states (Maryland is just one example) are offering subsidies or other incentives for adding storage capability to a home or business solar installation. That’s…