In one way, 2017 was a fairly typical year for Milestone Solar. But in other ways, it saw some major milestones. It was typical in that, like the past five or so years, the total number of installations has been extremely consistent – somewhere between 40 and 50 – while the distribution of the systems…
Category: Residential solar
Storage Options for Solar Owners - West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania
This post addresses two storage system designs we continue to get inquiries on as we head into the home stretch for 2017: The SolarEdge StorEdge 7600 with the LG battery, and the relative merits of AC Coupling for adding batteries to a legacy ( existing) solar system. The SolarEdge/LG Battery System Each month, we…
How the International Trade Commission is about to shake up solar pricing
Probably the biggest issue to confront the solar industry since we’ve been around is the petition filed with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) by two foreign-owned companies – Suniva and SolarWorld – that manufactured solar cells and modules in the United States. In April of this year. Suniva filed for bankruptcy, and in…
SolarEdge’s StorEdge Inverter and the LG Battery System: Just the Facts
From residential to utility scale, storage is one of the biggest issues in the solar world. Technologies are evolving, and there will be many changes over the coming months and years In our area, the recent big news seems to be the SolarEdge System – StorEdge Inverter coupled with the LG lithium-Ion battery. At least…
What it takes to be a Qualified Solar Installer
In a recent post I wrote that an Electrician license alone – even a Master Electrician license – does not qualify you to design and install solar systems. I totally respect the fact that a Master license is a great achievement that requires significant experience and training, but it’s not solar specific. Some took exception…