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EliTe Solar Expanding Manufacturing Capacity December 26, 2024
EliTe Solar, a solar PV manufacturer headquartered in Singapore, has held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new project in the Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone, marking a major milestone in the company’s global strategic expansion. The facility has a planned capacity goal of 5 GW, spanning an area of 78,000 square meters. […]
Trinasolar Joins AMEA Power for Large Energy Storage Project December 26, 2024
Trinasolar has supplied its Elementa 2 platform (5 MWh) to AMEA Power for the 300 MWh Abydos Battery Energy Storage Project in Aswan, Egypt. This project is the largest solar PV initiative in Africa and the first to incorporate a utility-scale battery energy storage solution (BESS) in Egypt. Developed by AMEA Power, the Abydos project […]
SunVest Wraps Up Wisconsin Solar Installation December 20, 2024
SunVest Solar, a developer of distributed renewable energy projects in the United States, has completed construction on a 19.5 MW solar project at Charter Steel’s manufacturing facility in Saukville, Wis. The landmark project is the largest behind-the-meter solar installation in the state and helps ensure that Charter Steel – Wisconsin’s largest single energy user – […]
200 MW Morrow Lake Solar Project Complete December 20, 2024
Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) has completed its 200 MW Morrow Lake Solar project, located in Frio County, Texas, and providing Microsoft Corp. with renewable energy under a previously announced long-term power purchase agreement. Morrow Lake Solar is the first of two solar facilities developed under the agreement with Microsoft and is LRE’s second project in […]
Nexamp Buying U.S.-Produced Solar Modules from Silfab December 17, 2024
PV module manufacturer Silfab Solar Inc. has signed a supply agreement with Nexamp, an independent renewable energy provider, for the delivery of Silfab’s newest commercial panels featuring Silfab cells made in the United States. The partnership will start shipment of the first 125 MW of 580 XM+ DCB panels in late Q2 2025, exclusively manufactured […]

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Solar Panels: Do They Really Save You Money? An In-Depth Analysis

by Michael Sgambati July 21, 2024 in Debunking Solar Myths 0 comments

The answer is YES. Solar panels really do save you money.

Are there outliers that exist where an unethical solar company sold you bad equipment with a shoddy installation that caused you to spend more than you saved?

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Is Solar Really Free? The Truth Behind “Free” and “Zero Down” Solar (2024)

by Michael Sgambati May 29, 2024 in Debunking Solar Myths 0 comments

Is solar free? The answer is, no.

It may take hundreds of years for any form of electricity to ever be free. No matter what, if you want a cool home in the summer and lights on at night, you will need to pay for that electricity.

Can you live off the grid and no longer be reliant on a single utility provider and have no electric bill? It’s possible – depending on where you live – but that is not really what we are talking about here. And the fact is, you will still have to pay for something in that off-grid scenario. Solar panels and batteries are certainly not free.

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Debunking 4 Common Myths About Solar PPAs

by Michael Sgambati May 22, 2024 in Debunking Solar Myths 0 comments

I felt compelled to write an article addressing this question because when I recently did a Google search on Cash vs PPA/Lease, I was quite surprised at all the non-solar company websites like Marketwatch, Solarreviews, CNET, EnergySage, etc talking about the cons and drawbacks of a solar PPA and lease and only talking about the surface level issues with these options.

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