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| Dec 9, 2025 | DeConna Ice Cream and PPM Solar celebrate completion of 794 kW solar energy system at Reddick facility | PPM Solar and DeConna Ice Cream celebrated the completion of a new 794 kW ground-mount solar energy system at DeConna's Reddick, Florida facility. Designed and installed by PPM Solar, the system now supplies 64.4% of the company's annual el... |
| Apr 22, 2024 | Solar PV Inverter Buyer’s Guide 2024 | Solar PV Inverter Buyer’s Guide 2024
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Solar PV inverters need to do more than ever before. Solar PV inverters in 2024 must interact with the grid (UL 1741), of... |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Vote: Utility-Scale Solar Project of the Year 2023 | Vote: Utility-Scale Solar Project of the Year 2023
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Here are the Utility-Scale nominees for the 2023 Solar Builder Project of the Year Awards.
The form is ... |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Vote: Community Solar Project of the Year 2023 | Vote: Community Solar Project of the Year 2023
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Here are the Community Solar nominees for the 2023 Solar Builder Project of the Year Awards.
The form is at... |
| Sep 5, 2023 | RE+ sneak peek: SMA to unveil partnership with SPAN, C&I storage solution | RE+ sneak peek: SMA to unveil partnership with SPAN, C&I storage solution
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SMA America has a lot going on at the RE+ tradeshow in Las Vegas, September 1... |
| Aug 31, 2023 | RE+ 2023 Showcase: Everything to see at the tradeshow in Las Vegas | RE+ 2023 Showcase: Everything to see at the tradeshow in Las Vegas
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Vegas, here we come. RE+ 2023 promises to be the biggest one yet (at least if my inbox of ... |
| Apr 10, 2023 | SMA surpasses 20 GW of large-scale solar product installed in North America | SMA surpasses 20 GW of large-scale solar product installed in North America
By SB Staff April 10, 2023 " class="author-button">View Profile
SMA America has surpassed 20 GW of large-scale solar installed in North America, a... |
| Feb 8, 2023 | SMA Launches Sunny Tripower X to the Americas Market | SMA America is launching the Sunny Tripower X to the Americas market for use in commercial PV systems. The solution has previously been available in markets outside the Americas.
This light-weight commercial inverter features the proven qua... |
| Feb 7, 2023 | SMA launches Sunny Tripower X in U.S. market for small, midsize C&I projects | SMA launches Sunny Tripower X in U.S. market for small, midsize C&I projects
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The Sunny Tripower X from SMA America is now available for use in U.S. comm... |
| Sep 28, 2022 | Vote: Community Solar Project of the Year 2022 | Vote: Community Solar Project of the Year 2022
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Here are the Community Solar nominees for the 2022 Solar Builder Project of the Year Awards, sponsored by E... |
| Aug 31, 2022 | RE+ 2022 showcase: Everything you need to see at the tradeshow in Anaheim | RE+ 2022 showcase: Everything you need to see at the tradeshow in Anaheim
By SB Staff August 31, 2022 " class="author-button">View Profile
Goodbye SPI and hello RE+. Unsure where to start your trek around the Anaheim Conve... |
| Apr 7, 2022 | Solar Inverter Buyer’s Guide 2022 | Solar Inverter Buyer’s Guide 2022
By SB Staff April 7, 2022 View Profile
The 2022 Solar Inverter Buyer’s Guide shows an incredible number of options to meet any project needs. Microinverters that can handle 880 Watts or enter a grid-forming... |
| Nov 10, 2021 | Community Solar Project of the Year 2021: Duke Realty Portfolio | Community Solar Project of the Year 2021: Duke Realty Portfolio
By Chris Crowell November 10, 2021 View Profile
New Jersey | 11 MW
Our Community Solar Project of the Year, as decided by the readers of Solar Builder, highlights the power of ... |
| Nov 8, 2021 | Solar Builder Project of the Year Awards 2021 | Solar Builder Project of the Year Awards 2021
By Chris Crowell November 8, 2021 View Profile
Our annual Project of the Year Awards are a celebration of the solar industry. The hard work of construction teams and installers, the creativity o... |
| Nov 8, 2021 | C&I Rooftop Solar Project of the Year 2021: Flemington Area Food Pantry | C&I Rooftop Solar Project of the Year 2021: Flemington Area Food Pantry
By Chris Crowell November 8, 2021 View Profile
Hunterdon County, N.J. | 33 kW
Food pantries are a great candidate for solar. They have one giant refrigeration load ... |
| Jul 22, 2021 | SMA updates Sunny Tripower CORE1 inverter with intelligent IV curve diagnostic, boosted power, more | SMA updates Sunny Tripower CORE1 inverter with intelligent IV curve diagnostic, boosted power, more
By SB Staff July 22, 2021 View Profile
SMA America has released an update to the Sunny Tripower CORE1. The update not only includes multiple... |
| Apr 8, 2021 | Intelligent Blends powering its operations with solar energy 100 percent | Intelligent Blends powering its operations with solar energy 100 percent
By Mark Gorman April 8, 2021 View Profile
Intelligent Blends Headquarters, San Diego, CA
The San Diego based sustainable manufacturer and parent company of Maud’s Coff... |
| Mar 16, 2021 | Roche builds long-term case for Evrysdi with 2-year SMA data; ExeVir nets $50M Series A for llama-derived Covid antibody | At the two-year mark, Roche’s Evrysdi (risdiplam) either maintained or improved motor function from a one-year check-up in patients aged 2 to 25 with Types 2 or 3 spinal muscular atrophy, the Swiss drugmaker said Tuesday.
Eve... |
| Feb 17, 2021 | How to select the best metering hardware for each solar project (and an overview of top options) | Monitoring is essential to effectively manage and optimize the performance of solar PV systems, particularly commercial sites, as they are likely to have revenue-grade production, inverter-level monitoring capabilities, weather stations and... |
| Jan 5, 2021 | 2021 Guide to Residential Solar Installer Partner Programs | A strong residential solar industry is developed, in part, by quality PV system products and the strong brands behind those products. Solar installation contractors who partner with these companies – via partnership programs or dealer netwo... |
| Nov 30, 2020 | IMO FireRaptor receives UL PVRSS Listing with SMA solar inverters (rapid shutdown and AFCI standard) | The IMO FireRaptor’s latest UL PVRSS listing is with the SMA Sunny Boy range of solar inverters from 3 kW to 7.7 kW and also the SMA TRIPOWER range of solar inverters from 33 kW to 62 kW under UL1741 guidelines. The FireRaptor also meets UL... |
| Nov 18, 2020 | High school student gets solar industry partners to donate full PV system to a New Jersey food pantry | The Flemington Area Food Pantry, serving Hunterdon County, N.J., celebrated and unveiled their brand new solar array installation this week — a project was made possible by a collaborative donation effort among notable solar industry leader... |
| Sep 30, 2020 | Standardization: The sign of a maturing solar industry | When you look back in history, it’s easy to see that most mature industries had a period of development that led to standardization. From the common electrical plug to HDMI, the advent of standards gives customers a simple way to use a prod... |
| Aug 24, 2020 | Solar + Whatever: How to provide home energy resilience (and keep a customer’s damn lights on) | It only takes one hurricane, tornado or wildfire for the value of a resilient home energy system to sink in. Add to such increasing natural disasters the unpopular new utility practice in California of Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) — ... |
| Aug 11, 2020 | The Pitch: Unlocking added value with AC-coupled PV + storage via SMA, Dynapower | The Pitch: Unlocking added value with AC-coupled PV + storage via SMA, Dynapower
By Chris Crowell August 11, 2020 View Profile
The annual ESA conference is coming up August 24 to 27, hosted as virtual event this year by the Energy Storage A... |
| Aug 3, 2020 | Energy Jobs: Trump nominates Dems to FERC, Dominion CEO is out, plus SunPower, Engie, Invenergy, SMA, Generate | Pressured by Democratic lawmakers to restore a traditional bipartisan split at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, President Trump reportedly intends to nominate Allison Clements, the Energy Foundation’s former director of the energy ... |
| Jul 7, 2020 | Residential Storage Buyer’s Guide 2020 | Residential storage is a fledgling, exciting space right now for solar installers looking to diversify their services or expand. From heavy-duty deep-cycle batteries all the way to full, future-proofed energy storage systems, there are a to... |
| Jun 29, 2020 | SMA America explains ShadeFix, its new smart PV optimization strategy | SMA America explains ShadeFix, its new smart PV optimization strategy
By Chris Crowell June 29, 2020 View Profile
Today on The Pitch we discuss some new developments in the standardization of solar inverter communication and the impact it w... |
| May 13, 2020 | Job Moves at Sunrun, SMA, sPower, Enel X, Fluence, Emerson Collective, ENGIE, Arevon, Posigen | Sunrun hired Tom vonReichbauer as CFO, succeeding Bob Komin. vonReichbauer was previously CFO of Nest and later VP at Google. Sunrun reported strong solar deployments and revenue to start 2020, even with orders decreasing by as much as 40% ... |
| May 13, 2020 | Rejoice for choice: 12 companies now in the SunSpec Rapid Shutdown ecosystem | Product choice has been an issue with rapid shutdown requirements since the NEC 2017 update, but that tide is starting to turn. Six additional members within the SunSpec Alliance ranks have announced products and services supporting the Sun... |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Solar PV Inverter Buyer’s Guide 2020: 14 manufacturers tell us what’s new and what’s next | The Solar Builder annual Solar PV Inverter Buyer’s Guide is a chance to check in with all of the inverter manufacturers – from the market leaders to the up-and-comers – to get a sense of how their technology has evolved and what new product... |
| Feb 14, 2020 | Hardware and Services Brief: Cold rated lithium ion, fencing, a creative installation in Miami, more! | Fortress Fencing’s CEO Jason Truesdale as been at it for more than 18 years. The standard product they’ve installed for solar EPCs is a six foot tall chain link fence, with a top tension wire and 1″ tall three string barbed wire. To provide... |
| Feb 6, 2020 | SMA is promoting a large-scale medium voltage power station in the Americas | SMA is promoting a large-scale medium voltage power station in the Americas
By Chris Crowell February 6, 2020 View Profile
SMA America has launched the Medium Voltage Power Station (MVPS) to the Americas market. This solution is the first t... |
| Nov 12, 2019 | SMA boosts grid services focus with EnergyHub partnership (launching first with Arizona Public Service) | SMA boosts grid services focus with EnergyHub partnership (launching first with Arizona Public Service)
By Chris Crowell November 12, 2019 View Profile
SMA America is partnering with EnergyHub (provider of distributed energy resource soluti... |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Hardware brief: $1 million=Dynapower, Morningstar still Morningstar, SMA+BYD= | New hardware that you can place onsite to help you understand if your hardware is running right: “RainWise, a manufacturer of professional grade meteorological equipment, has unveiled the world’s first compact and modular professional grade... |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Summit Ridge to build 75 MW of Illinois community solar, Spruce acquires residential assets: pvMB 07/12/19 | Summit Ridge to bring 75 MW community solar to Illinois, acquires 29 MW from Pivot Energy – 11 Pivot Energy projects developed under illinois’ new Adjustable Block Program and totaling 29 MW have been sold to Summit Ridge Energy. The compan... |
| Mar 20, 2019 | Solar PV Inverter Buyer’s Guide 2019: Faster installs, better serviceability and a focus on storage | Update: The 2020 Inverter Buyer’s Guide is now available here!
The 2019 solar inverter market is more robust and reliable than ever. From streamlined residential operations to beefed up large-scale string inverters to a cadre of solar+stora... |
| Dec 10, 2018 | NEC 2017 Primer for Solar Installers: Manufacturers explain how their products meet the updated code | Jan. 1, 2019, is almost upon us, which means the National Electric Code (NEC) 2017 is almost in effect. Not all jurisdictions will be up to speed (hell, some aren’t even up on NEC 2014 yet), but around 24 states will require compliance imme... |
| Nov 6, 2018 | Solar Builder 2018 Projects of the Year: Five projects win Editor’s Choice Awards | Solar Builder 2018 Projects of the Year: Five projects win Editor’s Choice Awards
By Chris Crowell November 6, 2018 View Profile
Nominees for the Solar Builder Projects of the Year are submitted throughout the year by our readers, with the ... |
| Nov 6, 2018 | Solar Builder 2018 Gold Project of the Year: Cuyahoga County Landfill | The 2018 Gold Project of the Year is a monument to solar energy as a true local product. The developers are located in state. Over 80 percent of the construction and installation labor was in state. Even the foundations, racking and modules... |
| Aug 27, 2018 | Meet SMA’s Sunny Highpower PEAK3 inverter — a scalable 1,500 Vdc option for large-scale projects | SMA America‘s new Sunny Highpower PEAK3 inverter is now available for ordering in North America and will begin shipping in the first quarter of 2019. Designed for larger distributed generation and utility-scale projects, the Sunny Highpower... |
| Aug 23, 2018 | SMA America introduces Sunny Highpower PEAK3 1,500 VDC inverter | SMA America announced today that the new Sunny Highpower PEAK3 inverter is now available for ordering in North America. Fulfilling the increasing need for flexibility, simplicity and performance in large-scale solar projects, the product wi... |
| May 1, 2018 | HelioPower installs 70-kW solar system at San Diego County church | HelioPower installs 70-kW solar system at San Diego County church
By Chris Crowell May 1, 2018 View Profile
The First Lutheran Church of Vista (FLC) in San Diego County is now the proud owner of a 70 kWdc system designed by HelioPower to gr... |
| Feb 22, 2018 | SMA Launches Improved Power+ Solution with Greater Speed and Simplicity | With speed as a top priority for solar professionals in today’s market, SMA has revealed an improved Power+ Solution, which builds on SMA’s already simple, high-performance and cost-effective MLPE solution to provide even more speed and sim... |
| Feb 21, 2018 | SMA America further simplifies its Power+ MLPE inverter solution | With speed as a top priority for solar professionals in today’s market, SMA has revealed an improved Power+ Solution, which builds on SMA’s MLPE solution to provide even more speed and simplicity. The UL-listed Power+ Solution, which the co... |
| Feb 1, 2018 | SMA, Tigo offer new unit just for module-level rapid-shutdown | SMA, Tigo offer new unit just for module-level rapid-shutdown
By Chris Crowell February 1, 2018 View Profile
SMA and Tigo have announced support of a new SunSpec compatible module-level rapid shutdown unit, the TS4-F (Fire Safety). The solu... |
| Jan 31, 2018 | SMA and Tigo Announce New TS4 Rapid Shutdown Solution | Today SMA and Tigo have announced support of a new SunSpec compatible module-level rapid shutdown unit, the TS4-F (Fire Safety). The solution joins the current TS4 platform with a focus on emergency responder safety. It uses proven MLPE tec... |
| Jan 23, 2018 | Sunrun selects SMA America as inverter supplier for residential solar projects | SMA America has officially entered into a purchase agreement with Sunrun, one of the top residential solar installers in the industry, to be a key supplier for its residential PV solutions.
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| Dec 1, 2017 | SMA Announces Complete Portfolio of UL-listed Sunny Central Storage Inverters | SMA announced two new power classes for its utility-scale storage product portfolio. Now available, the Sunny Central Storage 2750-EV-US for 1,500 V projects has achieved UL 62109 listing, and the Sunny Central Storage 2475-US for 1,000 V p... |
| Nov 8, 2017 | Editor’s Choice Solar Projects of the Year: 6 projects that stood out for innovation, problem-solving | Innovation Urban Health Plan “Solar Wall”
Bronx, N.Y. | 37 kW
What to do in a crowded city with little to no roof space to add solar. Why not try something completely different? New York City solar installation leader Quixotic Systems desig... |
| Oct 9, 2017 | SMA Takes New Sunny Boy Storage Solution on the Road | Today SMA America has announced plans for its next U.S. roadshow, which will showcase the new Sunny Boy Storage-US residential solution. The tour will begin November 1 and will make stops in 13 cities along the East Coast, West Coast and Te... |
| Aug 11, 2017 | SMA Announces Rebate Program for Power+ Solution | Today SMA announced a new rebate program for its innovative Power+ Solution. With the Power+ Payday, residential installers can receive a $50 pre-paid debit reward card for each Power+ Solution that is installed and registered in Sunny Port... |
| Jul 17, 2017 | SMA and Cypress Creek enter into 10-year Master Service Agreement | SMA and Cypress Creek enter into 10-year Master Service Agreement
By Chris Crowell July 17, 2017 View Profile
SMA America recently signed a 10-year Master Services agreement with Cypress Creek Renewables, under which it will perform inverte... |
| Jan 25, 2016 | How inverters are changing PV systems with bundled services | Fronius conducts extensive testing during the development stages of a product as well as during the production process.
There’s that joke about smartphones that’s kind of a cliché now: Why are they called “phones” still? The phone part is l... |
| Sep 9, 2015 | Roche backs AveXis in a $65M round for SMA gene therapy | Gene therapy biotech AveXis raised $65 million in Series D cash to advance a potential one-time treatment for the rare spinal muscular atrophy, a debilitating disease with no approved therapies.
The round, led by T. Rowe Price-managed funds... |
| Aug 25, 2015 | Next-gen microinverters: Ramping up reliability, power, storage options | Next-gen microinverters: Ramping up reliability, power, storage options
By Chris Crowell August 25, 2015 View Profile
Residential applications currently account for approximately 80 percent of microinverter use, but the commercial segment i... |
| Aug 24, 2015 | Spotlight on: Microinverters | SMA America’s Sunny Boy system
SMA America microinverters have a focus on reliability, monitoring and ease of installation
For modular PV systems, SMA America’s new Sunny Boy 240, in combination with the Sunny Multigate, is an ideal solutio... |
| Nov 5, 2014 | SMA America Inverters Power Largest PV Plant in Honduras | SMA America Inverters Power Largest PV Plant in Honduras
By Kelly Pickerel November 5, 2014 View Profile
SMA’s decentralized inverter solutions have been selected for the largest PV plant in Honduras. The 24-MW Pavana Solar Park in Cholutec... |
| Oct 15, 2014 | SMA Expands Sunny Boy TL-US Solar Inverter Series | SMA has further expanded its hugely popular line of Sunny Boy TL-US inverters with Secure Power Supply, this time with 7,000- and 7,700-watt models. The higher power ratings of the new Sunny Boy 7000TL-US and 7700TL-US make them ideal for l... |
| Sep 4, 2014 | Solar Power International 2014 Product Showcase | Solar Power International will be in Las Vegas, Oct. 20-23, 2014. Visit Solar Builder at Booth 1740!
Advanced Energy
The AE 3TL Horizontal Mounting Kit provides a compact and cost-effective means to install AE 3TL string inverters in a hori... |
| Apr 29, 2014 | SMA Adds Two Models to Sunny Boy TL-US Line of Inverters | SMA Adds Two Models to Sunny Boy TL-US Line of Inverters
By Kelly Pickerel April 29, 2014 View Profile
SMA has added two new models to its popular Sunny Boy TL-US line of transformerless inverters with Secure Power Supply. Ideal for smaller... |
| Jan 20, 2014 | Choose 1,000 Volts for Commercial PV Applications | Choose 1,000 Volts for Commercial PV Applications
By Kelly Pickerel January 20, 2014 View Profile
By Jim Morgenson, Director of Commercial Market Development at SMA America
With the evolution of UL-listed PV components, solar industry profe... |
| Jul 3, 2013 | SMA Expands Distribution Program with Five New Partnerships | SMA America has expanded its recently launched distribution program with five leading distributors representing the residential, commercial and battery-based market segments. These partnerships will provide enhanced benefits to solar profes... |
| Jun 25, 2013 | SMA to Unveil New Products, Services at Intersolar | SMA to Unveil New Products, Services at Intersolar
By Kelly Pickerel June 25, 2013 View Profile
SMA is set to unveil several of its new residential, commercial and utility-scale products and services at this year’s Intersolar North America ... |
| Dec 4, 2012 | SMA Releases Online Version of Sunny Design Software | SMA Releases Online Version of Sunny Design Software
By Kelly Pickerel December 4, 2012 View Profile
SMA has launched a new, user-friendly Web version of its Sunny Design software for installers and solar professionals. Sunny Design Web off... |
| Nov 15, 2012 | Bigger and Better | The 1,000-volt inverter has officially been certified for more than a year, providing ample opportunities for larger and cheaper solar farms.
A little more than a year ago, North America was introduced to the solar industry’s new star — the... |
| Nov 8, 2012 | EDF Renewable Energy Selects SMA to Power 110-MW Project | In continued collaboration with renewable energy developer EDF Renewable Energy, formerly enXco, SMA will supply Medium-Voltage Power Platforms for a 110-MW AC solar plant in Kern County, Calif. The project, which will be EDF Renewable Ener... |
| Oct 25, 2012 | SMA’s Sunny Central CP Inverters Upgraded | SMA has introduced an upgraded, re-branded version of its successful Sunny Central CP utility-scale solar inverter series. The new Sunny Central CP XT series features two new power classes and an extended minimum DC voltage range. The upgra... |
| SolarEdge first inverters to meet the UL 1741 Supplement A draft requirements – a building block of a smart, reactive electric grid | On August 21st this year, the United States will be shaded by a solar eclipse, testing the current plan of action for solar providers. As with prior eclipses across large solar markets, power grid operators know how to manage these events v... |
| The revolution is solar powered and stored in your garage: SunRun announces PowerWall system | The home energy storage revolution is upon us. SunRun, a national full service solar power installer and financier, announced the first installation of their BrightBox product. BrightBox is a solar energy storage solution, utilizing a Tesla... |
