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December 19, 2023 • Articles

Will installing solar panels create roof leaks?

October 5, 2023 • Articles

How We Built a Custom Racking System for Curved EPDM Roof

We explain how we built a custom racking system for a solar array on an EPDM roof. This array was built in Dobbs Ferry and is currently operational.

July 9, 2023 • Articles

The Incredible Incentives for Commercial Solar in New York State

It's been official since June 2022 when NY-Sun announced the rollout of it's revised block grant schedule for Con Edison territory. The incentives for commercial, a.k.a. non-residential, solar in New York State are among the best in the country. The first block of the non-residential program, which just closed on July 7, 2023, paid $1.2/watt against the cost of commercial solar installations.

July 4, 2023 • Articles

What the Inflation Reduction Act Means for the Solar Industry (Post-Treasury Guidance)

Rivertown Solar breaks down the significance of the IRA in the wake of treasury guidance on tax credit transfers and direct pay to tax-exempt organizations.

April 14, 2022 • Articles

What the Expansion of NY-Sun Means for Commercial Solar in New York State

This article explains how the Public Service Commission's new edict makes solar a more attractive proposition for businesses in New York State than it has been in the past.

February 9, 2022 • Articles

How NYS Fire Code affects where you can put your panels

An explanation of how New York State fire code limits where on their roofs homeowners can put panels.

January 19, 2022 • Articles

The Enphase IQ8 and Ability to form a Microgrid

This year, 2022, Enphase will begin shipping its latest generation of microinverter, the IQ8, an industry game-changer that will allow homeowners and business to form microgrids: meaning their systems will continue to operate even when the grid is down.

January 8, 2022 • Articles

Utilities vs Rooftop Solar Advocates: Why are the two sides fighting?

A brief explanation of drivers behind the ongoing struggle between the rooftop solar industry and utilities across the country.

December 22, 2021 • Articles

A tax on Westchester solar is coming in 2022

The New York Public Service Commission (NYPSC) recently approved the a customer benefit contribution charge for all New York state utility customers who interconnect their solar systems after 2022. We break it down here.

December 11, 2021 • Articles

What happens to solar panels at the end of their lifecycle?

While it might be the last thing on your mind, given that you're likely reading this blog as a prospective solar customer, someday far in the future (at least 25 years from now), your panels will have to be recycled. What does that involve?