OpenSolar Blog

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A Balanced Perspective on the Challenges Facing the US Residential Solar Industry

I’m sure many people will read the very negative TIME article out today on US residential solar, “Rooftop Solar Industry…

Posted 25 January 2024
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Enterprise Services

When Adam and I started OpenSolar, we set out to build the best technology solution we’d ever imagined – and make it…

Posted 11 January 2024
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1% Commitment – Our Collective 2023 Impact

Thanks to OpenSolar’s co-founders Andrew birch and Adam Pryor, my for-profit and non-profit working lives have…

Posted 20 December 2023
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NEM 3.0 – a short sighted, protectionist, anti-climate, pro-utility, clean energy disaster. 

As a platform supporting over a third of Californian solar installers, the small businesses leading the state’s energy…

Posted 14 December 2023
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OpenSolar Exclusive Deals of the Month, from Solar Outlet

Save money on select hardware with the OpenSolar Exclusive Deals of the Month Program.

Posted 30 November 2023
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Upgrading to the New Google Solar API

OpenSolar has been designed from the very start to work with Google image data. When we created the platform, we…

Posted 24 October 2023
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Investments in climate tech have never been more vital

The threat of climate change is becoming more dire every day. Although there’s growing public awareness of the issue…

Posted 27 September 2023
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Going Live with Hardware Ordering on OpenSolar, from Solar Outlet

Andrew Burgess and I established Solar Juice as a wholesale distributor of complete solar systems: solar PV panels…

Posted 21 September 2023
VibeSolar’s time and effort savings with OpenSolar
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VibeSolar’s time and effort savings with OpenSolar
Posted 17 May 2023
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Reflecting on a year+ of integrated financing with Sungage on OpenSolar

Sungage’s integrated financing solution helps bridge the gap as solar sale value propositions change OpenSolar launched a partnership with Sungage…

Posted 28 February 2023