Enphase and the Evolution of Solar Microinverters
The big U.S. solar show, Solar Power International is coming up next month (Oct 11-14 in Los Angeles) and there’s going to be a lot of announcements on the solar front. The PV inverter marketis hot...
View ArticleEnphase Microinverters: Selling Like Hotcakes
We’ve been fans of micro-inverters for awhile, especially after a frustrating winter last year in which we lost more than 200 kWh of production due to snow on our roof-mounted 5.59 kW home solar system...
View ArticleIn Focus: Micro Inverters
What factors do you consider when you’re comparing quotes to install a system? Probably a number of things- electricity savings, system size, total cost, to name a few. But what about inverters? Or...
View ArticleWhat Recession? Enphase Microinverters Selling Like Hotcakes
Enphase has been planning its IPO with an SEC registratiion on file since June of 2011. The firm must periodically update that document — here are some of the new stats: The firm has shipped more than...
View ArticleEnphase Drops IPO Price
Enphase has lowered its IPO price range to between $6.00 and $7.00 — down from the $10.00 to $12.00 per share range set earlier this month. Enphase is the Petaluma, Calif.-based microinverter startup...
View ArticleEnphase Debuts on NASDAQ
After a long drought, a solar company has made it through the IPO window. Enphase, after lowering its IPO price price to $6.00 per share (down from the $10.00 to $12.00 per share range set earlier this...
View ArticleEnphase Announces Q1 Earnings
Solar microinverter firm Enphase had its first earnings call today as a public company with a presentation covering its first quarter performance. In early April, Enphase completed its IPO, raising...
View ArticleSolarBridge Lands $25M
As solar module prices drop, the cost and performance of the rest of the solar installation becomes even more crucial. Soft costs need to be addressed, as in the recent legislation in Vermont. Balance...
View ArticleMicroinverters vs. Central Inverters
So you’re installing a brand new solar system. Do you go with microinverters or stick with a central inverter? What’s the function of an inverter? The task of an inverter is to convert direct current...
View ArticleABB Gobbles Up Inverter Firm Power-One
ABB acquiring Power-One (PWER), the number two global PV inverter company, for $1 billion is certainly a dramatic way to open Greentech Media’s Solar Summit starting today in Phoenix, Arizona. This...
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