Trinasolar kicked off 2025 riding a wave of momentum that only accelerated throughout the year. The company’s cumulative 210mm module shipments reached 170GW by the close of 2024, just five years after launching the pioneering technology. By the end of Q1 2025, Trinasolar had more than 275GW of cumulative module shipments, with this surging growth …
Category Archives: Residential
Homeowners’ Increasing Energy Anxiety Offers Opportunities for Residential Solar Installers
As the residential solar sector shifts into the post-incentive era, many installers are repositioning their strategies and sales tactics to align with the new market dynamics. With the 30% federal residential solar tax credit set to expire on December 31, 2025, the industry faces a critical transition period. At the same time, the country’s growing …
How Residential Solar Installers Can Thrive in the Post-Tax Credit Era
As households around the country set up their Halloween decorations and get their costumes ready, it might seem like running a residential solar installation business has never been scarier. This year’s spooky season for residential solar installers has been defined by the impending end of the residential Investment Tax Credit (ITC), scheduled to expire on …
Maximizing Residential Solar Success in the ITC’s Final Months
The clock is ticking for homeowners to install solar if they want to take advantage of the 30% investment tax credit (ITC) before it abruptly expires on Dec. 31, 2025. EnergySage, an online residential solar marketplace, saw a 250% spike in homeowner activity following the One Big Beautiful Bill’s passage in July — the largest jump …
4 Strategic Adaptations Every Solar Installer Should Consider for Growth
From policy whiplash to economic curveballs and supply chain hiccups, residential solar installers face a much different market compared to the years of explosive growth from 2020 to 2023. As we progress through 2025, the most successful residential solar professionals are reassessing their business models, optimizing budgets, and recalibrating both short-term and long-term growth strategies. …
Trinasolar Awarded “2025 Top Performer” Status for 11th Consecutive Year
Trinasolar Co., Ltd. (“Trina” or “the company”), a global leader in smart PV and energy storage solutions, has once again been recognized as a “Top Performer” in nearly every category among global PV module manufacturers in the 2025 PV Module Reliability Scorecard, published by Kiwa PV Evolution Labs (Kiwa PVEL), a third-party reliability testing laboratory. …
Why Residential Solar Installers Should Leverage Third-Party Ownership as a Response to Increasing Homeowner Energy Stress
Two must-read reports dropped on April 23 that outline the residential solar sector’s trajectory through 2025. Wood Mackenzie released the US Residential Solar Finance Update H1 2025, highlighting the increasing viability and popularity of third-party ownership (TPO) models. Meanwhile, an expanding majority of American energy consumers feel anxious about rising energy bills, according to a …
Pathways for Solar Installers to Address Homeowner Concerns and Boost Lead Generation
The recently released 2025 Solar Snapshot Survey from Aurora Solar, a solar installer workflow management software provider, covers data from more than 12.5 million projects, with surveys of more than 1,000 solar professionals and 1,000 homeowners. Now in its third year, the survey reveals critical insights into homeowners’ motivations and concerns about going solar as …
Preparing for Super-Oversized Rooftop PV Systems: Why N-Type TOPCon Modules are Ideal for All-Electric Homes
The residential solar landscape is undergoing a seismic shift. No longer content with offsetting partial energy needs, homeowners now demand systems robust enough to power entire all-electric households. This transition, driven by the skyrocketing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), heat pumps, and smart home technologies, means that homeowners need uninterrupted access to reliable, clean energy …
Top 4 Action Items for Residential Solar Installers to Craft a Customer-Focused Strategy in 2025
Always a dynamic space, the residential solar industry is no stranger to external pressures from evolving technology, shifting policies, financial headwinds, or customer expectations. But 2024 tested even the most seasoned residential solar professionals, who faced a rattled market caused by rising interest rates, a dip in installations, and high-profile bankruptcies. For small, local solar …
