• Palmetto LightReach is proud to bring our Solar and Battery Storage Lease products to consumers in South Carolina as an approved electric generator Lessor.
• Together with our Installer Partners, we’re excited to bring product access to over 1.5million new consumers across the state’s three largest electric utility territories, Dominion Energy South Carolina and Duke Energy (Progress & Carolinas)
• As required in all markets, Installer Partners must provide the Compliance team with requisite licenses to unlock pricing and begin originating Lease agreements in South Carolina
• Read More Here - South Carolina - Disclosure Form & Duke’s 15 kW DC limit

The Update: We've refreshed our Direct Pay Installer Guide to make it even easier to understand what is and how to work with it. We're also bringing even more Direct Pay partners to LightReach!

• Sonepar & Soligent: Live as of 11/24/25

• Wesco: Early December 2025

The Details: LightReach is adding three additional options for installers choosing to fund projects via the Direct Pay method. Interested partners can enroll via the Org Settings menu when chatting in and navigating to the "C) Direct Pay Settings" option.

This option can also allow partners to assign a default distributor for their pipeline or assign different distributors by state according to preference.
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The Update: [Solar Adv. Preview] Ground Mounts Ineligible from 1/1/26: From January 1st, 2026, PLR will not longer be accepting ground mounts due to FEOC complexities.
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• Palmetto LightReach is proud to bring our Solar and Battery Storage Lease products to consumers in South Carolina as an approved electric generator Lessor.
• Together with our Installer Partners, we’re excited to bring product access to over 1.5million new consumers across the state’s three largest electric utility territories, Dominion Energy South Carolina and Duke Energy (Progress & Carolinas)
• As required in all markets, Installer Partners must provide the Compliance team with requisite licenses to unlock pricing and begin originating Lease agreements in South Carolina
• Read More Here - South Carolina - Disclosure Form & Duke’s 15 kW DC limit

Update:

Starting today, November 1, 2025, California residential solar Interconnection Application submissions must include a new Solar Energy System Supporting Information document. The 7-page document, also referred to as the CSLB Disclosure Document, requires a 1-year energy savings estimate with standardized inputs and assumptions for solar or solar+storage.

Palmetto LightReach will begin requiring a copy of the completed Solar Energy System Supporting Information document at Milestone 1 on submissions beginning November 1, 2025.

Installation partners are expected to complete the savings estimate, collect the hourly usage history, all remaining fields, and provide a copy to the homeowner. Template here.

• New KB Article - California’s New CSLB Disclosure & Savings Estimate

The Update: We're bringing even more Direct Pay partners to LightReach!

• Soligent: Mid November 2025
• Wesco: Late November 2025
• Sonepar: November 19th, 2025

The Details: LightReach is adding three additional options for installers choosing to fund projects via the Direct Pay method. Interested partners can enroll via the Org Settings menu when chatting in and navigating to the "C) Direct Pay Settings" option.

This option can also allow partners to assign a default distributor for their pipeline or assign different distributors by state according to preference.
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The Headline: LightReach Installer Support can now be reached via WhatsApp Messenger.

The Details: Similar to our existing SMS option, WhatsApp offers an additional avenue for partners to reach PLR support- especially for those in field.

How to Contact: Message "INSTALLER" into 980-272-0985 on WhatsApp

Update:

Beginning November 1, 2025, California residential solar Interconnection Application submissions must include a new Solar Energy System Supporting Information document. The 7-page document, also referred to as the CSLB Disclosure Document, requires a 1-year energy savings estimate with standardized inputs and assumptions for solar or solar+storage.

Palmetto LightReach will begin requiring a copy of the completed Solar Energy System Supporting Information document at Milestone 1 on submissions beginning November 1, 2025.

Installation partners are expected to complete the savings estimate, collect the hourly usage history, all remaining fields, and provide a copy to the homeowner. Template here.

• New KB Article - California’s New CSLB Disclosure & Savings Estimate

LightReach has released a guide for Battery Settings and Operational Modes Guide. Installers must ensure that all customer battery settings accurately reflect the customer’s contract type, utility rate plan, and intended operation. Proper configuration is critical for system performance and compliance.

Current Setting Requirements:

Effective September 15, 2025:

• Customers with Full Services (Backup) Batteries must have:
• A 20% minimum Battery Reserve level.
• ‘Storm Guard’ settings enabled.

Upcoming Changes – Q1 2026

California (CA):

• Time-of-Use (TOU) modes will become mandatory for Arbitrage contracts only.
• The utility's NEM 3 rate plan must be selected.
• Installers should begin preparing now for this requirement.

Arizona (AZ):

• Self-Consumption mode is the recommended setting.
• TOU mode is also acceptable, however, is a risk if buy and sell rates are not accurate.

All Other States and Non-Arbitrage Contracts:

• Operational modes remain recommendations; please refer to the guide for details.

Next Steps

• All installers are encouraged to use this information to educate both their teams and customers on optimizing battery system performance. HERE
• LightReach will continue to provide training and resources to support this transition.

Battery Update:

Contracts with Backup Batteries require:

• 20% minimum backup reserve
• Storm Guard enabled

These settings are already standard in most installations.

SolarEdge Batteries

• Battery Reserve and Weather Guard can only be set via SetApp.
• Starting 10/13/25: commissioning photos required with all M2 submissions.
• Until then, M1 projects will have a Stip flag requiring screenshots at M2.

QCells Combiner Requirements:

Follow manufacturer rules: [Full Article HERE]

• Do Not Drill zones must be respected.
• Conduit entry allowed only at the bottom.

Noncompliance will require a combiner replacement before M1 approval.
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