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As California’s municipal utilities are rapidly reaching their 5% net metering caps, the scope for residential solar becomes a harder sell.

SunSystem Technology (SST) and Enphase Energy announced Monday that SunSystem has acquired the residential operations & maintenance (O&M) field services division of Next Phase Solar from Enphase — with both companies also agreeing to a partnership in which SST will serve as Enphase’s primary residential O&M service provider.

Enphase Energy continues its strategy of restructuring due to a reported competitive environment, this time by selling its commercial O&M division.

Enphase has confirmed that its AC battery, now available for installers to order in Australia and New Zealand, is priced in the region of AU$1,150/kWh (US$838/kWh), as originally announced last October.

Microinverter maker and energy management specialist Enphase has started taking orders from installers for its AC battery for home PV systems in Australia and New Zealand, with shipments to start arriving in August 2016.