{"id":108408,"date":"2025-01-23T15:04:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T20:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/\/?p=108408"},"modified":"2025-01-23T15:05:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T20:05:47","slug":"solar-battle-of-the-bands-returns-to-intersolar-next-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/\/2025\/01\/solar-battle-of-the-bands-returns-to-intersolar-next-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Battle of the Bands returns to Intersolar next month"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1737569208358_209231\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1737662188117_433\" class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1737662188117_432\" class=\"sqs-html-content\">\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1737662188117_431\" class=\"\">The California Solar &amp; Storage Association (CALSSA) announced the band lineup for <a href=\"https:\/\/calssa.org\/sbob\">Solar Battle of the Bands (SBOB),<\/a> the industry\u2019s well-loved solar music competition. Following a four-year hiatus, SBOB will return on Wednesday, February 26 as part of co-host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intersolar.us\/?utm_source=sponsor&amp;utm_medium=pr&amp;utm_campaign=iesna25-calssa-sbob-pr&amp;utm_content=attendee\">Intersolar &amp; Energy Storage North America (IESNA)<\/a>\u2019s Official After Party. The event will be held at Moonshine Flats \u2014 a short walk from the San Diego Convention Center where the IESNA tradeshow and conference will be held February 25-27.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/solar-battle-of-the-bands.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-108409\" src=\"https:\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/solar-battle-of-the-bands-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/solar-battle-of-the-bands-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/solar-battle-of-the-bands-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/solar-battle-of-the-bands-238x238.jpg 238w, https:\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/solar-battle-of-the-bands-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/solar-battle-of-the-bands-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/solar-battle-of-the-bands-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/solar-battle-of-the-bands.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>This year\u2019s band lineup is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cThe Lagging Indicators\u201d featuring band members from New Leaf Energy<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCosmic IX\u201d featuring band members from PearlX plus special guests<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCaf\u00e9 Negro\u201c featuring band members from Avila Solar<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNortherner\u201d featuring band members from SnapNrack &amp; K2 Systems plus special guests<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1737652736659_82143\" class=\"sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image sqs-col-7 span-7 float float-right sqs-text-ready\" data-block-type=\"5\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1737662188117_95\" class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1737662188117_94\" class=\"image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline combination-animation-none individual-animation-none individual-text-animation-none sqs-narrow-width\" data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1737652793570_2804\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\">\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWe are all so excited to be getting the band back together and are ready to rock,\u201d said Johan Alfsen of SnapNrack, who founded SBOB in 2011. \u201cThe solar coaster has been on a bumpy ride and the very talented people that make up the solar industry are what keep us all pushing forward. It\u2019s going to be a magical reunion to bring Solar Battle of the Bands back to the stage!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The event is sponsored by: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greentechrenewables.com\/\">Greentech Renewables<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.recgroup.com\/en\/region\/americas#main-content\">REC Americas<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pearlx.com\/\">PearlX<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/k2-systems.com\/en-us\/\">K2 Systems<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.missionsolar.com\/\">Mission Solar Energy<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunnova.com\/\">Sunnova<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">IESNA\u2019s Official After Party begins at 6 p.m. with a dedicated networking mixer, including hors d&#8217;oeuvres and drinks. The first band will perform at 8 p.m. The event ends at 11 p.m. sharp. Tickets are required to attend. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xpressreg.net\/register\/ISNA0225\/landing.php?sc=212737\">More info here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The California Solar &amp; Storage Association (CALSSA) announced the band lineup for Solar Battle of the Bands (SBOB), the industry\u2019s well-loved solar music competition. Following a four-year hiatus, SBOB will return on Wednesday, February 26 as part of co-host Intersolar &amp; Energy Storage North America (IESNA)\u2019s Official After Party. The event will be held at&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1401,"featured_media":108409,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1552,16],"tags":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post","9":"entry","10":"has-post-thumbnail"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Solar Battle of the Bands returns to Intersolar next month<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The California Solar &amp; Storage Association (CALSSA) announced the band lineup for Solar Battle of the Bands (SBOB), the industry\u2019s well-loved solar\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/\/2025\/01\/solar-battle-of-the-bands-returns-to-intersolar-next-month\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Solar Battle of the Bands returns to Intersolar next month\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The California Solar &amp; 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