Category: Solar Power & Energy
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Bechtel completes 218 MW Cutlass Solar 2 project in Texas
The Bechtel-built Cutlass Solar 2 project in Fort Bend, Texas, is complete and generating electricity at full capacity for the first time. The 218 MW solar facility delivered for Sabanci Climate Technologies comprises almost half a million solar panels spanning 1,100 acres. The project is now sending enough clean renewable energy to the grid to……
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The perils and promise of 1500 volt solar systems
Contributed by: Will White, Solar Application Specialist at Fluke | 1500 volt solar PV systems were unheard of when I entered the solar industry almost two decades ago. Since then, system components have steadily increased in power and efficiency; the similar size module that could have only generated 175 Watts 20 years ago can often……
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Registration open for inaugural Intersolar & Energy Storage North America event in Texas
Intersolar & Energy Storage North America (IESNA) today announced registration is now open for its new regional event on Nov. 19-20, at the Austin Marriott Downtown in Austin, Texas. Focused on supporting the product, information, and connection needs of solar + storage professionals doing or seeking business within the state, the inaugural IESNA Texas conference and trade show……
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Arevon breaks ground on 228 MW Posey Solar Project in Indiana
Construction is underway on the 228 MWdc Posey Solar Project in Posey County, Indiana. Leaders from Arevon Energy Inc. joined with CenterPoint Energy, Bechtel, participating landowners and other guests at a groundbreaking event to celebrate the project. Arevon developed Posey Solar in partnership with CenterPoint Energy, and Bechtel is the project’s engineering, procurement, and construction……
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City officials need to stop excessive solar fees
How much time does it take to review the smallest change in an approved residential solar project plan set? That was my question for David Lopez, the chief building official in Berkeley, Calif., after his plan checkers charged a $200 fee to review a new weatherproof label that goes on the cover of the electrical……