Category: California
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Net Zero Prefab Home Built in California
Mark Jacobson, a professor at Stanford University, California recently commissioned the Canadian firm Bone Structure to build him a prefab net-zero home. And the result is shaping up to be quite astounding. He chose the company because of their proven ability to minimize construction waste, dust and disruption to neighbors, as well as the flexibility…
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SMA’s Sunny Boy passes UL 1741 SA testing to meet needs in Arizona, California
SMA says it is the first inverter manufacturer to complete functional and safety testing with UL according to the UL 1741 SA (Supplement A) draft standard, which identifies inverter functions required for optimal grid stability. To achieve that, SMA enhanced the smart-inverter capabilities of its Sunny Boy TL-US series ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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San Francisco Restaurant is Sustainable to the Core
The Perennial, a restaurant that recently opened in San Francisco, truly is sustainable through and through. It’s the brainchild of husband and wife Anthony Myint and Karen Leibowitz and boast of it’s own aquaponic greenhouse, uses only responsibly-reared meat, and was decorated using recycled materials. The latter is only the tip of the iceberg as…
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San Diego is first California city to hit solar cap — so now what?
San Diego beat larger metro areas including San Francisco and Los Angeles to become the first city in California to reach the solar cap in their utility’s region. Sullivan Solar Power estimates that solar in San Diego has become a $1 billion a year industry, and the city is theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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What’s it cost to install solar in California
As residential solar continues its explosive growth in California, homeowners considering solar confront a persistent question: How much does solar actually cost? To help homeowners navigate the confusing home solar market, Solar to the People, a solar information website, has released a study detailing the average cost of solar in regions across California. AccordingRead More — Solar Builder magazine