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  • This Nevada bill will reinstate net metering, revive residential solar business

    Nevada just can’t make up its mind. After incentivizing residential solar installations, and then turning around and killing them, and then grandfathering early adopters back in, well, the passage of Nevada Assembly Bill 405 (38-2 vote) could reinstate a net metering approach that will once again incentivize residential solar installations.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Facebook adding Array Technologies solar trackers to new data center

    Array Technologies, Inc., (ATI) a leader in the solar tracking industry, is partnering with Affordable Solar to install trackers at Facebook’s upcoming data center located in Los Lunas, N.M. Array has been selected to provide trackers for three 10 MW-AC sites to help Facebook’s newest data center be powered 100 percent by renewable energy.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Conversion of a Micro Apartment Into a Cozy Home

    Turning micro spaces into cozy apartments seems to be the answer to the housing crisis in many cities across the world. With the help of transformer furniture and multipurpose units that’s not very hard to do. The latest such successful transformation was recently completed in Milan, Italy. The apartment in question is located in the…

  • Sol Voltaics says nanowire breakthrough could boost PV module power by 50 percent

    Advanced photovoltaic materials company Sol Voltaics has taken a significant leap towards commercializing its highly anticipated, efficiency-boosting solar technology by completing the manufacture of PV nanowires using its proprietary Aerotaxy process. The breakthrough paves the way for Sol Voltaics to bring its SolFilm PV solutions to market delivering solar moduleRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Legend Solar adds new division to focus on energy efficiency

    In an effort to further save money for homeowners and businesses by lowering their energy bills, Legend Solar, has acquired an energy-efficiency company and created a new division. The company formerly known as Aspire Energy is now Legend Energy. The new division allows Legend Solar to offer homeowners and businessesRead More — Solar Builder magazine