LEED Points

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  • Inverter experts explain how to best calculate levelized cost of energy

    Levelized cost of energy (LCOE) is one of the most important metrics used for judging the value of a PV system. It is also less easily understood and seemingly open to interpretation. How am I really calculating this figure? What is sitting outside this calculation? Ask five inverter companies, andRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SolarEdge debuts complete residential solar solution in Europe

    SolarEdge Technologies is rolling out its new complete residential solution throughout Europe. Combining PV inverter, storage and home automation, the complete residential solution manages and monitors solar energy generation, electricity consumption, energy storage, and device control that enables homeowners to increase self-consumption and energy independence. “SolarEdge is committed to makingRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar education: Texas State Technical College enhances solar energy program

    Texas State Technical College’s Solar Energy Technology program is growing and poised to fill an expected growth of jobs in the state. Equipment used for program lectures and labs will be moved throughout the spring semester from an older metal building on Airline Drive to a newer, larger structure upRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Utilities are dramatically increasing investments in distributed energy

    Investment in distributed energy companies has tripled in value in North American and Europe since 2010, and over $1 billion in investment has come in 2016 alone. GTM Research just released a study, Utility Investments in Distributed Energy: Trends Among North American and European Utilities, that illustrates the substantive capitalRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar tracker companies merge: Grupo Clavijo, MFV Solar team up

    Grupo Clavijo and MFV Solar are joining forces to become one of the largest photovoltaic solar trackers in the game. The Spanish companies Grupo Clavijo and MFV Solar, with the support of the Q-Growth Fund, have reached a merger agreement to form NCLAVE, the new name of this partnership, and areRead More — Solar Builder magazine