Author: LEED Blogger
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An Affordable Hobbit Home
Ever dream of having your own home that resembled the hobbit houses as seen in the Lord of the Rings movies? If so you’re in luck, because the company Green Magic Homes has begun offering prefab modular “hobbit homes” which can be made according to the buyer’s wishes. And once the home is constructed, all…
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Report: Average residential solar prices $3 to $4 per watt, commercial $2 to $3
The Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) completed a new state-level analysis of close to 11,000 solar price quotes and found that, despite some outliers, average residential solar prices in 2014-2015 clustered around $3-$4 per watt, while prices for nonresidential and utility-scale projects came in lower at $2-$3 per watt. TheRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Ambitious Solar Installation Launches in Washington D.C.
11.4 MW photovoltaic array will be the largest municipal project in the U.S. More…
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Vermont Technical College to install 500-kW solar farm
Vermont Technical College will further its use of renewable energy and help reduce its operating costs while providing the institution new educational opportunities with the installation of a 500-kW solar farm. This month, the 500-kW project was awarded its Certificate of Public Good by the Vermont Public Service Board, green-lightingRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SunPower to install 5.2-MW PV systems across UCSB campus
SunPower Corp. and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), announced plans for 5.2-MW (DC) of SunPower systems to be installed on rooftops and in parking lots on the university’s campus. UCSB will buy the electricity produced by the systems at a competitive rate under a long-term power purchase agreement withRead More — Solar Builder magazine