LEED Points

Author: LEED Blogger

  • New report highlights vast potential for large-scale solar in southwest Virginia

    A new playbook for local governments will help Southwest Virginia communities develop large-scale solar energy projects, taking advantage of the region’s widespread and largely untapped potential for solar development. The report, Large-Scale Solar Development: A Playbook for Southwest Virginia, will guide municipality and county governments that seek to facilitate large solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Gibraltar Industries acquires TerraSmart and Sunfig

    Gibraltar Industries, a leader in the renewable energy, conservation, residential, industrial and infrastructure markets, announced the further expansion of its solar energy portfolio through the acquisitions of TerraSmart and Sunfig. TerraSmart, the leading provider of screw-based, ground-mount solar racking technology, particularly used for solar projects installed on challenging terrain, wasRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • NEP debuts 500-Wac ‘macro-inverter’ for higher wattage solar panels

    Don’t look under your tree just yet. Silicon Valley-based NEP just announced a new high power microinverter that they are dubbing a ‘macro inverter’ for its power capacity of over 500Wac. The industry standard in this category has been about 300Wac per module, but as PV panel makers introduce new panels leapingRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Congress to extend solar investment tax credit as part of COVID-19 relief package

    Congress has apparently reached agreement on broad end-of-year legislation that includes significant benefits for solar energy. The full legislative package combines a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package and an omnibus spending bill for 2021 with tax extenders and energy policy changes. The legislation provides a two-year extension of the solar InvestmentRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Russelectric with a new RTSCD Commercial Duty Transfer Switch

    Russelectric, a Siemens Business and manufacturer of power control systems and automatic transfer switches, debuted a new, lower-price point RTSCD commercial duty transfer switch for commercial spaces. Educational campuses, high-rise complexes, industrial plants, and manufacturing facilities can rely on the RTSCD to provide emergency power needed to keep critical operationsRead More — Solar Builder magazine