Author: LEED Blogger
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Over 200 mayors across the country urge Congress to extend the solar Investment Tax Credit
Solar investment is a local issue, which is why a bipartisan group of 231 mayors from Tacoma, Wash to Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. sent a letter to Congress (see here) urging them to pass the Renewable Energy Extension Act and extend the solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for five years.Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Quick Mount PV’s solar mounting and racking systems approved by Florida DBPR
Quick Mount PV, the leading American manufacturer of watertight solar roof mounting and racking systems, has received Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) product approval for its full line of L-Mount and QBase Mount solar mounting and racking hardware. The approval simplifies project permitting and installations for solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Largest floating solar array in U.S. now operational in this New Jersey water treatment facility
With a strong desire to reduce both energy costs and the town’s carbon footprint, Sayreville, N.J., issued a public RFP in late 2015 calling for developers to provide bids for a solar installation under a power purchase agreement (PPA) to offset power use at the water treatment facility and relatedRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar PPA prices have dropped 5 percent versus third quarter 2018 in LevelTen’s PPA Price Index report
Each quarter, the LevelTen Energy PPA Price Index provides an in-depth look at average offer prices for wind and solar power purchase agreements (PPAs) submitted on the LevelTen Marketplace. Here are some takeaways from this quarter. Price impacts Annual change from Q3 2018 to Q3 2019: Solar prices have droppedRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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New Hampshire’s Stone Church Music Club will save $100,000 over 20 years thanks to solar system
The Stone Church Music Club in Newmarket, N.H., celebrated the installation of a 26 kW rooftop solar array that will produce 32 MWh of electricity and reduce the carbon emmisions by over 30 thousand pounds per year. The system was installed by ReVision Energy of Brentwood N.H. The system is expectedRead More — Solar Builder magazine