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  • SunPower debuts its new energy storage platform for homeowners

    SunPower announced the next major advancement in the company’s Equinox energy platform — Equinox Storage — which will let homeowners choose to store energy for full- or partial-home backup during blackouts, reduce daily peak electricity consumption, or any combination that best fits their needs. “We’re entering a new solar decadeRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar FlexRack is booming, will close over half a gigawatt of business in 2019

    Don’t look now but Solar FlexRack, a division of Northern States Metals and an innovative leader in photovoltaic mounting and solar tracker solutions, will close over a half a gigawatt of business in 2019 with sales for the firm spanning North America. Solar FlexRack’s contracts cover the utility-scale and commercialRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Nexamp makes its move into energy storage with these six new projects

    Responding to the increasing demand and need for state-of-the-art Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), Nexamp is deploying its first energy storage projects, representing more than 51 MWh of capacity. These first half dozen projects are located across sites in New York and Massachusetts taking advantage of economic incentives available underRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • The largest U.S. power utility commits to a net-zero carbon emission target

    Duke Energy, the largest U.S. power utility, announced a major commitment to address climate change by setting a target to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, with an interim target of 50 percent carbon emission reductions by 2030. The company’s 2017 goal to reduce carbon emissions 40% by 2030 wasRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • CleanChoice Energy completes 15-site community solar portfolio in Minnesota

    CleanChoice Energy completed construction on a 20-MW portfolio of community solar farms consisting of 15 individual community projects that are open for enrollment by Minnesota residents. The portfolio of fifteen newly complete farms is one of the largest in the nation and is owned and operated by Altus Power America.Read More — Solar Builder magazine