Author: LEED Blogger
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IREC, Vote Solar develop this new checklist to improve community solar design
Two national organizations released a new checklist to help regulators and interested stakeholders evaluate and improve voluntary community solar across the country. The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) and Vote Solar developed the checklist to promote scalable and replicable community solar programs that benefit customers and communities. “There are provenRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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NREL argues for value of ‘watts per kilogram’ in emerging thin-film, flexible solar technology
Rigid silicon solar panels dominate the utility and residential markets, but opportunity exists for thin-film photovoltaic and emerging technologies notable for being lightweight and flexible, according to scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Thin films such as cadmium telluride (CdTe) and copper indium galliumRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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ForeFront Power develops solar carport, storage system for University of California, Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) has partnered with ForeFront Power to develop a 2-MW solar parking canopy structure plus energy storage system that will provide clean, reliable electricity to the campus over a 20-year term. UCSC procured renewable energy with ForeFront Power through a streamlined procurement process viaRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Freedom Forever expands its residential solar services (and 25-year power guarantee) to Colorado
Residential solar energy installer Freedom Forever is expanding into Colorado. Currently serving customers in California, Arizona and Nevada, the company says it selected Colorado as its next market because of the large growth potential for solar energy in that state, due to its climate and solar-friendly regulatory environment. With solar energyRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Schneider Electric’s Wiser Energy System gives homeowners more insight into energy usage
Schneider Electric announced the second generation of its Wiser Energy System, an integrated monitoring system that gives homeowners more insight into their energy activity and use. Through a new partnership with Sense, whose intelligent home energy technology interprets the power usage and activity of devices in the home, Wiser EnergyRead More — Solar Builder magazine