Author: LEED Blogger
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New York to fund $40 million in solar + storage projects
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo is making $40 million in funding available to support solar projects that integrate energy storage, accelerating progress toward New York’s energy storage target of 1,500-megawatts by 2025. These projects will build toward Governor Cuomo’s mandate that 50 percent of the state’s electricity come fromRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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ForeFront Power gets SDG&E approval for community solar project as part of EcoShare
ForeFront Power says its community solar project in San Diego County is now the first to be approved for San Diego Gas and Electric’s (SDG&E) EcoShare program. The program allows SDG&E customers, including those who rent or cannot install on-site solar, the option of purchasing up to 100 percent renewableRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Minnesota approves 1.5 center adder for residential community solar subscribers — is it enough?
Minnesota has cemented its status as the community solar state, but a design flaw in its program design has left many in the community as non-subscribers — namely, homeowners. Last week the Minnesota Public Utility took action to try and broaden the base, voting unanimously to approve an incentive toRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Two community solar gardens coming online in Colorado via Black Hills Energy, Greenskies
Black Hills Energy, in partnership with Greenskies Renewable Energy, a Clean Focus company, delivers new renewable energy sources to customers in Southern Colorado with the completion of two fully-subscribed community solar gardens – a 500-kilowatt garden in Rocky Ford, Colorado, and a 2-megawatt facility in Ordway, Colo. Black Hills EnergyRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SolarEdge acquires stake in South Korea lithium-ion battery cell provider
SolarEdge Technologies Inc. keeps preparing for the solar + storage energy future, entering into definitive agreements to acquire a majority stake in Kokam Co. Ltd. Headquartered in South Korea and founded in 1989, Kokam is a provider of lithium-ion battery cells, batteries and energy storage solutions. SolarEdge develops “smartRead More — Solar Builder magazine