Author: LEED Blogger
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Rapid Shutdown and Beyond: Inside NEC 2017 and the effort to streamline PV design
New codes and regulations are notorious for raising prices and halting innovation in industries, but the new rapid shutdown requirements facing the solar industry are having the opposite effect. Thanks to a coalition of manufacturers and interested parties across solar, the solutions being developed to meet NEC 2017 Module LevelRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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NEXTracker’s NX Drive storage solution selected for project in Ontario
Leclanché, an Ontario, Canada-based global integrator of energy storage, has selected NEXTracker to supply its NX Drive energy storage system (ESS) for battery solutions the company is installing at commercial and industrial businesses in Ontario, Canada. NX Drive is a standardized battery enclosure system for generation-plus-storage and stand-alone storage applications.Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar Jobs Census shows first jobs decrease since 2010, but 29 states gain
U.S. solar industry employment declined in 2017, while jobs increased in numerous states with emerging solar markets, according to the National Solar Jobs Census 2017, the eighth annual report on solar employment released today by The Solar Foundation. The Solar Jobs Census found that 250,271 Americans work in solar asRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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REC Solar debuts new solar farm for Cal Poly, develops student education program
Cal Poly’s new solar farm, the university’s first major energy project since announcing a goal of climate neutrality, was dedicated at a Jan. 24, ceremony at the site. The 18.5-acre solar farm will generate more than 11 million kWh per year — enough to power more than 1,000 homes, orRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar Power Northeast: More mature solar market ready to weather Trump Tariffs
Solar Power Northeast in Boston is the first solar industry conference in this post #TrumpTariffs world, and the collective mood of the room seemed to be “Eh. Could have been worse.” A speed bump rather than a brick wall. This isn’t to downplay the realness of the job losses orRead More — Solar Builder magazine