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  • Florida mulls bill to advance more solar plus storage, improve grid resiliency

    The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Vote Solar are supporting HB 1133, filed in the Florida Legislature this week, that would demonstrate solar and energy storage’s ability to maintain grid resilience during natural disasters and states of emergency. The bill establishes a pilot program in the Florida Keys to installRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • New Jersey gives $7.2 million tax credit to keep Momentum Solar in state

    One of the fastest-growing solar companies in the nation is relocating its New Jersey headquarters to accommodate its 2018 expansion plans. Momentum Solar, based in Metuchen, is maintaining its operations in the Garden State after receiving a performance-based Grow New Jersey tax credit worth up to $7.2 million over 10Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Sunnova calls on Congress for more aid in providing power in Puerto Rico

    Seems like a bad plot point in a dystopian novel, but it is somehow reality that 45 percent of Puerto Rico is still without electricity, a full three months after Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Sunnova, a large residential solar service provider in Puerto Rico, has been working alongside a numberRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Drive more commercial solar projects with these new documents from SEIA

    Commercial solar has a ton of potential, and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) wants to make that potential clearer for customers and investors, today making two documents available to spur investment. The first document is a contract that combines the benefits of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with PropertyRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Pennsylvania retirement community expands solar PV capacity to 2 MW

    Masonic Village at Elizabethtown, Pa., is in the midst of constructing a 2 MW solar system, adding to an existing 1 MW solar array. Once the project is complete in February, after more than a decade of investing in clean energy, the not-for-profit continuing care retirement community will produce 23-25Read More — Solar Builder magazine