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  • Standard Solar to build, own 2.5-MW PV array for Maryland park system

    Standard Solar has been selected by Montgomery Parks, part of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), to construct, own and operate the 2.5-MW combined ground-mount arrays at South Germantown Recreational Park and Rock Creek Regional Park. The 3,978 panel, 1.32 MW array at South Germantown Recreational Park isRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Tariff impact on the U.S. solar market in 7 charts from GTM Research

    The imposition of tariffs on imported solar cells and modules is more a matter of when than if at this point considering the Administration in charge, so GTM Research has been furiously crunching the numbers to understand the fallout across the U.S. solar market based on different tariff scenarios. Here’sRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Sun Number: 84 million homes on Zillow show solar potential

    Sun Number and Wave Solar have run the numbers and say that 84 million homes on Zillow show the potential solar generation of the home using the Sun Number dataset analysis. This information helps millions of homeowners understand their options for going solar. “Home sellers and buyers that have notRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Seraphim USA looks to fill void in domestic module supply

      Being a large, vertically integrated manufacturer for cells and modules was a solid business practice at one point, and may be again, but that is not the case in the current market. As is often the case aboard this solar coaster though, when one or two companies dip, oneRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • A Former Factory Worker’s Cottage Converted into a Home

    Renovating an existing building can sometimes be the greenest choice, and this revamping of a traditional worker’s cottage into a modern family home is certainly a prime example of this. The renovation was carried out by the Australian firm A For Architecture and the home is located in Melbourne, Australia. The house was once the…