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Category: Green & Clean

  • Gaston Electrical installs 175-kW PV system on its own headquarters

    Gaston Electrical Co., Inc., an electrical contracting company serving the commercial, institutional, and retail markets in New England, has partnered with Solect Energy to install a 175.8-kW rooftop solar system, consisting of 676 panels, at the company headquarters in Norwood, Mass. The installation will advance Gaston’s ongoing initiative to increaseRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Consumers Energy finishes second solar power plant at a Michigan university

    Consumers Energy has started operations at its second solar power plant, transforming 8.5 acres at Western Michigan University into a new source of renewable energy for Michigan. “We are pleased to work with Western Michigan University and the public to provide energy from new, renewable sources right here in ourRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Sungevity has helped raise more than $2 million for nonprofit partners

    Sungevity Inc., a technology-driven solutions provider, has raised more than $2 million for its nonprofit partners through the company’s Sungevity.org partner initiative. The program proliferates the uptake of solar power and helps Sungevity grow its customer base while simultaneously raising funds for a broad range of nonprofit organizations. Sungevity provides fundingRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Middle Tennessee Electric building its first community solar project

    Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation is a member-owned, not-for-profit electric cooperative providing electricity to more than 210,000 residential and business members, which makes it the perfect candidate for community solar. Last week, the co-op broke ground on its first community solar project located in College Grove, Tenn. Construction on theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Another demand charge bites the dust: El Paso Electric settlement approved

    The Texas Public Utilities Commission approved a settlement supported by El Paso Electric, the Office of Public Utility Counsel, Energy Freedom Coalition of America, SEIA, Eco El Paso, and Sunrun to drop a demand charge targeted at customers who invest in rooftop solar. El Paso Electric, which serves 300,000 customersRead More — Solar Builder magazine