Category: Solar Power & Energy
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Top real estate site to promote the ‘Sun Number’ of every property
Sun Number and Zillow are putting instant analyses of properties’ solar energy potential at the fingertips of home owners, home buyers and real estate agents with a new feature on Zillow that makes the Sun Number rating of a residence just a click away. Sun Number provides a simple-to-understand analysisRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Sunrun adds LG Chem batteries to its U.S. solar-plus-storage system
Sunrun Inc. and LG Chem, are launching a partnership for the U.S. residential solar market, in which Sunrun will offer LG Chem’s lithium-ion RESU batteries through Sunrun BrightBox solar-plus-storage systems. LG Chem’s lithium-ion batteries have a track record of performance success in the electric vehicle market and offer durability atRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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How the EPA’s Clean Energy Incentive Program could boost solar participation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Energy Incentive Program, a voluntary program that rewards states for certain renewable energy and energy efficiency measures taken in the years leading up to the start of the Clean Power Plan compliance period, has the potential to really move the needle with solar adoption,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Update on large-scale solar projects on the way in Virginia
More solar energy generation is on the horizon for Dominion Virginia Power customers as the company works to complete the construction of three large-scale solar facilities in three Virginia counties – Isle of Wight, Louisa and Powhatan. When operational by the end of the year, the solar facilities will produceRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Duke Energy Carolinas issues RFP for 750,000 MWh of renewable projects
Furthering efforts to provide renewable energy to customers, Duke Energy Carolinas issued a request for 750,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of energy located in its territory. The RFP is open to solar, wind, biomass, landfill gas and other facilities that qualify as a renewable energy resource under REPS requirements – excluding swine andRead More — Solar Builder magazine