Category: Solar Power & Energy
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New referral program from Solar Alliance will pay participants $500
Solar Alliance Energy Inc. is launching a new referral program — the Solar Alliance Referral Program — that will reward cash incentives to those who tell their contacts about Solar Alliance’s services. Participation in the referral program starts with downloading the Solar Alliance App in the App Store and onRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Advanced Solar offers rebates to low income local residents
One of solar energy’s great allures is the benefits it can provide low-income citizens. The problem is always funding the actual investment to make self-sufficient power a reality. Seeing this disparity in its customer base, San Antonio, Texas-based Advanced Solar & Electric LLC launched a summertime rebate deal that willRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Consumer watchdogs call out solar leasing, urge FTC to ban arbitration clauses
Solar leases, while diminishing in the market and will eventually give way to loans, are still the most common residential PV system funding model at this moment. They have obvious downsides for a homeowner, but a consumer watchdog group founded by Ralph Nader, Public Citizen, is calling out a less discussedRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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GlobalData: Battery energy storage system installs to hit 14 GW by 2020
Global battery energy storage system (BESS) installed capacity is set to grow from 1.5 Gigawatts (GW) in 2015 to over 14 GW by 2020, as large numbers of projects are planned to be commissioned over the forecast period due to increasing renewable installations and focus on grid stability, according toRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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WATCH: Massive Mustang solar project comes together, ready for commercial operation
Mustang Solar Project Overview from Recurrent Energy on Vimeo. The Mustang solar power project in Kings County, Calif., is massive (100 MWac/134 MWp) and ready for commercial operation, says Recurrent Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world’s largest solar power companies. “The commercial operation of theRead More — Solar Builder magazine