Category: Solar Power & Energy
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SolarCity eliminates 500 jobs in Nevada after net-metering decision
Following the decision by Governor Brian Sandoval’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to drastically alter Nevada’s rooftop solar industry, SolarCity announced that it has been forced to eliminate more than 550 jobs in the state. Where possible, the company will relocate affected employees to business-friendly states. The PUC’s decision is makingRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar Site Spotlight: Custom engineering for flood plain levels with AET
The Rayport-G ECO mounting system from Applied Energy Technologies (AET), a preferred supplier of commercial and utility-scale racking systems, was selected by Swinerton Renewable Energy for a 30 MW-DC project in North Carolina. AET’s engineering team provided substantial support for the system due to the unique site conditions. Extensive custom engineeringRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Maine school turns to solar for power and science education
Education and sustainability go hand-in-hand, as one of our Project of the Winners from 2015 can testify. The Middle School of the Kennebunks in southern Maine believes this as well, recently installing a 6-kW solar system from AllEarth Renewables. This will help offset the electrical bills of Kennebunks public middle school,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Existing carport retrofitted with MiaSole FLEX solar modules
MiaSolé recently installed its FLEX-02 solar modules over an existing carport, built by Baja Construction, at the Oakley Executive RV and Boat Storage facility. This project was designed to highlight the efficacy of MiaSolé FLEX solar modules for retrofitting existing carports built with industry standard 7.2 trapezoid corrugated metal panelsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Grid-scale storage BOS costs to decline 41 percent by 2020
These days, grid-scale energy storage balance of system (BOS) costs average $670 per kilowatt. These costs include hardware like inverters and containers, soft costs like customer acquisition and interconnection, and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) expenses. According to the latest report from GTM Research, Grid-Scale Energy Storage Balance of SystemsRead More — Solar Builder magazine