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Category: Solar Power & Energy

  • Dominion Energy takes charge of 80-MW solar facility in Virginia

    Dominion Energy Inc., a subsidiary of Dominion, acquired an 80-MW solar facility in Virginia from project developer Community Energy. This is going to be one of the largest solar facilities in the mid-Atlantic region, and construction is expected to begin later in 2015. The facility would enter service in fall 2016.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Global data center company’s two new PPAs will give 100% renewable energy coverage

    Data centers require a ton of energy. Equinix, Inc., a global interconnection and data center company, has made a move to diversify its sources for that energy, signing two power purchase agreements (PPA) for wind energy in Oklahoma and Texas that would then give the company 100 percent renewable energyRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • How new solar module technology lifts efficiency, limits price

    A whirlwind of new technology improvements are appearing in solar modules made by the world’s leading manufacturers, with common goals of improving performance and efficiency, while holding costs down to the bare bone. Many of these advances were touted during the recent SPI show in Anaheim, where manufacturers vied forRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Daytona International Speedway shows solar pavilion, patio, parking

    Daytona International Speedway (DIS) and Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) just showcased construction progress related to FPL’s new Solar Pavilion, one of three new structures that make up the FPL Solar Circuit at the “World Center of Racing.” The commercial-scale distributed solar power installation at DIS complements the $400Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Details on new Performance Series panels from SunPower

    SunPower announced the development of a new line of solar panels that it will market under the Performance Series product name. The new products utilize a proprietary manufacturing process to assemble conventional silicon solar cells into panels with increased efficiency and reliability compared with conventional panels. Designed to target aRead More — Solar Builder magazine