Category: Solar Power & Energy

  • Schneider Electric Conext meets rigorous Hawaiian requirements

    Schneider Electric Solar Business says its Conext XW+ 6848NA meets Hawaiian Electric Companies’ (HECO) rigorous “ultra-fast trip” Transient Over-Voltage (TrOV-2) and Frequency and Voltage Ride-Through (FVRT) requirements and is approved for both grid-tied net metered PV systems and grid connected zero export (self-consumption) PV systems. The Conext XW+ 6848NA battery-based inverter/charger is nowRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Distributed generation fee struck down in Wisconsin

    The Dane County Circuit Court in Wisconsin struck down discriminatory charges on solar customers in a verbal ruling delivered by Judge Peter Anderson. The ruling was needed to reverse the Wisconsin Public Service Commission’s December 2014 decision to add a discriminatory fee on distributed generation customers in We Energies’ territory. TheRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Vinyasun looks to capture Florida solar market with zero-down model

    Florida ranks third in rooftop solar potential with 300 days of available sun to make power, but ranks just 13th in the nation for actual amount of solar energy installed. A disappointing disconnect that might be starting to turnaround with reports that Florida’s largest utilities are beginning to develop hundreds of acresRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • NEXTracker now shipping 100 MW of trackers each week

    NEXTracker has shown significant growth in a fairly short amount of time. The company’s latest announcement highlights this: NEXTracker is now shipping 100 MW of its solar trackers per week to locations around the world. NEXTracker has over 1,800 MW of advanced trackers operating or under construction with several dozen customers on five continents. “We’reRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • REC Solar connects Hawaii’s largest solar project (5 percent of Kauai’s energy)

    REC Solar announced the interconnection of a 12 MW AC solar array for Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC). The utility-scale system is the largest in the state of Hawaii and REC Solar’s largest project to date. Located in Anahola, Kaua‘i, the 60-acre PV system will generate 20 percent of the island’sRead More — Solar Builder magazine