Category: Solar Power & Energy
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Three big bank transactions expand clean energy plans in New York
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced three new NY Green Bank deals that will allow private sector partners to provide and improve access to cleaner and more affordable energy for their residential, commercial and agricultural customers. NY Green Bank, a core initiative of the Governor’s Reforming the Energy Vision plan, is providingRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SunEdison completes 2-MW solar plant in Maryland
SunEdison, Inc. completed construction on a 2-MW solar power plant for the Town of Elkton, Md. The mayor and commissioners approved a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with SunEdison to buy the solar power generated by the system and estimate that it will save the town more than $2 million on electricityRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Hawaii residents asked to choose ‘self-supply’ or ‘grid-supply’ in next move to smart grid
Starting today, renewable-energy project developers seeking interconnection to the HECO companies’ utility grids will face two new PUC-driven tariff requirements, termed “self-supply” and “grid supply”, that will replace the NEM program and pave the way for so-called smart grid functionality. Out goes the NEM program, which led to Hawaii’s massiveRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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NEXTracker deal with Cintac reduces South American manufacturing lead time
NEXTracker formed a partnership with Cintac, South America’s leading steel manufacturer, in which Cintac will manufacture essential steel components and piers for NEXTracker’s Chilean solar projects. This partnership bolsters NEXTracker’s commitment to partnering with local suppliers to meet the rapidly growing global demand for its advanced tracking systems. The company saysRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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See a 270-kW rooftop system completed by SunLink, RA Power & Light
Hitting a project deadline on time is always a great feeling, but how about three weeks ahead of schedule? SunLink Corp. and RA Power & Light did just that completing a new 270-kW commercial rooftop system at the Aethercomm facility in Carlsbad, Calif. Solar developer and EPC RA Power & LightRead More — Solar Builder magazine