Category: Solar Power & Energy
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What’s new in the 2019 edition of IREC’s grid interconnection best practices?
The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) released its nationally applicable IREC Model Interconnection Procedures, 2019 Edition, last week. The model procedures reflect the latest evolution in best practices to facilitate higher penetrations of distributed energy resources (DERs) on the grid, integrating new technologies while maintaining grid safety and reliability. TheRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Blue Planet Energy expands into commercial energy storage with Blue Ion LX
Hawai’i-based Blue Planet Energy has expanded its Blue Ion line of safe, scalable energy storage solutions with the introduction of Blue Ion LX for commercial and industrial (C&I) applications. Blue Planet Energy developed the high-voltage Blue Ion LX system in close collaboration with energy storage integrators who have installed overRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Sunnova adds 10-year financing option to its SunSafe Easy Own program
Sunnova Energy International Inc. announced the expansion of its Sunnova SunSafe Easy Own customized solar and battery storage financing options with the addition of a 10-year finance agreement. The new 10-year finance offering is available in the 12 existing Sunnova SunSafe markets. “In addition to the broad choice of financingRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Encore Renewable Energy to speed its clean energy development with new capital from Leyline
Encore Renewable Energy is accelerating its development of solar and energy storage projects on underutilized property with an infusion of development capital from North Carolina’s Leyline Renewable Energy under their first fund, Windstar Fund I, L.P. The companies just closed a deal to loan Encore its next $1.8 million inRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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California PUC approves $120 million to help disadvantaged communities go solar
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted yesterday to approve program implementation for the Disadvantaged Communities – Single-family Solar Homes (DAC-SASH) program. A major new investment in expanding solar access, DAC-SASH aims to increase the adoption of clean, affordable solar power by low-income households in disadvantaged communities. It builds offRead More — Solar Builder magazine