Category: Solar Power & Energy
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IHS Markit: Global solar PV market will return to double-digit growth in 2019
The global solar photovoltaic (PV) market is set to bounce back from single-digit growth in 2018 to 25 percent growth in 2019, reaching 129 gigawatts of solar installations, according to global business information provider IHS Markit. This revived growth comes mainly from markets outside of China, which are forecast toRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Nevada has turned around its solar industry, led the nation in clean energy job growth in 2018
Remember when Nevada randomly tried to kill its residential solar industry? Since then, Nevada has reversed course and been a clean energy policy leader. As the Nevada Legislature considers legislation to advance clean energy, including a bill for the state to get half of its energy from renewable sources, aRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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How Massachusetts is supporting energy storage (and how your state can too)
Batteries are now eligible for state energy efficiency incentives in Massachusetts, and this first-in-the-nation policy should be considered by other states, according to a new report published by Clean Energy Group (CEG). The report details how Massachusetts, a national leader in energy efficiency, recently became the first state to formally incorporateRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Standard Solar opens Chicago office to grow its presence in the Midwest
Standard Solar Inc., a leading solar energy company specializing in the development and financing of solar electric systems nationwide, has expanded with a new office located in downtown Chicago. The new solar project financing office supports the increasing need for turnkey solar financing in the Midwest and the demand expectedRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Virginia’s Ipsun Solar adds energy storage offering with Tesla certification
Ipsun Solar, located in Fairfax, Va., is now a Tesla Powerwall Certified Installer. The company says sign-ups for the product are already coming in at a brisk pace, which speaks to a desire on the part of D.C. and Northern Virginia homeowners for customized solar-plus-battery solutions. During 2019, the finalRead More — Solar Builder magazine