Category: Solar Power & Energy
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How four Midwest states boosted residential solar installations via Solarize group buys
The Solarize programs included in the Midwest Renewable Energy Association’s Solar Group Buy have helped 482 property owners in four states add 3.8 MW of solar electric generating capacity to their homes, farms, organizations, and businesses, more than doubling the organization’s solar group buy results to date. How it workedRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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ForeFront Power connects community solar to National Grid and Rochester Gas & Electric service territory
ForeFront Power’s first Community Solar projects in New York are now operational for subscribers across National Grid and Rochester Gas & Electric (RG&E) service territories. The nine projects, representing 27 megawatts (MW) of capacity, are the first of a portfolio of over 75 MW across New York expected to beRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Countdown to 2020, part 1: The role solar plays in California’s new building efficiency standards
Installment 1: New Builds, New You Enter the Twilight Zone with me. Tomorrow, we wake up in a reality where solar energy is a standard component of all new homes built across the United States. Between that day and 2026, more solar energy capacity would be installed on just newRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SunShare tops the 100 MW mark for community solar garden development
With the recent completion of the SaintSun project in St. Michael, Minnesota, SunShare has now completed development on 105 MW of solar across 77 community solar gardens and has signed up over 8,300 commercial and residential subscribers in Colorado and Minnesota. This makes SunShare the first community solar garden companyRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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New Mexico puts community solar legislation on the table
Legislation was introduced in New Mexico recently to expand bill-saving benefits of solar to all residents, including those who rent, have unsuitable roofs, or lack financial flexibility, by allowing community solar development in the state. The Community Solar Act (HB210), sponsored by Representative Patricia Roybal Caballero and Senator Elizabeth Stefanics,Read More — Solar Builder magazine