Category: Solar Power & Energy
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Eighty percent of the largest solar project in California is now in operation
Developer 8minutenergy Renewables and private asset management firm Capital Dynamics kicked off commercial operation of the 328 MWdc Mount Signal 3 Solar Farm. The project is the largest in the 800 MW Mount Signal solar cluster, which is not only the largest PV project in California, but also among theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar + storage inverter selection: inverter stacking vs. high voltage inverters
Scaling an energy storage system requires stacking both energy (batteries) and power (inverters). Batteries that were designed to be modular can typically be stacked without limitation. However, inverter stacking presents more challenges. The question installers must answer is at what point does it make sense to jump from a multi-inverterRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Energy Service Experts relocates HQ to Houston, Spruce Financial gets a new COO
Energy Service Experts (ESE), a residential energy servicing solution provider for the solar and energy efficiency sectors, has completed the relocation of its headquarters from San Francisco to Houston. As part of the transition, ESE’s president and chief operating officer, Jonathan Roumel, has been named to also serve as COORead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Here’s a smart solar installation program for affordable housing you should copy
We’ve been posting a lot of news focused on low-income solar programs lately, not just because we think this is an important area for the solar industry to focus its attention but because there’s actually been a lot of attention. There’s this initiative in New York State and this oneRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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DC Sustainable Energy Utility issues two huge ‘Solar for All’ requests for proposal
On Tuesday, the DC Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU) issued two requests for proposal (RFPs) worth up to $9.6 million seeking contractors and developers for one of the largest income-qualified solar energy efforts in the country. The District Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE)’s “Solar for All” program, which kicked offRead More — Solar Builder magazine