LEED Points

Category: Solar Power & Energy

  • Crowd Sourced: Details on a plan for drastic cost reductions, wide deployment of community-scale solar

    Community solar to this point has been more of a riddle than a segment. Generally referring to shared solar development that accepts capital from and provides output credit to subscribers and other investors, the potential of the community solar segment is massive. Removing roof and space constraints from the equation,Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • New York’s Sunrise Solar to start installing SunTegra solar shingles

    Solar shingles are now available for installation by Sunrise Solar Solutions LLC, the premier residential and commercial installer of solar PV systems in Westchester County, the Hudson Valley and the entire New York Metro area. Solar shingles have become an extremely popular and sought-after energy option for home and businessRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • The Replacements: These solar mounts for tile rooftops cut labor costs, avoid OSHA issues

    It’s always reassuring when solar technology moves faster than a federal regulator, even if it is a well-intentioned agency like the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). In this recent case, a new crop of solar tile replacements that support rooftop mounting systems are eliminating the needRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • LONGi Solar’s 60-cell bifacial module hits world record efficiency

    The China General Certification Center (CGC), an authoritative, independent testing organization, has validated that LONGi Solar’s 60-cell bifacial shingling module achieved a front-side conversion efficiency of 20.66%, the highest in the world to date. Dr. Lv Jun, Vice President of LONGi Solar said, “this breakthrough in module conversion efficiency furtherRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Largest solar project in Arkansas commissioned, spanning 475 acres

    State and local leaders joined executives from NextEra Energy Resources and Entergy Arkansas this week to celebrate the commissioning of Arkansas’ largest universal solar energy project – the Stuttgart Solar Energy Center. “Solar energy is good for Arkansans and good for our economy,” said Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson. “Arkansas hasRead More — Solar Builder magazine