Category: Solar Power & Energy

  • Report: Indiana could save $2.3 billion via demand reduction strategies

    As utility data becomes more publicly available, the more innovative ideas and solutions can be proposed. Like this: A report issued by Indiana Advanced Energy Economy finds that a combination of demand reduction strategies could avoid or defer the need for new power plants, transmission lines, and distribution infrastructure acrossRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Kiss Electric earns 3.4-MW commercial solar project in New Jersey

    Licensed in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, Kiss Electric has been performing wide range of electrical jobs for more than 17 years. Most recently, they were awarded a 3.4 MW project in Sparta, N.J., at Braen Quarry. Job specifications require: 9,934, 360-W ground-mounted SunPower modules Schletter racking system Two PowerRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Watch: How a single person can install Schletter’s G-Max fixed tilt racking

    Steel solar mounting systems manufacturer Schletter kicked off its new blog last week with a quick tutorial on how to install its next generation racking system: G-Max. G-Max’s fixed-tilt construction is ideally suited for utility-scale installations, but here’s the wild part to us: The G-Max system’s fast and easy installationRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Florida Power and Light debuts solar-plus-storage strategy at a major power plant

    Florida Power & Light Co. unveiled a new solar-plus-storage system last week that they say will be the first in the country to fully integrate battery technology with a major solar power plant in a way that increases the plant’s overall energy output. By incorporating this new technology into theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Panasonic, Enphase to partner on high-efficiency AC module

    Panasonic Corp. of North America and Enphase Energy Inc. are partnering on the development of high efficiency AC Modules (ACMs). To support this partnership, the 320W Enphase IQ 7X Microinverter offers compatibility with Panasonic’s N Series Photovoltaic (PV) Modules HIT (N325/N330), and will be made available to distributors starting May 2018.Read More — Solar Builder magazine