Category: Green Building LEED News
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Top 5 battery installation issues for solar installers
With the right installation, battery banks can provide reliable power for years. In this article, you’ll discover how to avoid costly, hard-to-diagnose battery installation mistakes, and you’ll learn a holistic approach that prevents costly errors long before installation. 1. Not Starting with Efficiency Each additional kWh of energy demand requiresRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SEIA meets with Rick Perry to talk solar innovations, storage and future of the grid
As competitive as solar energy prices have become, political energy is still the most influential factor for industry growth. There is a lot of bulletin board material for the industry to crow about — like these job reports — but changing hearts and minds takes time. The Solar Energy IndustriesRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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40-MW Solar Frontier plant sold to Dominion Resources
Solar Frontier Americas has sold its 40 megawatts (DC) Midway II solar power plant to a subsidiary of Dominion Energy Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Dominion Resources, Inc., one of the leading energy suppliers in the country. Dominion serves more than 6 million utility and retail energy customers throughoutRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Yaskawa-Solectria Solar inverters now fully compatible with Tigo optimizers
Yaskawa – Solectria Solar announced full compatibility of its three-phase string inverters with Tigo’s module optimizers, fully complying with the 2014 and 2017 National Electric Code (NEC) 690.12 Rapid Shutdown Requirements. “We are pleased to offer our customers a solution that complies with the upcoming module-level rapid shutdown requirements,” saidRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar industry funding report for Q1 2017: Was there a ‘Trump effect’?
The question on the collective renewable energy industry’s mind since last November has been, “How will the election of Donald Trump impact us?” Mercom’s Q1 Solar 2017 Funding and M&A Report gives the first bit of insight into investor confidence in the solar industry since President Trump took office. TotalRead More — Solar Builder magazine