Category: Green Building LEED News
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Consumer watchdogs call out solar leasing, urge FTC to ban arbitration clauses
Solar leases, while diminishing in the market and will eventually give way to loans, are still the most common residential PV system funding model at this moment. They have obvious downsides for a homeowner, but a consumer watchdog group founded by Ralph Nader, Public Citizen, is calling out a less discussedRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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GlobalData: Battery energy storage system installs to hit 14 GW by 2020
Global battery energy storage system (BESS) installed capacity is set to grow from 1.5 Gigawatts (GW) in 2015 to over 14 GW by 2020, as large numbers of projects are planned to be commissioned over the forecast period due to increasing renewable installations and focus on grid stability, according toRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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WATCH: Massive Mustang solar project comes together, ready for commercial operation
Mustang Solar Project Overview from Recurrent Energy on Vimeo. The Mustang solar power project in Kings County, Calif., is massive (100 MWac/134 MWp) and ready for commercial operation, says Recurrent Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world’s largest solar power companies. “The commercial operation of theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Sonnen batteries available in Eastern U.S. through Enersave.com
Homeowners in the Eastern United States can now turn to Enersave.com, an online energy efficiency marketplace, to reserve sonnen residential battery storage products. sonnen launched in the US market in 2015 and manufactures its sonnenBatterie products in California. With more than 12,000 battery systems working with solar electric systems inRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Gaston Electrical installs 175-kW PV system on its own headquarters
Gaston Electrical Co., Inc., an electrical contracting company serving the commercial, institutional, and retail markets in New England, has partnered with Solect Energy to install a 175.8-kW rooftop solar system, consisting of 676 panels, at the company headquarters in Norwood, Mass. The installation will advance Gaston’s ongoing initiative to increaseRead More — Solar Builder magazine