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Category: Green Building LEED News

  • Community Solar Legal Primer: From project structure to consumer protection

    Community solar, a type of project in which multiple consumers support a shared PV system, is growing in popularity. Since the first community solar program was launched in 2006, 13 states and the District of Columbia have adopted legislation to facilitate the deployment of community solar projects. In total, approximatelyRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Eaton releases more powerful Power Xpert Solar inverters, 1,500-volt combiners

    We met with power management company Eaton at Intersolar in San Francisco to see its expanded range of inverters and electrical balance of system (BOS) solutions. “Eaton’s complete solutions and engineering services are helping customers around the globe improve return on investment for solar and energy storage applications,” said JohnRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Fitch: Residential solar is a threat to investor-owned utility credit

    Rapidly growing U.S. residential photovoltaic (PV) solar system installations and net energy metering (NEM) are potential long-term threats to the creditworthiness of investor-owned utilities (IOUs), according to Fitch Ratings. PV solar, primarily rooftop, is a small but rapidly growing portion of U.S. electricity production. Annual residential PV solar installs increasedRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • HDPV Alliance adds six new members (now at 39 total)

    The HDPV Alliance, an industry-wide alliance focused on lowering the cost and increasing the performance of PV solar systems, added six new members to expand HDPV membership to 39 companies worldwide. New members include leading inverter, system simulation, and PV module manufactures as well as engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) andRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Texas rate case settled, should be good for future solar customers

    The solar industry in Texas is growing, and an unopposed settlement agreement filed by the El Paso Electric Co. for its rate case pending before the Public Utility Commission of Texas (the PUCT) should help clear future hurdles for distributed generation. If approved by the PUCT, the Unopposed Settlement wouldRead More — Solar Builder magazine