Category: Green Building LEED News
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Solar trackers power metal refinishing company Sungen Circle Finishing
Twenty-two solar trackers are now powering metalwork company Sungen Circle Finishing in Newburyport, Mass. The 186-kW solar project will help offset more than 65 percent of the electrical needs of the local metal refinishing company. Originally the company installed a fixed ground mounted system in 2010 that was damaged by 6Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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PCI Solar awarded contract by Austin Independent School District (592 kW)
PCI Solar has been awarded the contract to build solar arrays on four schools for the Austin Independent School District. The award was decided through a competitive RFP process and construction is slated to begin in the second half of 2016. The RFP called for a total of 592.8 kWRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Michigan’s Consumers Energy completes first solar power plant install
Consumers Energy completed installation of its first solar power plant — a 17-acre array of 11,000 Michigan-made solar panels at Grand Valley State University that produces electricity for Michigan homes and businesses. “We are pleased to energize Michigan with new, renewable sources of energy,” said John Russell, president and CEORead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SunPower, Con Edison creating ‘virtual power plant’ via distributed PV + battery systems in New York
Beginning this summer, Con Edison and SunPower Corp. will partner on a pilot program to offer solar power systems with battery storage to more than 300 New York homeowners. The aggregation of hundreds of homes with solar power and battery storage will provide the utility with a cost-effective and innovativeRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SolarMax introduces all-in-one, integrated energy storage system
While some of the industry’s largest solar companies have generated years of buzz with their battery back-up power for the home, SolarMax Technology says it is one of the first to develop and deliver an integrated, all-in-one-solution — the FLEX energy storage system — which hits the U.S. market this month. Launch timingRead More — Solar Builder magazine