Category: Green Building LEED News
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IREC issues model rules to speed up clean energy interconnection
The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) has updated its model rules to facilitate the safe, efficient and reliable interconnection of clean energy resources to the electric grid. Interconnection is one of the biggest obstacles to the expansion of distributed energy resources (DERs) such as rooftop solar installations, community solar and battery storage — and achieving……
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Enphase now shipping IQ microinverters from third U.S. factory
Enphase Energy has been quickly ramping up a U.S.-based contract manufacturing footprint this year. The rollout started in July, from a facility in Columbia, S.C., with a splashy press conference that included President Biden. Those microinverters are being produced by global manufacturer Flex. Next came a Foxconn facility in Mount Pleasant, Wisc. Today, Enphase is officially shipping IQ……
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FlexGen Power Systems opens 24/7 remote operations center in North Carolina
FlexGen Power Systems opened a new Remote Operations Center (ROC) in Durham, N.C. The ROC allows FlexGen to monitor and manage energy storage assets across the country to optimize performance every minute of the day via the company’s LifeCycle Services. “We’re still very early in the evolution of energy storage performance optimization,” said Kelcy Pegler,……
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Bila Solar to manufacture glass-less solar panels in Indiana
Bila Solar is the latest Asia-based solar module manufacturer setting up shop in the United States. The 1 GW-scale manufacturing plant is planned for Indianapolis and scheduled to be operational mid-2024. The company will invest upwards of $35 million in Indianapolis to renovate an existing 150,000-square-foot facility and employ about 250 people when up and……
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Recycled batteries foster equity in energy storage
Energy storage is booming for those who can afford it, but the upfront cost can be daunting for low- and middle-income (LMI) households and small businesses. One option for cost-sensitive storage customers is recycled batteries that may only cost half of a typical lithium-ion battery installation. EnergySage pegs the average price of a battery storage……