Category: Green Building LEED News

  • REC Solar, Sungevity form strategic partnership

    REC Solar, a national provider of commercial solar and energy solutions, and Sungevity, a leader in the global solar market, announced a strategic partnership to help businesses of all sizes reduce energy costs. As part of the deal, the two leading solar providers will share sales leads appropriate to eachRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Details on the Pika Energy Island system now available for solar-plus-storage projects

    It is now the second quarter of 2016, which means that Pika Energy Inc. will begin shipping its new Pika Energy Island systems. “The availability of our newest bi-directional inverter comes at a critical time in the solar PV and distributed energy industry,” said Pika Energy President Ben Polito. “Solar-plus-storage isRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Massachusetts reaches net metering compromise — a win for solar?

    The biggest solar and state net metering impasse has reached its end. State legislators in Massachusetts (both House and Senate) have agreed on legislation to raise the state’s net metering caps by 3 percent, and it will decrease the reimbursement rate paid to most solar energy producers by 40 percent. The lower rateRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • The On-Going Struggle to Put An End To Coal

    Scotland and other European countries are getting out of coal, but it still grows in Asia.

  • The Solar Program is looking for New York, New Jersey affiliates

    The Solar Program, an East coast residential solar sales and marketing group, just launched a new affiliate partnership program in New York and New Jersey. This recently launched program will allow local solar and home improvement companies, as affiliates, which the company says simplifies the entire process, provides stricter quality control standards and createsRead More — Solar Builder magazine