Category: Green Building LEED News
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Department of Energy: Solar industry jobs expected to increase another 15 percent this year
The profile of jobs in the energy sector is changing, in large part to the success of the solar industry, and the U.S. Department of Energy has updated its reporting criteria to more accurately account for these changes in its jobs report. The first report using this new criteria, theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Canadian homebuilder makes Panasonic’s Residential Solar PV + Storage solution an upgrade option
LIV Communities became Canada’s first homebuilder to install a Panasonic Residential Solar PV + Energy Storage Solution in one of its show homes. LIV’s Casablanca: The Grand Collection in Brampton, Ontario, will offer the system as an upgrade to executive homes being built for homeowners looking to invest in andRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Coldwell Solar exceeds growth expectations, teases future news
Coldwell Solar sent a note that its continued growth exceeded expectations in 2015 with annual booked sales of $204 million mostly on commercial and utility projects. “Our success is due to a stringent set of core values and a steady continued vertical expansion in and outside California,” said CEO DaveRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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NREL raises its rooftop PV technical potential estimate a ton
Analysts at the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have used detailed light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data for 128 cities nationwide, along with improved data analysis methods and simulation tools, to update its estimate of total U.S. technical potential for rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems. The analysis reveals aRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Sunnova secures $300 million in equity from Energy Capital Partners
Funds seem easy to come by for the top solar providers these days. Sunnova Energy Corp. has secured $300 million in equity from Energy Capital Partners (ECP), a private equity firm with over $13 billion of capital commitments. Sunnova will use the funds to continue the company’s impressive growth in the residentialRead More — Solar Builder magazine