Category: Green Building LEED News

  • Behind-the-meter energy storage market grows 405 percent in 2015

    The U.S. energy storage market just had both its best quarter and best year of all time, according to the GTM Research/Energy Storage Association’s U.S. Energy Storage Monitor 2015 Year in Review. The U.S. deployed 112 megawatts of energy storage capacity in the fourth quarter of 2015, bringing the annualRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Florida Supreme Court to rule on controversial utility-backed solar ballot measure

    With the solar industry increasing at such a rapid pace, you’d assume “The Sunshine State” would be just exploding with installations. But that hasn’t been the case, and depending on how the state handles a new amendment that’s been proposed, it might never be the case. Basically, the Florida Supreme CourtRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Largest California Utility Serves Up 30% Solar

    California is proving that even the most populous state in the US can quickly reach high levels of renewable energy.

  • DEGERtrackers fill out massive Solar Gardens project in Canada

    Since the start of the construction of Solar Gardens in Ontario, Canada, more than 1,900 DEGERtracker D100 systems (20 MWp) have already been successfully installed. A further 300 DEGERtracker D100 systems (4 MWp) will be released in the coming weeks and make the conclusion of the project portfolio. This projectRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SEIA forms committee solely dedicated to solar mounting systems

    The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has officially formed a new committee dedicated just to mounting — the PV Mounting System Manufacturers Committee (MSMC) — which is a development that is greatly needed to better standardize and unify the industry around this crucial topic. This committee will work with otherRead More — Solar Builder magazine