Category: Green Building LEED News

  • CEC approves virtual power plant program to tap distributed batteries statewide

    The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved a new virtual power plant (VPP) program that will tap into thousands of solar-charged batteries — approximately 100,000 — located at homes and businesses throughout the state. This Demand Side Grid Support program allow fleets of customer-sited batteries to be remotely dispatched when demand for electricity is at its……

  • CEC approves virtual power plant program to tap distributed batteries statewide

    The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved a new virtual power plant (VPP) program that will tap into thousands of solar-charged batteries — approximately 100,000 — located at homes and businesses throughout the state. This Demand Side Grid Support program allow fleets of customer-sited batteries to be remotely dispatched when demand for electricity is at its……

  • Enphase now shipping IQ8 microinverters from second U.S.-based facility

    Earlier in July, Enphase Energy made a big splash when it started rolling out IQ8 Microinverters from a facility in Columbia, S.C., produced by global manufacturer Flex. This was the first production of Enphase product via contract manufacturing in the United States — a big enough deal that President Biden stopped by to make some……

  • Enphase now shipping IQ8 microinverters from second U.S.-based facility

    Earlier in July, Enphase Energy made a big splash when it started rolling out IQ8 Microinverters from a facility in Columbia, S.C., produced by global manufacturer Flex. This was the first production of Enphase product via contract manufacturing in the United States — a big enough deal that President Biden stopped by to make some……

  • First Solar plans 5th U.S.-based solar facility, location yet to be determined

    First Solar announced plans to build a fifth solar module manufacturing facility in the United States, an investment of up to $1.1 billion. The new facility, which is anticipated to be completed and commissioned in the first half of 2026, will produce First Solar’s Series 7 modules, which are expected to be manufactured with 100%……