Category: Green Building LEED News
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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……
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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……
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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……
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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……
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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%……