Category: Green Building LEED News
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Report: Net metering compensation moves to time-varying and avoided cost rates
The solar net metering headlines have been dominated by California’s NEM 3.0, but net metering compensation is being updated all over the country. The Q1 2023 edition of The 50 States of Solar finds that 41 states, plus the District of Columbia, took some type of distributed solar policy action during Q1 2023, with the……
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Leading PV project planning tools from K2 Systems and partners
In recent years, K2 Systems has expanded its digital presence by developing its online design tools. In the US market, K2 now offers K2 Base and K2 Quote. K2 Base, the company’s legacy design tool, has been available for many years and is an online design assistant that allows customers to design their projects using……
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First Solar helps revitalize Pennsylvania glass manufacturing
The Vitro Architectural Glass business is getting a shot in the arm as part of the U.S. solar manufacturing boom. Headquartered in Cheswick, Pa., Vitro entered into an agreement to manufacture glass for the largest domestic producer of solar modules, First Solar. Ricardo Maiz, President of Vitro Architectural Glass, said this investment is a pivotal……
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SPI Energy brings solar wafer, module production to South Carolina
Global renewable energy company SPI Energy Co. leased a facility in South Carolina this week to expand the solar wafer and solar module manufacturing capacities for its wholly owned SEM Wafertech Inc. and Solar4Amercica Technology subsidiaries. Expanding the solar module manufacturing sector in the United States requires more than just module assembly as most of……
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Gripple debuts Mini cable hanger at Intersolar Europe
Gripple, a manufacturer of bracing, anchoring, and cable management solutions for utility scale solar installations, is releasing a new Mini Hanger, specifically designed for string cable management, at Intersolar Europe 2023. The new CableSmart Mini Hanger forms part of the Gripple cable management range which now features solutions to manage both string and home run……