Category: Green Building LEED News
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California net billing is here – and so are these NEM 3.0 battery storage deals
California’s net billing tariff era (NEM 3.0) is officially upon us starting April 15. Net billing drastically reduces the value of solar energy via lower compensation on export rates and complex hourly pricing. This effectively forces new solar customers to adopt batteries to store that excess production to self-consume later, and/or export more strategically, if……
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ESS, Coldwell Solar to build solar + storage microgrid to power California wineries
Energy storage systems manufacturer ESS Tech Inc. will deliver three Energy Warehouse systems to Coldwell Solar. The systems will be installed in a solar + storage microgrid at Roederer Estate, Scharffenberger Cellars and Domaine Anderson, California wineries in Mendocino County known for their sparkling and still wines. Caldwell Solar is a major developer and builder……
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Innovations in pile drivers for solar projects
Pile drivers have become a go-to machine in the renewable energy market for the construction of ground-mount solar projects. As the construction of solar farms has grown exponentially in the last decade, contractors have begun looking for alternatives to the larger, traditional pile drivers. This has led to the development of a new segment of……
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Ground-Mount Solar BOS Buyer’s Guide 2023
There is a solar structure and electrical system for every space you encounter. From Midwestern mall parking lots to Northeastern landfills to vast rocky desert landscapes — and all of those solutions are listed in this 2023 Ground-Mount Solar BOS Buyer’s Guide. For this year’s Ground-Mount BOS Buyer’s Guide, we reached out to suppliers of……