Category: Green Building LEED News
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Tesla’s Solar Roof is way off initial install goals, according to Wood Mackenzie report
Tesla CEO Elon Musk debuted the Tesla Solar Roof to much fanfare in 2016. Tesla aimed to manufacture 1,000 Solar Roofs per week by late 2019 and subsequently announced an installation goal of 1,000 Solar Roofs per week in early 2020. Industry analysts Wood Mackenzie estimate that, since the launch of the Tesla Solar Roof……
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SMA surpasses 20 GW of large-scale solar product installed in North America
SMA America has surpassed 20 GW of large-scale solar installed in North America, a threshold that the company crossed near the end of 2022. The American subsidiary’s growing installation base contributes to the company’s total global base, which now exceeds 105 GW. “We applaud our team’s dedication to growth and excellence in this rapidly growing……
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CPUC dismisses Sunnova’s micro utility application
Sunnova had big plans to install and maintain solar + storage microgrids for new home developments in California. The national solar and battery installer applied to the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) to be a micro utility. We detailed the finer points of the plan and proposal here. Industry advocates were bullish on the potential……
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Solarizing parking lots with solar carports or elevated solar trackers
This piece was submitted by Stracker Solar. With parking lots taking up roughly one-third of the land area across cities in the U.S., and rising concerns about the loss of arable land to industrial-size solar farms, attention has turned to how parking lots can be a vital option for energy generation. Beyond the readily available……
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Summit Ridge Energy secures 1.2 GW of Qcells modules for community solar pipeline
Commercial solar company Summit Ridge Energy (SRE) signed a module supply agreement with Qcells last week that was announced with much more fanfare than a typical solar panel purchase. First, the 1.2 GWs of solar panels is being touted as “the largest equipment purchase in history within the community solar industry.” Second, a “majority” of……