Category: Green Building LEED News
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Increased solar panel row spacing can improve site economics
We’ve written a lot about “energy density” over the years, and strategies for packing more panels into constrained areas and rooftops. But new research indicates that, over the longer term, in certain cases, wider spacing may be the better play for increasing solar module efficiency and solar plant economics. The reason is greater airflow, which……
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Solar PV field safety tips for all weather conditions
When it comes to safety practices working with solar PV technology in the field, judgement and awareness are key principles. “In the field” means in the environment, and the weather can change rapidly from day to day, as well as through each season. It will always affect your work. The safety rules and procedures at……
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Cleveland debuts low-income home solar install program
Cleveland’s first low- to moderate-income (LMI) solar program is underway and has high hopes for 2023. Solar installations are funded through a grant from the Lowenstein Foundation and the Urban Sustainability Directors Network. The program launched with a $100,000 grant to do between 5-10 installs. “We will end the year with five installs and two……
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Will California NEM 3.0 boost home energy storage?
Utilities were big winners in the California solar + storage market in mid-December, convincing the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to slash the value of solar energy returned to the grid by 75 percent, or as little as a nickel/kWh, effective mid-April 2023. This ruling — Net Energy Metering (NEM) 3.0 — under contentious study……
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Energy storage installations top record in third quarter despite rising costs, supply issues
The U.S. energy storage market continues to grow, seemingly impervious to rising costs and supply chain challenges. The U.S. Energy Storage Monitor report from the American Clean Power Association (ACP) and Wood Mackenzie showed a record 4,733 MWh of grid-scale energy storage installed in Q3 2023, surpassing the previous quarterly high of 4,598 MWh in……