Category: Green Building LEED News

  • How much battery do you really need?

    One of the most common puzzles to a solar installation project with energy storage seems simple, but is quite complex to define: how much battery do we really need? The reason the answer isn’t as straightforward as pointing out a specific product or listing a kilowatt number is that itRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Californians can help prevent rolling blackouts by shifting loads, says Sense

    The home energy monitoring pros at Sense analyzed energy data in 1,100 homes in California to show how people use electricity in the critical evening hours from 6 to 8 pm when power generation from renewable sources like solar drops nearly to zero. Using anonymized data from the homes, theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SunModo EXPO 2020: A Showcase of Residential Racking Innovations to Save Money and Time

    Tue, Sep 29, 2020 2:00 PM EDT Sign up for free here Residential solar installers aren’t able to visit trade show booths this year, so SunModo is bringing its booth to installers. There are a lot of residential mounting and racking products on the market, and no manufacturer provides moreRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Candela Renewables signs PPA with Google for Texas solar project

    Utility-scale solar developer Candela Renewables announced an agreement with Google for a 140-MW power purchase agreement (PPA) in Texas. This agreement is a part of Google’s biggest renewable energy purchase ever, announced by them in September 2019, which is also the largest-ever corporate purchase of renewable power – overall, aRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Connecticut Green Bank has open request for proposals to support clean energy investment

    Through its open request for proposals for Green Bank Capital Solutions, the Connecticut Green Bank plans to further catalyze the green energy economy in Connecticut by providing access by project developers and others to capital. Projects financed through the request for proposals would either not happen or be realized atRead More — Solar Builder magazine