Category: Green Building LEED News
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Installer insight: Florida’s Powerbill Solutions reviews the RT-APEX solar mount by Roof Tech
Powerbill Solutions was founded in 2017 by Bryan Roddenbery and partner Greg Chentnik. The company’s mission to mitigate and eliminate high electricity bills for their customers along the Florida Panhandle. Headquartered in Tallahassee, Florida, Powerbill offers design, engineering, and installation of residential and commercial photovoltaic systems, commercial solar water heatingRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign starts solar project construction, expects to turn on this winter
Construction is underway on the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign’s Solar Farm 2.0, with a commercial operation date expected for early 2021. The new 54-acre, 12.1 megawatt solar array is located north of Curtis Road, between First Street and U.S. Route 45, next to the Village of Savoy. OnceRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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NBA Hall of Famer Bill Walton now an advocate for Stellar Solar
Stellar Solar, one of San Diego’s most experienced residential and commercial installers since 1998, has teamed up with NBA Hall of Fame Center, solar advocate and San Diego native and resident Bill Walton to educate San Diego homeowners who have not gone solar on the economic benefits it can provideRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Boyd Jones adds rooftop PV to bank in Nebraska’s Dundee neighborhood
A new rooftop solar project is now generating clean electricity in Nebraska’s historic Dundee neighborhood. Boyd Jones recently completed the installation of a solar photovoltaic system on top of Dundee Bank at 5015 Underwood Ave. There, the local bank and the local construction company teamed up on an effort that willRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Hello, Pneumatics: The case for Sunfolding’s intriguing air-powered solar tracker
New systems with “innovative concepts” can be a challenging decision for solar developers and EPCs, and rightfully so when it comes to solar trackers. But what if that innovation is based on one of the oldest, most reliable power-conversion concepts humankind has, fueled by our most plentiful free resource? ThatRead More — Solar Builder magazine