Category: Green Building LEED News
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Duke Energy begins construction of new solar capacity in North Carolina
Continuing its expansion of solar energy, Duke Energy started construction on two major solar projects in North Carolina last week. The projects: The 69-megawatt Maiden Creek solar facility, located on Didley Dadburn Road in the Catawba County town of Maiden and the 25-megawatt Gaston solar facility located on Neal RoadRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Sunrun signs deals with three California Community Choice Aggregators to combat PSPSs
Sunrun has secured exclusive partnerships with three Bay Area Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs), which collectively provide power for approximately one million homes. The partnerships are with East Bay Community Energy (EBCE), which supplies power to Alameda County; Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE), which supplies power to Santa Clara County; andRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Sol-Ark solar inverters now have closed-loop communication with Discover AES batteries
Sol-Ark continues to form solid partnerships with energy storage companies, the latest being Discover Battery. The two have implemented a closed-loop communication between Discover’s Advanced Energy System (AES) LiFePO4 and the Sol-Ark 12K and 8K Hybrid All-In-One inverter systems over CANBus using a LYNK Solar Gateway. In addition toRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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McKinstry is expanding solar partnerships in Western Arkansas
McKinstry, a national construction and energy services firm, continues to expand its municipal government partnerships in western Arkansas with the delivery of four new solar photovoltaic systems. The new solar arrays will generate more than 6 million kilowatt hours of energy each year, saving close to $350,000 in utility costsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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FYI: Texas-based CPS Energy is prepping for some big renewable energy RFPs
CPS Energy, the largest municipally owned, fully-integrated electric and gas utility in the United States, is taking a significant step to diversify its generation portfolio and meet the energy demands of one of the fastest growing regions in the country. The San Antonio, Texas-based utility, is releasing a global RequestRead More — Solar Builder magazine