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Category: Green Building LEED News

  • How the lack of a common interconnection rule affects solar installers, customers

    The inherent nature of energy storage systems (ESS) can become an issue at the time of interconnection in cases in which it is not classified under “generator.” Without this simple addition to the interconnection rules of the utility, longer and costlier procedures for the interconnection of an ESS may beRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • sPower closes on $700M for Spotsylvania Solar Energy Center in Virginia

    sPower, a renewable energy Independent Power Producer (IPP), closed on $700+ million construction / term loan financing for Spotsylvania Solar Energy Center in Spotsylvania County, Va. At 620 MWdc, this is the largest solar project east of the Rockies. The project is currently under construction, with phases coming online thisRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Optimizing solar + storage for backup operation

    The interest in and adoption of residential storage in the US has grown at a healthy pace in the last few years. Guidance on how to size a system, particularly for AC coupled storage solutions, is a common request from installers with customers interested in adding storage. Few areas inRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solaria teams with OpenSolar to debut this free Solaria Proposal Tool

    Solaria Corp. has arguably the best high-efficiency, all-black residential PV module out there, which means that common solar design tools don’t quite do it justice in terms of value and visuals. That’s why Solaria is teaming with OpenSolar on the new Solaria Proposal Tool. This solution will combine OpenSolar’s cloud-based, interactiveRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • PowerMarket, Lodestar Energy bring community solar to NYSEG territory

    PowerMarket has partnered with LodestarEnergy, an Avon, Conn.-based community solar developer, to integrate their expertise and provide Tioga, N.Y., a new renewable energy opportunity. Over 800 New York State Electric and Gas Corporation (NYSEG) subscribers can now take part in one of the largest community solar projects in the area.Read More — Solar Builder magazine