Category: Green Building LEED News
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Duke Energy Carolinas working on a major battery storage project in Anderson County
Duke Energy Carolinas is partnering with Anderson County, S.C., to build an energy storage project at the Anderson Civic Center that will be part of the company’s long-term strategy to integrate battery technology into the smart-thinking grid it is building in the Carolinas. The battery project will also provide powerRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar Energy World expands solar installation business in Florida with education push
Although Florida is the “Sunshine State” some residents don’t understand the benefits of going solar. This is why Solar Energy World (SEW) is making a big investment in customer education as part of its growth strategy. Headquartered in Maryland, SEW opened in Tampa in June 2019 and expanded into OrlandoRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Louisiana PSC votes to allow utilites to lower net metering payback rates
The Louisiana Public Service Commission (PSC) voted last month to lower the net metering rates energy companies must pay solar customers. The crusade to lower the value of home solar was led by Entergy, which will be decreasing its per kilowatt payback from 10 cents to 3.5 cents. This articleRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar energy curriculum included in the deal for these four Virginia school solar projects
Solar arrays at four more schools in Augusta County, Virginia, are now complete and operational, bringing additional renewable energy to the Augusta County Public School (ACPS) system. The combined one-megawatt (MW) solar project on the four schools, originally spearheaded by two local high school students, was financed by Standard Solar,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Terabase Energy launches to cut solar project soft costs for EPCs by 25 percent
At Solar Power International in Salt Lake City this year, Terabase Energy a new solar technology company led by CEO Matt Campbell and a team of long-time solar industry executives (many from SunPower), unveiled its Terabase Platform aimed at dramatically reducing solar project development and deployment costs and timelines. “WeRead More — Solar Builder magazine