Category: Green Building LEED News
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Contra Costa County uses SunPower to hedge against peak electric rates
Contra Costa County in California recently selected SunPower to deploy a mix of Helix Roof and Carport solar systems at 10 locations totaling 3.7 megawatts, which is expected to offset approximately 68 percent grid electricity and save $16.5 million in energy costs over 25 years. Three of those sites willRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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New Tech Tuesday: Five universities (in three countries) team to advance PV technology research
A new research project spanning five universities in three countries and led by Arizona State University will work to improve solar cell technology and look into new uses for photovoltaic (PV) devices. ASU’s Quantum Energy and Sustainable Solar Technologies (QESST) Engineering Research Center will take the lead in the collaborativeRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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State of Charge: Five things to know about the energy storage market heading into 2020
The U.S. energy storage market is growing tremendously. Indeed, IHS Markit projects that over 40 GW of energy storage capacity will be installed by 2022, starting from a base of only 0.34 GW installed in 2012 and 2013. This growth of the U.S. energy storage market is driven by severalRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Sunrun partners with Citadel Roofing to serve California’s new-build home solar market
Citadel Roofing & Solar, one of California’s largest and most experienced roofing and solar installers, announced its official partnership with Sunrun to offer solar-as-a-service and solar purchase products to California homebuilders and their homebuyers for as little as zero upfront cost. With this agreement, Citadel will be able to offerRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Clean Energy States Alliance launches DOE-funded initiative to bring solar to low-income communities
The Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) will lead a wide-ranging initiative to accelerate the development of solar projects that benefit low-and-moderate-income (LMI) households and communities. The “Scaling Up Solar for Under-Resourced Communities Project” is being supported by a three-year funding award of $1.1 million from the US Department of EnergyRead More — Solar Builder magazine