Category: Green Building LEED News
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SDG&E wants to hike electric bill minimums and add a fixed charge, citing solar as the reason
San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) is proposing a new fixed rate of $10 and a monthly increased minimum bill proposal, of $1.26 per day (or $38.19 per bill based on a 30-day billing cycle), to be effective March 1, 2020 if approved by the CPUC. SDG&E believes these “modest” increasesRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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EDF Renewables adds EV charging company PowerFlex Systems to its Distributed Solutions Group
EDF Renewables North America has acquired Los Altos, California-based PowerFlex Systems, a pioneer in managed electric vehicle (EV) charging technology. The investment is part of EDF Renewables’ continued strategic growth in the distributed energy market, as reflected by their acquisition of groSolar in 2016 and their partnership with EnterSolar lastRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SunPower to give homeowners the ability to design their own solar systems with Design Studio
Historically, understanding a home’s solar potential required talking to a sales consultant or compromising with one-size-fits-all online calculators. With a new web application called Design Studio, SunPower is looking to give U.S. homeowners the power to create their own solar system design automatically in seconds. In less than 30 seconds,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Check out this collaborative solar resource assessment concept from ArcVera Renewables, NRG Systems, Harness Energy
Assessing an accurate value of a potential solar project — and then maintaining that production outlook — are of utmost importance for the solar industry. A new and complete solar resource assessment (SRA) solution is being rolled out to the U.S. market to handle the key aspects of those objectivesRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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California governor signs bill to protect solar energy customers from unfair taxes
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law important financial protections for Californians investing in rooftop solar energy. The law, AB 1208, extends a prohibition on cities and counties taxing the energy generated by rooftop solar panels for use by homeowners and businesses. The bill faced little controversy since it was introduced inRead More — Solar Builder magazine