Category: Green Building LEED News
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Canadian Solar wins largest public sector solar procurement bid in Canada this year
Canadian Solar Inc. won three solar power contracts with Alberta’s Ministry of Infrastructure, for a total of 94 megawatts (MWp) of solar power system in southeast Alberta, with an average contracted PPA price of $48.05 (Canadian dollars) per megawatt-hour. When in operation, these solar plants will provide 55 percent ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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South Carolina House passes bill to revamp state energy policy
The solar industry has been focused on South Carolina in 2019, and those efforts might now be paying off. The South Carolina House of Representatives unanimously passed The Energy Freedom Act, on a bipartisan vote last week, which would modernize the state’s energy market, enabling all energy sources to compete onRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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In construction: Outlets at Tejon adding 600-kW solar carport in parking lot
Located at Tejon Ranch, Calif., the Outlets at Tejon is currently installing a new solar electric system in its parking lot. The 600 kW-AC rated system will cover five rows of stalls (approximately 1.85 acres) in the center’s southwest parking field, protect shoppers from the hot sun and occasional rainRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Photovoltaic-aways: Solar module manufacturers share 7 insights on PV market trends in 2019
For our 2019 Module Buyer’s Guide (included in the Jan/Feb issue of Solar Builder magazine) we rounded up profiles on the newest modules on the market and also surveyed solar module manufacturers on the trends they are seeing and some of the new technology to watch. The seven insights areRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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McCarthy Building Companies to employ new recycling plan while constructing three solar projects in Mississippi
McCarthy Building Companies Inc. recently began construction on three solar projects in Meridian, Miss. Meridian I and II encompass a 6 MWdc solar project located on 38 acres of the Naval Air Station (NAS) Meridian in Lauderdale County, and Meridian III is a 75 MWdc solar project on approximately 650Read More — Solar Builder magazine