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Category: Green Building LEED News

  • The value proposition of energy storage without solar

    It’s no surprise that within the solar community energy storage is most often discussed in the context of solar+storage. But what about the potential for energy storage where there is no PV system? Whether you’re talking about residential or C&I applications, the truth is that batteries can help optimize anyRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SEIA joins in Day of Understanding as part of its diversity, inclusion mission

    The Solar Energy Industries Association is one of more than 150 organizations participating in the “Day of Understanding” hosted by CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion to address bias and increase understanding in the workplace and beyond. SEIA will engage its employees in an open conversation about key issues surroundingRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Xcel Energy shows its path to 100 percent renewable generation by 2050

    Xcel Energy is officially all-in on renewable generation, laying out a plan to deliver 100 percent carbon-free electricity to customers by 2050. OK, so that’s fairly distant, but they plan to reduce carbon emissions 80 percent from 2005 levels in the eight states it serves by 2030. “This is anRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Eighty percent of the largest solar project in California is now in operation

    Developer 8minutenergy Renewables and private asset management firm Capital Dynamics kicked off commercial operation of the 328 MWdc Mount Signal 3 Solar Farm. The project is the largest in the 800 MW Mount Signal solar cluster, which is not only the largest PV project in California, but also among theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar + storage inverter selection: inverter stacking vs. high voltage inverters

    Scaling an energy storage system requires stacking both energy (batteries) and power (inverters). Batteries that were designed to be modular can typically be stacked without limitation. However, inverter stacking presents more challenges. The question installers must answer is at what point does it make sense to jump from a multi-inverterRead More — Solar Builder magazine