Category: Green Building LEED News
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Energy Service Experts relocates HQ to Houston, Spruce Financial gets a new COO
Energy Service Experts (ESE), a residential energy servicing solution provider for the solar and energy efficiency sectors, has completed the relocation of its headquarters from San Francisco to Houston. As part of the transition, ESE’s president and chief operating officer, Jonathan Roumel, has been named to also serve as COORead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Here’s a smart solar installation program for affordable housing you should copy
We’ve been posting a lot of news focused on low-income solar programs lately, not just because we think this is an important area for the solar industry to focus its attention but because there’s actually been a lot of attention. There’s this initiative in New York State and this oneRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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DC Sustainable Energy Utility issues two huge ‘Solar for All’ requests for proposal
On Tuesday, the DC Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU) issued two requests for proposal (RFPs) worth up to $9.6 million seeking contractors and developers for one of the largest income-qualified solar energy efforts in the country. The District Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE)’s “Solar for All” program, which kicked offRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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A ton of solar companies are set to blitz Capitol Hill today to educate, advocate
Led by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), today nearly 70 solar companies are visiting the offices of more than 100 members of Congress in an educational advocacy blitz called Solar Shines on the Hill Day. Solar workers from across the nation will be meeting with members of Congress andRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Know your battery specs: Nameplate capacity (10 kWh) vs. Usable capacity (7 kWh)
A common misconception is that lead acid batteries cost less than lithium-iron phosphate batteries. However, what most fail to consider is that you have to buy many more lead acid batteries — sometimes double, triple or quadruple as many — just to reach the same usable capacity as you wouldRead More — Solar Builder magazine