Category: Green Building LEED News
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This solar+storage case study shows 96 percent reduction in grid-buy
The post-net metering solar industry looms on the horizon, some day, for every state, but in Hawaii it is a reality, which makes it guinea pig. At SPI, Poncho’s Solar and Tabuchi Electric Co. will be presenting the results of their collaboration with J.O.B. Technologies (Aiea, Hawaii), detailing the resultsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Santa Rita Union School District takes advantage of California’s Self-Generation Incentive Program
Generate Capital and Sharp Electronics Corporation’s Energy Systems and Services Group (Sharp) have broken ground on a six-site solar PV and SmartStorage energy storage installation with the Santa Rita Union School District (SRUSD) in Salinas, Calif. With project developer SolEd Benefit Corporation and construction company MBL Energy, Generate Capital willRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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NABCEP credentials now included within SolarReviews.com platform
The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners has partnered with SolarReviews.com, to integrate NABCEP certifications and credentials into the expansive SolarReviews.com website. As of September 2017, SolarReviews.com has received more than 22,000 unsolicited reviews on solar installers across the U.S. “With the addition of the NABCEP certifications, our visitorsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Report: When given the choice, homeowners are going with premium modules
The Solar Marketplace Intel Report released by EnergySage for the first half of 2017 – in which EnergySage examines the results of traffic and sales to its third-party solar marketplace – shows that PV system costs in several states fell below $3/Watt – while interest in premium panels increased. ShoppersRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Report by TÜV Rheinland explains how Array Technologies trackers drive O&M costs down 37 percent
Array Technologies announced results of an independent analysis by TÜV Rheinland that indicates Array’s flagship tracker, the DuraTrack HZ v3, delivers 4 Cents/Watt DC higher Net Present Value (NPV) and 6.7 percent lower Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), driven by 37 percent lower lifetime O&M costs. The analysis found thatRead More — Solar Builder magazine