Category: Green Building LEED News
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Eye in the Sky: How Momentum Solar doubled its business with aerial imaging software
With the help of emerging technologies, the installation and maintenance of solar power sources is both easier and more cost effective than ever before. As a result, more and more homes and businesses will be looking to reap the benefits of this renewable resource, which makes high-resolution, aerial imagery aRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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East coast-based Solar Program reaches SunPower Elite dealer status
The Solar Program, a New York-founded full service solar installation company has has hit SunPower Elite dealer status. Now headquartered in Old Bridge NJ, the Solar Program is rapidly expanding in the state. Since inception, the Solar Program has helped more than 5,000 homeowners go solar with SunPower on the eastRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Watch: New England farm installs the all-in-one solar SmartFlower
Lavender Pond Farm, New England’s largest lavender farm, has installed a solar SmartFlower, the first all-in-one, plug and play photovoltaic solar system. Inspired by sunflowers and other phototropic plants that follow the sun across the horizon, the SmartFlower wakes up at sunrise, fans out its twelve solar “petals” to 194 squareRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Sunrun, Comcast ink deal on new solar installation marketing campaign
One of the solar’s big barriers is just simple awareness by the public, which makes deals like the following interesting: Sunrun reached a 40-month agreement with Comcast to accelerate the adoption of solar energy. Sunrun will be the exclusive residential solar energy provider for Comcast Cable, and Comcast Cable willRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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New IQ energy storage system from ElectrIQ earns UL 9540 listing (highest for storage safety)
ElectrIQ Power is introducing a new home energy management system to handle solar + storage that is now UL and CSA certified and meets National Electrical Code (NEC) 2017 listing requirements for residential and commercial use. IQ System components include a UL 1741/C22.2 #107.1, NEC 2017 solar substring optimizers, 8-kWRead More — Solar Builder magazine