Tag: commercial and industrial
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DSD, Black Bear Energy installing first in a series of solar, storage projects for Principal Real Estate
Two Signature Center office buildings in Pleasanton, Calif., will be home to onsite rooftop solar systems, totaling 554 kW. The buildings are owned by an account managed by Principal Real Estate. The 282 kW and 272 kW solar systems will serve a large portion of the buildings’ electricity needs and are expected to collectively produce……
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Solar Builder announces Project of the Year Award Winners
Solar Builder’s Project of the Year Awards are a celebration of the solar industry. The hard work of construction teams and installers, the creativity of engineers, the leadership of developers and the dedication of so many local businesses, government agencies and nonprofits are all on display. The Project of the Year Awards are also a……
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Top 25 corporate solar energy buyers for 2022 led by Meta, Amazon, Apple
Led by tech and retail giants, American companies are installing record-levels of solar to power their operations and now account for 14% of all installed solar capacity in the United States, according to the Solar Means Business 2022 report released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). The report, which tracks and analyzes commercial……
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Home Depot buys 100 MW of solar energy from National Grid Renewables
The Home Depot announced that 100 MW of solar energy purchased from National Grid Renewables at its solar and storage project in Denton County, Texas, that will generate the approximate equivalent of nearly eight percent of The Home Depot’s total electricity usage. The solar farm is National Grid Renewables’ largest solar energy project to date, and……
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Making the case for microinverters in C&I solar
Technology is changing the norms of commercial and industrial (C&I) rooftop solar system design. Panels are getting huge and nearing 600 W. UL 3741 compliant systems are starting to hit the market to expand options for meeting NEC 690.12. And beefed up microinverters are poised to do in C&I what they’ve done for residential –……