Tag: community solar
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Solarize Athens’ 729 sign-ups gets PV pricing to reach cheapest tier
Sign-ups for Solarize Athens (Georgia), a program designed to bring the savings of bulk solar purchases to residents and commercial buildings in the Metropolitan Athens Area, ended at midnight on April 30. The sign-up period closed with 729 Athenians expressing interest in installing solar on their home or business. “We’veRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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New York starts construction on first community solar project
New York’s solar rise continues as the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), New York State Department of Public Service (DPS), EnterSolar and Clean Energy Collective (CEC) started construction on the first Shared Renewables community solar project in New York State. This project advances the goals ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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New SolSmart program to cut ‘red tape’ for communities looking to boost solar installs
The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and The Solar Foundation (TSF) just launched a new designation program that will recognize leading solar cities and counties as well as empower new communities to advance through no-cost technical assistance. A core component of the technical assistance program — named SolSmart — areRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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New York utilities, SolarCity propose landmark partnership
New York just keeps bringing the solar news, with most of it centered on collaboration. Six New York investor-owned utilities have joined SolarCity Corp. and other solar companies in the creation of the Solar Progress Partnership. The group yesterday filed a joint proposal with the New York Public Service CommissionRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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PowerPortal provides specialized reporting for community solar projects
AlsoEnergy just debuted a new option in its product line, “PowerPortal,” which addresses the issue community solar projects have with monitoring/displaying a single user’s allocation of the total piece of the generation pie. Community solar opens the door for a wide range of user agreements, sometimes arising from a single array.Read More — Solar Builder magazine