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NEC 2020 | 705.11 | Load and Supply Side Connections
The National Electric Code allows for a few different ways to interconnect PV systems to utility systems. In two editions of Code Corner, Ryan Mayfield with Mayfield Renewables, explain busbar, load side interconnections in 705.12 (B)(3)(1) and (2), and then supply side connections in 705.11(C) and (D). 705.12 (B)(3)(1) The sum of 125 percent of……
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Orka resolves to solve C&I solar financing for independent installers
It’s that time of year when resolutions are formed, and often fail soon thereafter. For Ted Fawcett, cofounder and CEO of commercial solar lender Orka Finance, resolutions began not with the start of a new year, but with the end of a sabbatical. He resolved to create a business that addressed a meaningful problem in……
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New year, new utility rates: How solar PPAs protect businesses from inflation
It’s no secret that inflation has impacted our cost of living – and the cost of doing business. We are now seeing the ripple effect beyond our eggs at the grocery store and into nearly everything, including electricity rates throughout the nation. In the Northwest, Oregon’s PacifiCorp Utility is expected to increase rates by 6.8%….…
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Federal solar tax credits explained for your business
The following piece was submitted by Robert L. Rojas, CPA, M.S. – Taxation, CExP, and J. Michael Pusey, CPA, Rojas & Associates. Accessing solar credits is an important consideration for more businesses given amendments in the latter half of 2022. Our topic has become more important to more business decision-makers while also becoming more complicated……
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CleanCapital stakes claim on brownfield solar, emerging PV markets with 2022 acquisitions
Over the last year, renewable energy investment firm CleanCapital has expanded its solar portfolio and capabilities through a series of acquisitions. CleanCapital cofounder and CEO Thomas Byrne says those moves reflect a growth strategy focused on project development. “CleanCapital, about a year ago, decided we wanted to get much more involved with developing assets ourselves,……