Tag: Featured
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Resolving Complexities in a Landfill Community Solar Project, part 1: Development
Located on the outskirts of Beverly, Mass., in Essex County, the Beverly Community Solar Project was four and a half years in the making. Early challenges included waiting for an open incentive program that would make the project economically viable. In late 2018, Massachusetts introduced its new solar incentive program,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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How radiant heat increases injury, illness risk for rooftop solar workers (and four prevention tips)
Working on a rooftop, closer to the sun and out of the shade, puts workers at increased risk for heat injuries and illnesses. The good news is that heat illnesses are 100 percent preventable if you understand what happens to the body while it’s working on that hot rooftop. The scienceRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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IEEFA: Outdated Bureau of Land Management policies hinder solar development
The largest property owner in the U.S.—the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)—has acreage set aside for utility-scale solar development on only 0.03% of the roughly 100 million acres it manages across the sun-rich Southwest, finds a report published by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. The report notesRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Community solar often blocked by utilities lobbying uninformed policymakers
From Energy News Network: Utility lobbying has blocked community solar expansion, but a recent study suggests it’s been effective in part because many policymakers don’t understand the concept and its potential benefits. Community solar programs let groups of investors or subscribers share in the costs of installing and maintaining aRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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A Nebraska utility’s solar project plans suddenly clash with new zoning rules
From the Energy News Network: A Nebraska utility’s ambitious solar power plans have collided with a suburban county’s development aspirations just outside of Omaha. The Sarpy County board of commissioners adopted new zoning language earlier in June that would complicate, and possibly undo, plans by the Omaha Public Power DistrictRead More — Solar Builder magazine