Tag: News
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European Union makes move to replace electric meters with smart metering systems
The European Union is aiming to replace at least 80 percent of electricity meters with smart metering systems by 2020, which could reduce emissions across European states by up to 9 percent and cut annual household energy consumption by similar amounts, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData. The company’sRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Report: Storage can reduce multifamily housing solar project payback by three years
A new report demonstrates how battery storage combined with solar systems would lead to significant electric bill savings for both property owners and residents of multifamily affordable rental housing in California. The report is Closing the California Clean Energy Divide, and the findings are particularly important given the recently enactedRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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India’s leading solar tracker developer enters U.S., opens up in Silicon Valley
India’s leading solar tracker developer, SmartTrak Corp., opened its first global center in Silicon Valley’s Freemont, Calif., to help build out its goal of adding 1 GW of global tracker projects over the coming year. On May 17, 2016, Bhagawan Reddy Gnanapa, the CEO of SmartTrak Corp., based in Hyderabad,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Vermont Technical College adds 100 AllEarth Renewable trackers
As we noted in a recent issue of Solar Builder, the education sector is primed for solar projects. Here is the latest to cross our news desk: Vermont Technical College has flipped the switch on a new solar farm that is projected to produce nearly 1 million kWh of clean,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Pacific Gas and Electric awards sPower PPAs for three solar projects in California
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) recently awarded sPower, headquartered in Salt Lake City, announced a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) contracts for three new solar projects in California. The three facilities, named Bayshore A, B and C, located in Lancaster, Calif., will be constructed and commissioned in 2017. WhenRead More — Solar Builder magazine