Tag: News
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NREL raises its rooftop PV technical potential estimate a ton
Analysts at the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have used detailed light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data for 128 cities nationwide, along with improved data analysis methods and simulation tools, to update its estimate of total U.S. technical potential for rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems. The analysis reveals aRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Sunnova secures $300 million in equity from Energy Capital Partners
Funds seem easy to come by for the top solar providers these days. Sunnova Energy Corp. has secured $300 million in equity from Energy Capital Partners (ECP), a private equity firm with over $13 billion of capital commitments. Sunnova will use the funds to continue the company’s impressive growth in the residentialRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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New York solar boost on the way after PUC approves new regs
The New York State Public Service Commission announced new regulations making it faster and easier for solar energy, microgrids and other distributed generation projects to connect to the electric grid and advance the development of renewable power under the state’s new Clean Energy Standard. This action is in line with several other initiativesRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Vigilant Energy Management to provide O&M services throughout Mid-Atlantic
Vigilant Energy Management, a Maryland-based company providing comprehensive Operations and Maintenance (O&M) services for PV solar installations, has been selected to provide O&M services for 28+ MW of an unnamed energy company’s Solar Distributed Generation Portfolio in the Mid-Atlantic region, including Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and the District of Columbia. ThisRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Roof Tech solar mounting systems approved in ICC-ES evaluation report
The RT-[E] Mount and E Mount AIR, manufactured by Roof Tech Inc, recently received an evaluation report (ESR#3575) from ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES), providing evidence that the PV mounting system with integrated flexible flashing meets code requirements. Building officials, architects, contractors, specifiers, designers and others utilize ICC-ES Evaluation Reports toRead More — Solar Builder magazine