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  • How SunPower’s Helix Platform takes aim at commercial sector

    There are two big “I” words for the solar industry in 2016: investment and integration. This could be especially important for commercial projects. Achieving a real widespread influx of commercial solar installations — from large companies, small companies and everyone in between — will likely require some new solutions andRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Figtree Financing develops solar financing model for nonprofits

    Figtree Financing recently funded a PACE-financed prepaid Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for a large San Diego church solar project that will serve as the model to generate millions of dollars in savings for nonprofits and houses of worship across California. Figtree is an emerging leader in offering innovative solar financingRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SEIA lays out local solar advocacy agenda at PV Conference in Boston

    Now freed from the unenviable task of lobbying Congress and actually getting them to do something (ahead of a deadline), the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is readying its post-ITC agenda, and the PV Conference & Expo in Boston was the perfect location to kick it off. The reason isRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • WATCH: PCI Solar constructs carport in Woodland, Calif.

    PCI Solar completed a solar carport array for the City of Woodland, Calif. The solar project, part of a 2.5-MW portfolio that PCI Solar is building for Woodland, was part of an RFP hosted by Terra Verde Renewable Partners. The system will help power the City of Woodland’s police headquarters. TheRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Report calls out flaws in Vermont’s REC policy that have doubled in-state greenhouse gas emissions

    Vermont has the reputation of being a progressive solar state, but a report from the Energy Clinic at the Institute for Energy and the Environment (IEE) at Vermont Law School makes the case that all of its solar development hasn’t benefited the state itself all that much. According to theRead More — Solar Builder magazine