Tag: News
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San Diego utility says it will fill existing solar rooftop program by summer 2016
More than 20 years ago now, California lawmakers established economic incentives that were meant to spur the installation of rooftop solar in the state and promote clean energy. At the same time, the state established a limit for how much electricity could be generated within the program rules. The thinking thenRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Ideal Power sees Asian demand for new grid-resilient power conversion system
Ideal Power Inc. received initial purchase orders from two separate customers for multiple units each of its Grid Resilient 125-kW Power Conversion Systems that use the company’s patented Power Packet Switching Architecture (PPSA). The systems will be incorporated into energy storage projects in Japan and China and represent the company’s firstRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Applied Energy Technologies selected for 3.5-MW New Jersey rooftop install
Applied Energy Technologies (AET) was selected by Pro-Tech Energy Solutions to provide its Rayport-B ECO solar racking system for one of the nation’s largest rooftop solar installations. The project is installed on a distribution warehouse and the corporate headquarters for AC Moore arts and crafts stores. The 11,232 panels, suppliedRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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New York’s new utility approach causes industry buzz
As utilities continue to put their collective heads together on how to best approach the grid of the future, a bunch of advanced energy industry organizations are pointing to the New York’s Public Service Commission’s (PSC) “Reforming the Energy Vision” (REV) as a good place to start. The PSCRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Ecoplexus to construct 25-MW project in North Carolina
Ecoplexus Inc. announced the closing of financing for a 25-MW solar PV project in Whitakers, N.C. The project will be installed with approximately 150,000 Solar Frontier modules and will achieve commercial operation in late 2015. Its completion will mark the ninth Ecoplexus project in North Carolina and a total ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine