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  • Con Edison Customers Seeing Sunny Side of Saving Energy, Lowering Bills

    Rooftop solar arrays are helping more than 4,700 Con Edison customers lower their energy bills and protect the environment. The company has encouraged its customers to consider whether solar energy is right for them and customers have responded by more than tripling the amount of solar production in New YorkRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SunPower Breaks Ground on 86-megawatt Prieska Solar Power Plant in South Africa

    SunPower announced that it has begun construction on the 86-megawatt peak (MWp) Prieska solar power plant in South Africa’s Northern Cape province. Expected to be fully operational in 2016, the project represents the third solar power plant constructed by SunPower under the South Africa government’s renewable energy program (REIPPP). In 2014,Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Sungevity Survey Reveals U.S. Parents Committed To Solar

    A recent survey of parents commissioned by Sungevity, a global provider of solar services, revealed that parents are committed to teaching their children about alternative energy sources.  With families prioritizing alternative energy choices, Sungevity launched a new brand marketing campaign, “See Solar Differently.” Of the parents surveyed, 81 percent areRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Southern Power Acquires Interest in Lost Hills-Blackwell Solar Facility

    Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power acquired a controlling interest in the 32-megawatt Lost Hills-Blackwell Solar Facility in California from First Solar Inc. “Southern Company continues to strategically develop solar renewable projects across the country,” said Thomas A. Fanning, Southern Company chairman, president and CEO. “By further diversifying our energy mixRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp Bakersfield Facility Operational

    Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp.’s 20-megawatt Bakersfield I Solar generation and its 23-megawatt Morse Wind generation projects are now operational and selling renewable power in Canada and the United States. Bakersfield I Solar, located in Kern County, California, is Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp.’s second solar generating facility and isRead More — Solar Builder magazine