Tag: News
-
SunPower offering lower APR loans for residential solar + storage systems
SunPower Corp. announced super low Annual Percentage Rate (APR) loans for residential customers looking to buy either the solar-only Equinox system or SunVault battery storage. The company’s new offerings include rates as low as 0.99% for a 15-year loan and 1.99% for a 25-year loan and are offered through Technology Credit UnionRead More — Solar Builder magazine
-
Duke Energy Florida announces two additional solar sites (both nearly 75-MW)
Duke Energy Florida (DEF) has announced the locations of its two newest solar power plants: The Fort Green Power Plant will be built on approximately 500 acres in Hardee County, Fla. The 74.9-megawatt plant will consist of approximately 265,000 solar panels, utilizing a fixed-tilt racking system that will produce enough carbon-free energyRead More — Solar Builder magazine
-
Rialto, California plans solar, battery, biogas cogeneration microgrid for wastewater plant
The city of Rialto, Calif., announced their joint commitment with Rialto Water Services and Veolia North America, in an ambitious plan to design and install a microgrid powered through a unique combination of biogas cogeneration, solar power and backup battery storage to power the city’s wastewater treatment plant. This projectRead More — Solar Builder magazine
-
Adapture Renewables completes the Catan Solar project in Runge, Texas
Adapture Renewables has completed Catan Solar, a 13-MW solar project in Runge, Texas. Adapture Renewables successfully brought the project to commercial operation in December 2020 and sells the electricity in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market. This is the first solar project in Karnes County, Texas, one ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine
-
SMA America now a supplier for GRID Alternatives
SMA America is now a national equipment supplier for GRID Alternatives, the nation’s largest nonprofit solar installer. The partnership will build on the organizations’ mutual goals to extend access to clean, affordable energy technologies in communities across the United States. SMA will do in-kind equipment donations as well as trainingsRead More — Solar Builder magazine