Tag: News
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Ashley Furniture has one of the largest rooftop solar systems in the country thanks to SunPeak
Ashley Furniture Industries started a multi-phase effort to reduce its energy footprint last year. Cut to today and 28,776 roof-mounted solar panels atop Ashley’s Leesport, Penn., facility will produce more than 9,630 MWh of electricity per year. This is roughly equivalent to the amount of power consumed by 786 averageRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Over 60 percent of new electrical generating capacity added this year is renewable energy
Renewable energy sources have dominated new U.S. electrical generating capacity additions in the first eight months of 2020, according to a review of data just released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) by the SUN DAY Campaign. We’re talking 63.3% or 10,445 MW of the 16,499 MW of newRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar energy brokerage Direct Solar of America signs deal with Soligent
Direct Solar of America signed an agreement with Soligent Distribution LLC so that it can sell, finance and supply contractors with the materials every project needs. This puts Direct Solar of America, a solar energy brokerage and subsidiary of SinglePoint Inc., in better position as the company should see additionalRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar tracker trend in 2020? More projects in the Northeast says Solar FlexRack
According to Wood Mackenzie, 2020 will be the first year the global tracker market’s value will surpass the value of the fixed-tilt market. Roughly 70% of new utility-scale solar projects in the US now come with a tracker. A big factor in the total is an increase in solar trackerRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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CS Energy and Danville Utilities launch 14 MW solar project in Virginia
Danville Utilities, in partnership with CS Energy LLC, Navisun LLC and TurningPoint Energy, has completed a 14-MW utility-scale solar project in Danville, Virginia. The renewable energy project is the city’s largest solar development to date. The solar project is located in Pittsylvania County and is comprised of two adjoining sites:Read More — Solar Builder magazine