Tag: News
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Get this: Updating inefficient homes could save 8 percent of U.S. residential electricity usage
During the first presidential debacle debate, Joe Biden threw out a promise to upgrade 4 million buildings and weatherize 2 million homes over 4 years, creating 1 million new jobs and re-energizing the economy. Smart home energy company Sense crunched some numbers on the potential impact of the plan, andRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Details on new SpeedSeal Technology for solar roof attachments from SnapNrack
SnapNrack debuted its all new SpeedSeal Technology last week with SpeedSeal Foot for the Ultra Rail Roof Mount System and SpeedSeal Track for the RL Universal Roof Mount System. This is part of a new generation of roof attachments from SnapNrack that incorporates flashing reliability into a single attachment by usingRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Panduit’s new Metal Solar Edge Clips can be installed in 11 seconds
PV installation costs dropped 13 percent from 2010 – 2019, causing the industry to look closer at BOS for potential cost and efficiency savings and one aspect that is particularly important, but often overlooked, is cable management. Panduit, a global supplier of solar BOS, has some new Metal Solar EdgeRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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EDF Renewables signs PPA to add a 200-MWh battery system at Maverick 6 Solar Project
EDF Renewables North America has announced the signing of a storage contract with CleanPowerSF as an expansion to the previously announced 20-year solar Power Purchase Agreement. The 100 megawatt Maverick 6 Solar Project will now be coupled with a 200 megawatt hour battery storage system, which increases EDF Renewables’ battery storageRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Fort Bragg adds a floating solar + storage plant via Duke Energy, Ameresco
The U.S. Army’s Fort Bragg in North Carolina will soon be home to the largest floating solar plant in the Southeast – a 1.1-MW system as part of a Utility Energy Service Contract (UESC) awarded to Duke Energy. The $36 million contract will focus on energy resilience and security at FortRead More — Solar Builder magazine