Tag: News
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OpenSolar launches beta of 3D design tool (check it out)
OpenSolar, the innovative free software platform digitizing the solar industry we featured on The Pitch (above), launched the hotly anticipated beta version of OpenSolar 3D. Starting today, users of OpenSolar’s software can enable 3D Beta mode, which allows salespeople in areas with digital surface map data to ‘paint’ solar panels directlyRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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AC/DC Solar, Orange County Solar among seven installers added to Panasonic’s Premium Tier
Seven more solar installers have entered the Premium Tier of Panasonic’s Residential Solar Installer Program. We covered the perks and benefits installers have gained from this program last month. The entrants into the program include … In Florida, AC/DC Solar and Wayne’s Solar bring Panasonic’s premium residential solar solutions toRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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CIT leads financing on 112-MW North Carolina solar project
CIT Group Inc. announced that its Power and Energy business served as lead arranger on a $118.5 million financing for the utility-scale Harts Mill Solar project in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. The project is owned by Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors L.P., a leading alternative investment manager, and marks their firstRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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PSE grants fund five low-income solar projects in Washington State via Western Solar
During the summer and fall of 2020, Western Solar will be installing solar panels for five low income and transitional housing organizations in Whatcom and Skagit Counties as part of Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Green Power Grants. PSE has made $580,000 available for Green Power Grant projects, capped at $75,000 perRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Battery capacity vs. operating temperature: Sizing a storage system when ambient temperatures vary
One of the most common questions asked by PV Installers, as well as customers, is how to properly size and charge a battery bank in places where ambient temperatures may vary considerably throughout the year. Temperature affects battery performance in two ways. The standard capacity rating of a battery isRead More — Solar Builder magazine