Tag: News
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Pivot Energy finishes 431-kW solar carport at Colorado’s Intermountain Rural Electric Association
National commercial and community solar provider, Pivot Energy, announced today it has completed a 431 kilowatt (kW) solar carport installation for the Intermountain Rural Electric Association (IREA). “We sought a solution that provided covered parking, renewable energy and convenient electric vehicle charging stations,” said Pat Mooney, Chief Executive Officer ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Attention: The United States will lose 850,000 clean energy jobs by July if no federal action is taken
Brace yourself. After crunching the latest unemployment data, E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs), the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), E4TheFuture and BW Research Partnership have some bad news: Nearly 600,000 U.S. clean energy workers have lost their jobs since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The groups say 447,208 new workersRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Excelsior Energy Capital continues to build its Minnesota solar portfolio with five more ground-mount sites
North American renewable energy investor Excelsior Energy Capital acquired five more Minnesota ground-mount solar projects from development partner Nokomis Energy this week. The Kingfield Portfolio, located across Southern Minnesota, totals 6.3 MWDC and brings Excelsior’s total portfolio of ground-mount solar projects in Minnesota to 21.6 MWDC, all as part ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Improving grid resilience in the face of climate change, natural disasters — and now COVID-19
At the start of 2020, climate change, natural disasters and public policy were the biggest concerns when it came to grid resilience. Fast forward just a few months, and grid reliability is taking center stage, as the world contends with the COVID-19 crisis. Maintaining reliable power for healthcare, work, educationRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Rejoice for choice: 12 companies now in the SunSpec Rapid Shutdown ecosystem
Product choice has been an issue with rapid shutdown requirements since the NEC 2017 update, but that tide is starting to turn. Six additional members within the SunSpec Alliance ranks have announced products and services supporting the SunSpec Communication Signal for Rapid Shutdown standard, bringing the size of the SunSpecRead More — Solar Builder magazine