Tag: News
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Three pathways to grow the commercial and industrial solar sector
The Renewable Energy Policy Pathways Report, released by the REBA Institute, finds that expanding competitive supply options appears to have the greatest technical potential to provide the fastest and most cost-effective path to increase customer renewable energy access. In addition, the expansion of utility subscription programs and renewable energy portfolioRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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IREC publishes a slick playbook for evaluating grid modernization plans
Grid modernization is a cool thing to say and support, but it is also a nebulous term, which makes it difficult to implement. What counts as “modern?” And how can we be sure the pursuit of new technology doesn’t actually just lead to fancier, expensive toys that aren’t utilized toRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Heads up: UtilityAPI now free for three months via OpenSolar (also free)
With most of the country in economic lockdown, fewer people are spending their socially-distanced work-from-home moments thinking about going solar. The solar industry is struggling to the tune of 40 to 60 percent reductions in sales and installations. Solar installers need all of the help they can get to streamlineRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Advantage Capital Solar Partners completes financing on two C&I solar projects (Colorado and Maryland)
Advantage Capital Solar Partners III completed solar investment tax credit financing on two commercial and utility (C&I) solar projects, representing 5 megawatts in generating capacity in Colorado and Maryland. “We are proud to partner with Greenbacker, a leading renewable energy owner and operator,” stated Carl Weatherley-White, managing director and headRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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REC Solar completes microgrid install for Dependable Hawaiian Express freight company
Dependable Hawaiian Express and REC Solar, an unregulated affiliate of Duke Energy, installed a solar microgrid solution (complete with baller PV panel rooftop design) that bring reliability, savings, zero-emissions generation and more to this Hawaii-based freight company. The vision for renewable generation combined with energy storage as a backup powerRead More — Solar Builder magazine