Tag: News
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Solar energy growing faster than all renewables in latest U.S. Energy Information Administration report
Renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) accounted for 18.2% of net domestic electrical generation during 2019, according to a SUN DAY Campaign analysis of just-released data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). A year earlier, renewables’ share was 17.5%, and if present trends continue, electrical generationRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Connecticut solar installers are in legal fight over property tax exemption language
This article was originally published on Energy News Network. Court cases dispute the definition of “private residential use” for exempting solar installations from property taxes. At least 15 municipalities in Connecticut are locked in court battles with solar companies who say they are wrongfully taxing residential solar installations. Since 2017,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Connecticut solar installers are in legal fight over property tax exemption language
This article was originally published on Energy News Network. Court cases dispute the definition of “private residential use” for exempting solar installations from property taxes. At least 15 municipalities in Connecticut are locked in court battles with solar companies who say they are wrongfully taxing residential solar installations. Since 2017,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Chatting about improving PV plant performance with BayWa-backed Raycatch
Last May, we reported on a cool new AI-based Software as a Service (SaaS) solution, DeepSolar, a diagnostic system that enables large-scale PV plant owners and operators to optimize solar assets and maximize their return on investment. DeepSolar is the brainchild of Raycatch, a PV plant diagnostic company backed by global renewableRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Texas’ Freedom Solar talks about its most successful year yet (and the power of a Millennial workforce)
Austin, Texas-based Freedom Solar just had its most successful year since its founding in 2007, due largely to the increasing number of homeowners and corporations going solar. Freedom Solar grew revenue by 75% to nearly $50 million, completing 1,288 commercial and residential installations in 2019 for a total of 13.69Read More — Solar Builder magazine