Tag: News
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Total U.S. solar jobs decline again with Trump’s tariffs cited as the main reason
The U.S. solar industry employs 242,343 workers as of 2018, a decline of nearly 8,000 jobs (3.2 percent) compared to 2017, according to the National Solar Jobs Census 2018 released today by The Solar Foundation. This marks the second year in a row that solar jobs have declined after seven yearsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar Power Northeast takeaways: Solar’s Catch 22 options for navigating politicians, utilities and the public
The Northeast is a mature solar market already, but how can it keep on growing from here? Solar Power Northeast in Boston last week offered some ideas, but to me, mostly highlighted the complex utility-politician-public dynamic that leads to a lot of Catch 22 solutions. See if you can followRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Pennsylvania public cyber school adds solar to support one-third of its consumption
Commonwealth Charter Academy (CCA), a Pennsylvania public cyber school, partnered with a Pennsylvania renewable energy developer to install more than 1,000 solar panels at CCA’s Capital Campus. As part of the school’s commitment to improving sustainability and to minimizing its carbon footprint, CCA worked with Solar Renewable Energy LLC toRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Delta issues recall of Eltek solar inverters due to fire hazard
This recall involves Delta’s Eltek THEIA HE-t string inverters after the company discovered the capacitors can fail and allow heat to build up, causing the cover to eject with force from the unit and posing fire and impact hazards. The recalled inverters measure about 28 inches high by 14 inchesRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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This Rebate Bridge program speeds rebate payments to energy efficiency contractors
The National Energy Improvement Fund, a licensed lender and national expert in energy efficiency financing program management, and RKB Capital Partners, a clean energy venture focused on accelerating the adoption of renewable energy and energy efficiency in the U.S., have launched Rebate Bridge to provide advance funding on rebates forRead More — Solar Builder magazine