Tag: News
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SEIA urges Congress to add storage to ITC eligibility this year
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), alongside a broad coalition of energy trade and advocacy organizations, filed a letter urging Congress to modify the tax code to include energy storage as an eligible technology for the investment tax credit (ITC). Following is a statement on the effort from SEIA presidentRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Nautilus Solar acquires community solar portfolio from Power52 Energy Solutions
Nautilus Solar Energy, a national solar project acquisition, development and asset management company, acquired a 9 MW community solar development portfolio from Power52 Energy Solutions, a regional developer of renewable energy projects. This portfolio is comprised of four separate projects located outside of Baltimore. Each project is qualified under Maryland’sRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Cool story: Inmates at this Ohio prison can earn solar certification to prep for life outside
Marc Lockett entered prison when he was 18 years old, served more than 30 years for aggravated robbery, kidnapping and involuntary manslaughter. He is now 50 and entering a totally different world than 1986, but thanks to a photovoltaic program available at the Richland Correctional Institution in Mansfield, Ohio, heRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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The case for solar as resilience from natural and economic disasters
Resilience is a hot topic in solar industry conversations these days because of how it and other distributed energy strategies can protect critical infrastructure from natural disasters. Resilience can be hard to quantify, but solar industry leaders and regulators should extend the valuation of energy resilience to man-made disasters too,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Wind Solar Alliance report shows how outdated wholesale market rules prevent price reductions
Record low costs and consumer demand are driving growth in American wind and solar energy. However, outdated wholesale market rules are preventing the two technologies from further reducing prices for consumers, according to a new report, Customer-Focused and Clean: Power Markets for the Future. With major grid operators in PJMRead More — Solar Builder magazine