Tag: News
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Fresno school district breaks ground on 8.2-MW solar canopy project (and how it got here)
ForeFront Power and Fresno Unified School District broke ground on 8.2-MW of solar parking canopy systems across eight District facilities. This project dates back to Fall 2017, when the School Project for Utility Rate Reduction (SPURR) and Fresno USD conducted a statewide request for proposal process to select the bestRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Fruit wholesaler adds a third PV system to one of its facilities via Borrego Solar
Coast Citrus Distributors, a wholesaler of fruits and vegetables in the United States and Mexico since 1950, completed the latest solar system installation on one of its facilities — a 432 kilowatt (kW) roof-mount solar energy system in Union City, Calif. The company’s solar portfolio also includes a 1.1 megawattRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Duke Energy is seeing strong demand for its solar rebate deal in North Carolina (16 MW so far)
Duke Energy’s North Carolina solar rebate program has attracted significant interest from customers, with more than 1,500 applying for the incentive to install private solar systems in the first few weeks of the program’s launch. The rebate offering, which opened July 9 to all Duke Energy customers in the state,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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APA Solar Racking explains its concrete-free ballast ground-mount system
APA Solar Racking has changed the ground-mount ballast market by offering a concrete-free design. Featured at Intersolar this year, APA’s Geoballast Foundation was developed after years of installing ballasted solar projects. The utilization of wet concrete simply had so many hidden extra steps that would constantly increase man hours on everyRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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AlsoEnergy merges with skytron, will now manage more than 18 GW of renewable energy
AlsoEnergy is making big moves. First came word of its Draker acquisition, and now it is merging with skytron energy, one of Europe’s leading solar software and hardware companies. These combined forces make up a global leader for renewable energy monitoring, controls, and asset management solutions. Together, the companies willRead More — Solar Builder magazine