Tag: News
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Hawaii reforms utility incentive structure to focus on ratepayer benefits
Hawaii is reforming the old timey model for how investor-owned electric utilities get paid. Thanks to Governor David Ige signing SB 2939, future utility revenues — in the form of performance incentives or penalties — will be linked to performance metrics. This includes incentives for Hawaiian utilities to connect moreRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Worldwide solar inverter market to decline $6.3 billion by 2022 (but Americas to expand)
The global solar photovoltaic (PV) inverters market will decline from $6.3 billion in 2017 to $3.7 billion in 2022, with Asia-Pacific (APAC) relinquishing its leading regional share to the Americas over the forecast period, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The company’s report: ‘Solar PV Inverters –Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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These utilities are adding the most solar, storage to the grid
The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) has announced its annual Top 10 lists recognizing the U.S. utilities that added the most new solar and storage to the grid in 2017. Compiled as part of SEPA’s 11th annual Utility Market Survey, the lists include the top utilities in four categories:Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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U.S.-based Schletter subsidiary files for bankruptcy after premature product launch
The Schletter Group sent word that it’s reorganizing its business in the United States. The U.S. subsidiary Schletter Inc, based in Shelby, N.C., has filed for Chapter 11 proceedings in order to sort out its current financial situation. Business activities are to be continued in close cooperation with clients andRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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LONGi increases world record efficiency of its 120-cell half-cut mono PERC module
TÜV-SÜD announced that LONGi Solar’s 120-cell half-cut monocrystalline PERC module has exceeded 360 W, which would be a new world record for the highest power 120-cell half-cut monocrystalline PERC module. This adds to LONGi’s world record for 60-cell monocrystalline PERC module for power and conversion efficiency. LONGi’s singular focus onRead More — Solar Builder magazine