Tag: News
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Arizona Public Services territory sees a bunch of Phazr MicroStorage installs to shave peak demand charges
JLM Energy has installed and commissioned more than a dozen residential Phazr MicroStorage plus solar projects in locations throughout the greater Phoenix metropolitan area in both Salt River Project (SRP) and Arizona Public Service (APS) territories. In SRP territory, customers can avoid peak demand charges by using energy storage toRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SMA’s utility-scale storage inverters now all UL-listed
SMA just announced two new power classes for its utility-scale storage product portfolio. Now available, the Sunny Central Storage 2750-EV-US for 1,500 V projects has achieved UL 62109 listing, and the Sunny Central Storage 2475-US for 1,000 V projects has achieved UL 1741 listing. Other products in the line-up, includingRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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GRID Alternatives earns workforce development grant from Bank of America Charitable Foundation
GRID Alternatives, a national leader in making clean, affordable solar power and solar jobs accessible to low-income communities and communities of color, announced today a $500,000 grant from Bank of America Charitable Foundation to support its SolarCorps Fellowship Program. This national grant builds on the bank’s past support for GRIDRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Hannah Solar to design solar+storage microgrid at U.S. Air Force base on Wake Island
The U.S. Air Force is adding a microgrid with PV and storage on their remote base in Wake Island, and Hannah Solar Government Services (HSGS) will be handling the design, engineering and construction. The funding for this award comes from the Department of Defense (DoD) Energy Conservation Investment Program (ECIP).Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Ohio PUC to update state net metering rules (for the worse?)
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) updated rules that govern net metering in the state, and the changes have some positives and negatives for the solar industry. The positives are in the consistency. The updated rules address the types and sizes of qualifying electric generation facilities, and the rateRead More — Solar Builder magazine