Tag: News
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Schneider Electric to supply back up power for Iron Edison batteries in new California solar project
Iron Edison Battery Co., a Nickel Iron and Lithium Iron Phosphate battery system supplier for solar energy storage, selected Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation, to supply back up power as part of a solar installation in California. This project utilizes Schneider’s Conext XW+ inverters inRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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CALSEIA’s annual Worker Day brings out 150 people to urge for political support
Approximately 150 solar and storage workers from 80 businesses across the state converged on the California state capitol on August 29 to meet with their legislative representatives and urge continued support of local solar and energy storage policies. Organized by the California Solar Energy Industries Association (CALSEIA), this is theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Case study: New solar, storage-powered air conditioning unit installed in Hawaii school
Students at Hawaii’s Waialua High and Intermediate, on the island of O’ahu, are returning to school this year to solar PV and energy storage-powered air conditioned classrooms from project partners SimpliPhi Power, Ameresco Solar and Haleakala Solar. As part of the statewide Heat Abatement Program, schools in Hawaii can receiveRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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RGS Energy now offering Sonnen battery storage options
RGS Energy and Sonnen, Inc., say they are immediately offering U.S. manufactured battery storage options to U.S. residential solar customers. “We believe battery storage provides great value for our residential solar customers,” said Chris Gorski, RGS Energy’s director of Special Projects. “We chose Sonnen because of the safety, stability andRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Save U.S. manufacturing? 26 solar manufacturers sign letter opposing trade tariffs
Twenty-six American solar manufacturers united in an open letter to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) urging the agency to oppose tariffs that they say would endanger American manufacturing jobs and U.S. competitiveness. The letter follows the ITC’s first public hearing on the petition on August 15, where hundreds ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine