Tag: News
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Solar policy update: Anti-net metering in Indiana, grid fees in Missouri, upset consumers in Oregon
Politics is local, which means so is the growth of the solar industry. States that prioritize renewables and grid modernization will pass legislation to incentivize those goals, and those that don’t, well, won’t. Let’s round up some of the recent headlines in local solar politics. Talk of the Midwest: Indiana’sRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Details on one of the largest urban solar projects in the U.S. nearing completion
Solar projects have so much more potential when viewed as a collective bundle versus typical one-off projects, specifically when municipalities are behind the idea. The work Standard Solar is doing for the DC Department of General Services (DGS) is a great example as it includes 30 solar rooftop arrays throughoutRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Wheeler Power Systems installs Caterpillar solar system for Utah’s first net zero community
Living Zenith is Utah’s first net zero community setting an unprecedented standard for energy efficiency in the state. With smart tech and strategic design, these green homes generate as much energy as they use in one year. Caterpillar solar photovoltaic systems, provided by Wheeler Power Systems, a division of WheelerRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Sunrun becomes first large national installer to try Midwest expansion
Sunrun Inc., still plugging away as one of the largest national residential solar companies in the United States, is making its first bold stride into the Midwest and expanding its home solar service to Wisconsin. Sunrun says customers in the state can either own their system outright with Sunrun BrightBuy, or ownRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Resilient Power Project — a pilot program to install solar+storage in low-income communities
Seven community-based nonprofits and affordable housing developers have been selected to receive grants from Clean Energy Group’s Resilient Power Leadership Initiative, as part of the Resilient Power Project, to build their organizational capacity on the benefits of solar and energy storage (solar+storage) technologies. The Resilient Power Project, a joint initiativeRead More — Solar Builder magazine