Tag: News
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Check out this livestream of a 2-MW Farmers Electric Cooperative solar install
Follow Farmers is the story of how Farmers Electric Cooperative in the small Iowa town of Kalona installed nearly 2 MW of solar. The entire construction of this historic solar array is currently streaming live at followfarmers.solar or just sit back and watch it above. Farmers Electric Cooperative partnered withRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Global microgrid lessons will be shared at upcoming New York conference
HOMER Energy will host its fourth annual Microgrid Conference at Columbia University in New York, Nov. 7-8 2016, drawing experienced microgrid developers from all over the world with the theme “Microgrids Lessons from Global Markets.” HOMER Energy founder and CEO Peter Lilienthal will elaborate on that theme as a keynoteRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Which retailer tops the list for solar installed capacity in 2016?
Target has grabbed the top spot among American businesses that are going solar. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) revealed Target’s ascension to the top of the list in its 2016 Solar Means Business report, which found that more American businesses are installing solar than ever before. Adding more solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Airbnb, SolarCity partner to offer customer rebates on solar installs
As if conjured directly from a thinkpiece on millennials, Airbnb and SolarCity Corp. are partnering on a rebate program. The idea is to connect Airbnb hosts and guests with an affordable and sustainable way to power their homes with solar energy and further drive the connection between the environment and theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Panasonic might produce PV modules for SolarCity at new plant
Panasonic Corp. is making bigger and bigger moves in the solar industry. The company already had a relationship with Tesla Motors as a battery partner, but will now is in discussions to manufacture its PV cells and modules at the big new SolarCity facility planned for Buffalo, N.Y., pending theRead More — Solar Builder magazine