Tag: News
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VOTE: 2016 Ground-Mount Project of the Year (C&I)
Grenada Elementary & Delphic Elementary Location: Grenada & Montague, Calif. Size: 22 kW & 7.3 kW DC Completed: May & June 2016 A major project goal of these school installations was to demonstrate and measure the investment benefits of renewable technologies for schools. All funding for the PV Tracker projectRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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VOTE: 2016 Rooftop Solar Project of the Year
Polebridge Mercantile Off Grid Solar + Storage Project Location: Polebridge, Montana Size: 30 kW (57.8 kWh storage) Completed: August 2016 Polebridge Mercantile, located 45 miles from the Utility Grid on the western edge of Glacier National Park in Montana, has always had to rely on a diesel-powered generator and leadRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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VOTE: 2016 Ground-Mount Project of the Year (utility)
Town of Stafford Location: Stafford, Conn. Size: 3.45 MW Completed: July 2016 Challenges: Building this PV system on a rocky, steep terrain required special drillers just to install the piles. Some boulders pulled out were bigger than a pickup truck. Developer Standard Solar did a formal study and used innovativeRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Nevada makes good, grandfathers early rooftop solar adopters
When the state of Nevada decided to lower its net metering rate last year, the solar industry was understandably unhappy, but the biggest uproar was over the decision to retroactively alter the rates of early adopters, who installed solar (at the government’s encouraging) under the premise of a different rateRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Meet ProHarvest, the new inverter collaboration from OutBack Power, HiQ Solar
At Solar Power International, OutBack Power Technologies announced the next milestone in its partnership with HiQ Solar, an innovator in 3-phase power-conversion technology for commercial and industrial solar applications: ProHarvest by OutBack Power. The new brand will be offered by OutBack’s direct sales group through selected distribution sales partners, whileRead More — Solar Builder magazine