Tag: South

  • North Carolina Announces Contest for Schools to Win a Solar Array

    One Asheville City or Buncombe County school will win a free solar demonstration system by participating in a new contest announced today by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the NC Green Schools Program. Called “The Solar Schools Challenge,” the competition encourages students, parents, teachers and administrators to takeRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Innovative Solar Systems Signs 48-MW PPA with Duke Energy

    Innovative Solar Systems, LLC (ISS) has just executed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Duke Energy for its 48-MW solar farm project, Innovative Solar 41 (IS 41) which is located in Bladen County, N.C., and will be constructed in 2015. IS 41 was one of the selected projects that qualifiedRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Dominion Virginia Power to Install 70-kW Solar System at Local University

    Dominion Virginia Power continues to add megawatts to its Solar Partnership Program by installing 240 photovoltaic panels on the rooftop of Virginia Union University’s Thomas H. Henderson Center. The system will be capable of generating about 70 kW of electricity – enough to power nearly 18 homes. The Henderson Center servesRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Region Solar Completes 150-kW Solar Project for Florida Gardening Business

    Region Solar has just completed a 150.3-kW rooftop and carport solar photovoltaic installation at SimGar, The Simple Garden, in Bradenton, Florida.  SimGar’s rooftop is outfitted with 297 panels, and the carport system is constructed of 204 solar panels.  Not only does SimGar offer that highly-coveted shaded parking so sought afterRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Financing Closed on 30-MW Solar Project at NC Airport

    Seminole Financial Services, a national lender in renewable energy, announced today that with the closing of the 29.6-MWdc Halifax County Old Airport Solar Project located in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, Seminole has committed over $533 million in construction and permanent debt financing toward solar and wind installations located throughout theRead More — Solar Builder magazine