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  • What you need to know about 1500-volt inverters

    Seems like just yesterday that large-scale PV systems moved to 1,000 Vdc in the United States, but another sea change to the 1,500-volt system is imminent. The analysts at GTM Research believe the transition will begin in earnest this year, and so do many of the inverter manufacturers we surveyedRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Details on the Texas’ Solar Club 60 program

    Texas homeowners now can get the benefits of a virtual rooftop solar array, including a low, fixed electricity price, for five years with TXU Energy Solar Club 60. This unique electricity plan, which doesn’t have the cost of installing a home solar system, gives Texans membership in a shared solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SolarCity readies solar+storage system for Kaua’i Island Utility Cooperative

    SolarCity is going to install a first-of-its-kind solar array and energy storage system for Kaua’i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC). And you’re not going to believe this, but the Elon Musk company has selected Tesla Energy to supply the batteries. SolarCity says it made the selection after conducting a comprehensive competitiveRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Exosun to equip two new solar plants in France

    Exosun, a supplier of cost-effective solar tracking solutions for ground-mounted photovoltaic plants, will equip two new plants of the largest French renewable energy producer, CNR (La Compagnie Nationale du Rhône). The 9.5 MWp Beaucaire and 4 MWp Donzère plants situated in the South of France will be equipped with Exosun’s Exotrack®Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SunEdison now helping to save water in California too

    SunEdison signed a solar power purchase agreement with Stockton East Water District in Northern California and will install 2.2 MW of high-performance SunEdison solar panels on the water district’s property. By going solar, the district expects to save more than $9.5 million on energy costs over the next 20 years and 20 millionRead More — Solar Builder magazine