Tag: utility
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GameChange Racking drives utility-scale solar racking pricing to 79 cents/watt
Through a combination of its proprietary engineered designs and its buying power for obtaining ultra-strength steel alloys, GameChange Racking has achieved pricing as low as $.079/watt for its industry quality leading large scale (80 MW+) utility scale racking systems. This pricing is for dual pile systems under loading conditions typical forRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SunEdison completes 2-MW solar plant in Maryland
SunEdison, Inc. completed construction on a 2-MW solar power plant for the Town of Elkton, Md. The mayor and commissioners approved a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with SunEdison to buy the solar power generated by the system and estimate that it will save the town more than $2 million on electricityRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Reducing peak demand with smarter response technology
The importance of solar as it relates to the grid and the energy future of the U.S. is fully tied to its integration and coupling with ancillary technologies. When the question, “What complementary technology us most important for solar?” was asked at SPI’s opening panel this year, the crowd respondedRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Here’s a community solar solution for investor-owned utilities
Clean Energy Collective (CEC), the pioneer and national leader of roofless community solar, announced the launch of the first shared solar program that provides investor-owned utilities (IOU) with the ability to rate base a community solar program while offering their solar customers an immediate economic benefit, without non-participant subsidization. CEC’sRead More — Solar Builder magazine