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Tag: carports

  • Ribbon cut on this massive solar canopy at a city bus facility in Arizona

    Officials representing Valley Metro, Ariz., cut the official ribbon to celebrate the activation of 3,500 new solar panels. With this installation, all Valley Metro maintenance facilities now rely on solar power. In partnership with Standard Solar and Veregy, the project began construction in June of 2019 and the panels started producingRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • New Columbia Solar maximizes kW density of this solar carport via Quest Renewables

    New Columbia Solar and Quest Renewables completed a 241.2-kW solar system in Northeast D.C.’s Ward 5. The solar carport system was constructed and installed in March 2020 and will allow the property to generate an extra $12,000 in lease payments annually while also receiving capital improvements on the property. “AtRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • HSGS builds solar canopies at Biloxi VA Medical Center

    Hannah Solar Government Services (HSGS) has recently completed the construction of several solar energy systems for the Department of Veterans Affairs at the Biloxi VA Medical Center in Biloxi, Miss. These solar energy systems include: a 550-kW solar PV parking canopy, a 40-kW rooftop solar PV array, and a PVRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • C&I Buyer’s Guide 2020: Ground-mounts, rooftop racks, clamps and carports

    The commercial and industrial (C&I) solar segment continues to lag behind its potential, but it’s not for lack of structural systems. From lightweight rooftop innovations to cost-effective carports to classic fixed-tilt ground mounts, there is a mounting and racking solution to fit any C&I site. C&I rooftop solar systems SunModo’sRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Corrosion and Conformity: Kern Solar on what solar gets wrong (and can learn from other energy industries)

    “We build with solar energy — our fabrication facility is powered by renewables. We really believe in it, but solar support structures are kind of a nuisance for me right now,” laughs Tony Worthen, VP of operations and product development at Kern Solar Structures, when giving me the rundown ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine