Tag: Northeast
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Solect Energy installs system at Thoreau Farm (for no charge)
Thoreau Farm, the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau, is collaborating with Solect Energy of Hopkinton, Mass., to install a 7-kW solar energy system on its Concord, Mass., property. Solect Energy, which provided the installation for free, will own the system and donate the power to Thoreau Farm at no charge.Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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New York: Making energy affordable for low-income residents, reforming how utilities make money
The New York State Public Service Commission has put in place the state’s first-ever Energy Affordability Policy, which will provide nearly two million low-income New Yorkers with $248 million in direct cost relief each year. The new policy will limit energy costs for low-income New Yorkers to no more thanRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Maine solar bill defeated by larger installer lobbying effort — did it hurt the local installer?
A solar energy bill was defeated in Maine last month, and the reason it was defeated, according to this feature in the Portland Press Herald, was a lobbying effort by the country’s largest solar installers. For those installers – SolarCity, Sunrun – getting involved in local politics to work onRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Roof Tech mounts used for first time on commercial project by Acushnet Alternative Heating
It’s official: Roof Tech is now a player in the commercial solar market and the loyalty of one dedicated customer made it happen. Here’s how it happened. Luke Niemiec, founder and owner of the Massachusetts-based Acushnet Alternative Heating, which provides full-spectrum solar design, installation and maintenance, along with more traditional homeRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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NYPA partners with state university on PV, battery storage project
The New York Power Authority and the State University of New York at New Paltz announced are partnering to build a cutting-edge, solar energy storage system on campus that will offset the school’s reliance on the grid. The system will provide solar generation and employ a hybrid power converter and backup generatorRead More — Solar Builder magazine