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  • Three solar trackers (22-kW) installed at California elementary school

    Three state-of-the-art American made solar trackers are now powering the Grenada Elementary School in Grenada, Calif., thanks to Sharpe Energy Solutions, based in Ashland, Ore. Sharpe is an engineering, procurement, and project management firm that has performed more than 140 energy audits for schools in the Oregon and Northern California area in theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Fronius expands U.S. presence with new Bay Area location

    Fronius already has an enormous U.S. facility located in Indiana, but is ready to commit to the U.S. market further, expanding into an office in the Bay Area. Just recently opened, the new Fronius location accommodates product management, R&D and technical sales. When Fronius entered the U.S. solar market inRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar groups trying to raise grid-supply cap in Hawaii

    A notable group of solar industry installers and associations filed a request to the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission to increase the capacity for its grid-supply option. This grid supply option is one of two tariffs (the other being self-supply) that replaced net metering in the state; it provides customers theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SEPA: Top 10 solar utilities of 2015 ranked

    Southern California Edison connected 1,258 new MW of solar power to the grid in 2015, more than any other utility in the United States, according to the annual utility solar market survey conducted by the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA), formerly the Solar Electric Power Association. Edison was one ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • GE’s energy startup Current to install PV at 18 sites across the country

    GE is putting solar solutions from its energy startup Current, powered by GE, to work across 18 GE sites in 12 states and Puerto Rico. The installations will deliver roughly $70 million in energy and operating savings over the solutions’ 20-year lifespan and offset energy usage an average of 10%Read More — Solar Builder magazine