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Tag: Pacific

  • Hawaiian Electric Co. looks to improve grid reliability, boost rooftop solar with Varentec deal

    Here at the NABCEP 2016 Conference in San Diego, no matter what the panel is about, talk always seems to lead back to the effect on the grid and how utilities may or may not react. The first state mentioned every time in any of these discussions is usually Hawaii.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • What’s it cost to install solar in California

    As residential solar continues its explosive growth in California, homeowners considering solar confront a persistent question: How much does solar actually cost? To help homeowners navigate the confusing home solar market, Solar to the People, a solar information website, has released a study detailing the average cost of solar in regions across California. AccordingRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Check out the off-grid solar-plus-storage system at the Taft Botanical Gardens

    SimpliPhi Power and California Solar Electric completed the second phase of an off-grid solar-plus-storage installation at the Taft Botanical Gardens in Ojai, Calif., which are part of an eco resort owned by the non-profit Conservation Endowment Fund. The second phase of the installation included an additional eight PHI2.6 kWh batteriesRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Constellation, PFMG Solar develop PPA solar deal for California’s Central School District

    Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.’s Central School District completed the first phase of an aggregate 1.5-MW DC solar generation project. The system is designed to generate more than 2 million kWh of electricity in the first year and meet 75 percent of the school district’s electricity needs. A celebration and ribbon cutting were held atRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • JinkoSolar donates solar modules to Chinese Everest Expedition Team

    This story is pretty cool, and we mean that both as slang and its more literal definition. JinkoSolar Holding Co. is donating solar modules to the 2016 Chinese Everest Expedition Team that will be installed at the Team’s South Base Camp. JinkoSolar’s modules will be used as one of theRead More — Solar Builder magazine