Tag: Pacific
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SolarCity readies solar+storage system for Kaua’i Island Utility Cooperative
SolarCity is going to install a first-of-its-kind solar array and energy storage system for Kaua’i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC). And you’re not going to believe this, but the Elon Musk company has selected Tesla Energy to supply the batteries. SolarCity says it made the selection after conducting a comprehensive competitiveRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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PG&E’s Solar Choice program lets customers go 100 percent solar without a system
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) launched a program called Solar Choice, which extends the option for 100 percent solar power to customers who are not planning to install rooftop solar panels. Customers can purchase half or all of their electric power from solar energy locally sourced in Northern andRead More
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Energy storage demonstration in Oregon earns federal funds
The Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE), in a joint solicitation with the energy storage program of US DOE Office of Electricity (US DOE-OE), will award $295,000 in state and federal funds to the Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) for an energy storage demonstration project that will incorporate 500 kWRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Report: Average residential solar prices $3 to $4 per watt, commercial $2 to $3
The Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) completed a new state-level analysis of close to 11,000 solar price quotes and found that, despite some outliers, average residential solar prices in 2014-2015 clustered around $3-$4 per watt, while prices for nonresidential and utility-scale projects came in lower at $2-$3 per watt. TheRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SunPower to install 5.2-MW PV systems across UCSB campus
SunPower Corp. and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), announced plans for 5.2-MW (DC) of SunPower systems to be installed on rooftops and in parking lots on the university’s campus. UCSB will buy the electricity produced by the systems at a competitive rate under a long-term power purchase agreement withRead More — Solar Builder magazine