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  • Florida homebuilder makes solar standard feature on all new homes

    Fort Lauderdale-based Stellar Homes Group doesn’t believe solar power is a luxury amenity; instead the homebuilder will be the first in South Florida’s history to include a PV solar panel system, with a 30-year warranty, as a standard feature in all its new homes. Each solar panel system has a retailRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Groundbreaking held for Mississippi’s largest solar facility

    Mississippi Power and Origis Energy, along with officials from the Area Development Partnership and Lamar County, held a groundbreaking ceremony for what will be the state’s largest solar facility. When operational, the $100-million facility will generate 52 MW, enough electricity to power approximately 8,000 homes. Mississippi Power will receive allRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solarize Athens’ 729 sign-ups gets PV pricing to reach cheapest tier

    Sign-ups for Solarize Athens (Georgia), a program designed to bring the savings of bulk solar purchases to residents and commercial buildings in the Metropolitan Athens Area, ended at midnight on April 30. The sign-up period closed with 729 Athenians expressing interest in installing solar on their home or business. “We’veRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • New SolSmart program to cut ‘red tape’ for communities looking to boost solar installs

    The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and The Solar Foundation (TSF) just launched a new designation program that will recognize leading solar cities and counties as well as empower new communities to advance through no-cost technical assistance. A core component of the technical assistance program — named SolSmart — areRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Blymyer Engineers discusses 1,500-volt PV system design

    Blymyer Engineers finished the designs on a 1,500 volt PV system across three sites in Florida. When completed the Gulf Coast project will generate 123.75 MW of AC power. The project is utilizing 1,497,000 First Solar thin film modules on AET fixed tilt racks, and since the site is adjacent to theRead More — Solar Builder magazine