Tag: West

  • PSEG takes ownership of two juwi solar facilities

    PSEG Solar Source acquired ownership interests in two solar facilities from juwi Inc. — a 3.9-MW project in Livermore, Calif.; and a 62.7-MW- project in Millard County, Utah. Together, these acquisitions represent an investment of close to $110 million and increase the capacity of PSEG Solar Source’s portfolio to 214.6Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Have a drink on solar: Castoro Cellars winery completes 625-kW install

    Castoro Cellars has completed an installation of a massive new solar project that will allow the winery to run 100 percent on solar power. The 625-kW installation, which covers nearly three acres, will have an annual production of over 1 million kWh and eliminate an estimated $20,000 per month electricity bill. This marks theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • More Nevada solar layoffs: Priemier Solar, Radiant Solar make cuts

    Stop us if you’ve heard this one before, but solar companies are laying off workers in Nevada and looking for business out of state. Following the now infamous decision to slash net metering buyback rates and add high fees for solar customers in Nevada, Las Vegas-based Radiant Solar Solutions of NV wasRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • After 75 years in electrical contracting, Baker Electric sees record growth thanks to solar

    Baker Electric is reporting record growth for the company based on the success of its utility, commercial and residential solar businesses. Baker, which provides comprehensive pre-construction services and the planning, coordination, design/build, in-house electrical engineering and project management of any size project, showed a 202 percent YOY (2014 – 2015)Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • ViZn Energy receives 128 kW battery system order from Idaho National Laboratory

    ViZn Energy Systems Inc., a provider of energy storage systems for microgrid and utility applications, received an order for a 128 kW/320 kWh redox flow battery system based on its zinc-iron chemistry from Idaho National Laboratory (INL), part of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) complex of national laboratories. ViZn’s flowRead More — Solar Builder magazine