Tag: West
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SunPower gets 50-MW Colorado solar plant up and running
Xcel Energy and SunPower Corp. announced the commercial operation of the 50-MW Hooper solar photovoltaic power plant in Colorado’s San Luis Valley. Xcel Energy is purchasing the power generated by the plant at cost-competitive rates under a power purchase agreement with SunPower. The utility estimates that the plant is generatingRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SolarCity affirms: ‘We have no alternative but to cease Nevada installations’
SolarCity followed up on its claim that it would cease doing business in Nevada if the state’s Public Utilities Commission voted to approve of a new tariff that would retroactively apply to all net metered solar residents. Here is the original story for background. “This is a very difficult decision butRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar CEOs say they will cease operations in Nevada if proposed tariff changes go through
Nevada is on the verge of voting on a drastic change to its rate structure that would retroactively affect anyone who has already installed solar based on the original net metering tariff. Residents and several solar CEOs are unhappy with this sudden change in direction. From the Las Vegas Review-Journal:Read 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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Check out this new 42-home sustainable micro community in Seattle
Award-winning residential developer Dwell Development LLC completed a 42-home sustainable micro community in Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood. The New Rainier Vista Community project began as a partnership with the Seattle Housing Authority in 2010 and a commitment from Dwell Development’s Founder and Principal, Anthony Maschmedt, to build 15 homes using green building techniquesRead More — Solar Builder magazine