Tag: West

  • Sunvalley Solar acquires Rayco Energy to expand into residential, multifamily

    Sunvalley Solar just acquired of Rayco Energy Inc., an established northern California company that specializes in providing cost-saving and efficient energy solutions, including LED lighting, Solar Thermal and Solar Electricity, to local communities and business units. Rayco Energy combines energy efficiency measures with renewable energy sources and services the multifamilyRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Signal Energy goes with AISG security platform for two California solar sites

    American Integrated Security Group (AISG) installed an integrated security platform at Tranquility Solar Generating facility in Fresno, Calif. The AISG Critical Infrastructure group is now moved on to Garland Solar Farm, Mojave, Calif., the second solar site recently awarded AISG by Signal Energy, where work gets underway on a huge-scale security project.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Bombard Renewable Energy goes with Solectria inverters for 17-MW community solar install

    Bombard Renewable Energy chose Yaskawa – Solectria Solar’s SGI XTM utility-scale inverters and SolrenView monitoring for a 17.5-MW community solar installation in the Mojave Desert town of Pahrump, Nev. The project is an undertaking by the Valley Electric Association (VEA), a member owned non-profit electric cooperative. Bombard Renewable Energy is theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Will this NRDC report revive the Nevada rooftop solar industry?

    Don’t call it a comeback, but the rooftop solar industry may be saved in Nevada after all. For one, Sunrun recently met with Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval about its desire to reenter the market. But maybe more importantly, the National Resources Defense Council and SolarCity released the results of a study thatRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Report: Storage can reduce multifamily housing solar project payback by three years

      A new report demonstrates how battery storage combined with solar systems would lead to significant electric bill savings for both property owners and residents of multifamily affordable rental housing in California. The report is Closing the California Clean Energy Divide, and the findings are particularly important given the recently enactedRead More — Solar Builder magazine