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Month: February 2022

The relationship of PV and metal roofs: Mounting system installation

S-5!, a manufacturer of metal roof attachment solutions with non-penetrative solutions for attaching solar systems to metal roofs, has released a three-part series of white papers examining the relationship between solar and metal roofs with the Metal Construction Association (MCA). In the first entry of this series, the two explored the advantages metal roofs inherently …

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CPUC To Hold Remote Public Forums on Apple Valley Ranchos Water and Park Water Rate Increase Requests

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold remote public forums to provide an opportunity for customers of Liberty Utilities’ Apple Valley Ranchos Water Corp. and Park Water Corp. to offer their perspective and input to the CPUC about the company’s rate requests, as follows: WHEN: Apple Valley Ranchos Water customers: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 …

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California might reduce financial benefits of rooftop solar systems

Business at the small East Bay solar company owned by Ben Giustino’s family has been booming lately, buoyed by strong local demand for rooftop panels that use sunshine to generate electricity. The Berkeley company, A1 Sun Inc., has been growing steadily since Giustino’s father started it in 2007, and the past year has been its …

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Groups urge EPA and Army Corps to restore nation’s clean water protections

Comments call on agencies to officially adopt robust protections under the Clean Water Act For Immediate Release. WASHINGTON – Environment America Research & Policy Center’s Clean Water Network delivered support from nearly 100 groups Monday to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers urging federal policymakers to officiallyrescind the Trump …

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Freedom Solar installs arrays at three Rio Grande car dealerships

Texas-based Freedom Solar said it has contracted with Boggus Auto Group to install solar arrays at its three Rio Grande Valley dealerships — Boggus Ford-McAllen, Boggus Lincoln-McAllen and Boggus Ford-Harlingen. “The Boggus Auto Group has long been the leading dealer in the Rio Grande Valley and is highly respected for its professionalism, integrity and exceptional …

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Wight Community Energy awarded £59k to support renewable energy projects

Published: 8 Feb 2022, 12:52 Wight Community Energy has a 3.95MW solar farm. Image: Wight Community Energy. Wight Community Energy has been awarded an additional £58,547 from independent trust Power to Change, to support further community-based renewable energy projects. It follows Power to Change providing £68,250 of funding in November 2020 to the community benefit …

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Indiana utility’s net metering calculation overturned in court

An attempt to circumvent the state’s already-limited net metering guidelines has been overturned in court, in a decision that distributed generation advocates see as an important step in strengthening the state’s market. January 31, 2022 It has been nearly five years since Indiana Senate Bill 309 was signed into law as Senate Enrolled Act 309 …

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8minute energy closes $400 million in financing from EIG

8minute Solar Energy has closed $400 million in financing from EIG, an institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors. This funding is expected to enable 8minute to continue to operate and grow its portfolio of clean energy assets, focus on technology innovation and advanced solar plant design, and begin building projects on its …

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Sunrise brief: Biden extends Trump solar tariffs, with a twist

Also on the rise: Nova Scotia government protects solar owners by stopping proposed net-metering fee. Maxeon 40-year warranty is cool, but you can’t get it in US. Solar-powered EV Airstream parks itself by remote control. Two large-scale solar and battery storage projects coordinate time-based delivery.

MCE approves 100MW solar-plus-storage project in California

MCE, a not-for-profit public agency based in California, announced approval for its largest battery-storage project to date. The Golden Fields Solar project, located in Kern County, will provide enough power for an estimated 52,000 homes each year. The Golden Fields Solar project was selected after MCE’s annual solicitation for renewable energy and storage projects. With …

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