April 2022 | Page 20 of 28 | San Diego's Top Solar Company

Virginia governor signs solar property tax exemption into law

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a bill into law today that creates a property tax exemption for residential and mixed-use solar energy systems up to 25 kilowatts. SB 686 expands energy freedom for consumers and creates an additional incentive to do business in the Commonwealth. “With his signature today, Governor Youngkin has significantly strengthened customer …

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Castillo Engineering optimizes New York solar site designs for ClearPath Energy

Projects / By Staff

ClearPath Energy has tapped Castillo Engineering to provide electrical design and engineering for a 38.25 MW portfolio of six community solar projects in upstate New York. Ranging from 4.5 MW to 7.5 MW in size, the projects are currently in late stages of construction in central New York, some of which have already achieved mechanical …

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Castillo Engineering assists on 38.25-MW community solar portfolio

Industry / By Staff

Castillo Engineering announced that the company provided electrical design and engineering for ClearPath Energy’s 38.25-MW portfolio of six community solar projects in upstate New York. Ranging from 4.5 MW to 7.5 MW in size, the projects are currently in late stages of construction in central New York, some of which have already achieved mechanical completion. …

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Duke Energy’s Stony Knoll 22.6MW solar power plant now operational in North Carolina

Installation / By Staff

The Stony Knoll solar plant, the largest in Surry County, contains 76,600 bifacial modules manufactured by Trina Solar. The single-axis tracking, located on 195 acres in Dobson, North Carolina, will generate enough electricity to power approximately 5,000 homes. The 22.6MW facility will add to the state’s growing solar capacity. Currently ranked fourth in the nation …

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QC Solar to incorporate Tigo rapid shutdown technology in Smart Junction Box

Industry / By Staff

Tigo Energy announced a commercial technology licensing agreement with QC Solar, a manufacturer of solar PV connectors and PV module junction box products, headquartered in Suzhou, China. The licensing agreement enables QC Solar to use Tigo RSS technology in its products and leverage its compatibility with other Tigo components. QC Solar will integrate Tigo RSS …

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Amid Soaring Demand for Warehouses, an Effort to Make Them Greener

News / By Staff

Warehouses and distribution centers, decidedly unsexy buildings, became hot in the coronavirus pandemic as online shopping accelerated the rise in e-commerce and set off a frenzy of buying and building the boxy, low-rise structures, pushing up rents and increasing returns for investors. Now, as investors and others adopt carbon-reduction targets, the challenge is to make …

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CPUC To Hold Virtual Workshop on Expanding Broadband Access

News / By Staff

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold a remote access (virtual) workshop to consult with regional consortia, local governments, broadband providers, consumers, and other stakeholders on cost-effective strategies for expanding broadband access in unserved areas of the state. WHAT: CPUC California Advanced Services Fund Public Workshop WHERE: Remote access via webcast …

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Northeast US furniture giant greening its operations with onsite solar PV

Installation / By Staff

Raymour & Flanigan joins the trend of big box stores adding solar to their roofs, as it contracted three projects with a combined capacity of over 1.2MW with Greenskies Clean Focus. April 11, 2022 Raymour & Flanigan, a furniture giant, joins the trend of big box stores adding solar PV directly onsite to power its …

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Storing renewables in depleted oil and gas wells

Installation / By Staff

US researchers have proposed the use of hydraulically fractured oil and gas wells to store renewable energy via compressed natural gas, with the levelized cost of storage potentially coming in at $70/MWh and $270/MWh. They said wells could also be used to store other renewable gases such as carbon dioxide or hydrogen in the future. …

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Origis Energy purchases 750 MW of solar panels direct from First Solar

Industry / By Staff

Solar developer Origis Energy has placed an order for 750 MW of First Solar thin-film solar panels. The CdTe panels will be delivered in 2024 to Origis projects in the United States. First Solar and Origis share a long-standing relationship spanning five years and over 1.5 GW of thin film modules. “This 750-MW solar agreement …

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Month: April 2022