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Day: November 2, 2022

200 all-electric homes in California will be solar-powered and have battery backup from SunPower

SunPower, the University of California, Irvine (UCI), Schneider Electric and Southern California Edison (SCE) announced their partnership with KB Home as the strategy, research, technology and energy providers for the homebuilder’s newly launched Energy-Smart Connected Communities in Menifee, California. More than 200 all-electric homes will be solar-powered, equipped with individual energy storage systems and connected …

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Runergy solar panels to enter U.S. market through Inexption platform

Runergy, a Chinese manufacturer of solar cells and panels, will begin to offer its panel products through the online marketplace offered by Inexption. Rubergy’s Hyperion line of bifacial panels are double-glass, half-cell designs. The panels, rated between 390 and 550 W, will be available to both residential and commercial installers on the Inexption marketplace. “Runergy …

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rPlus Energies hosts 200 MW Utah solar facility ground-breaking

Appaloosa Solar 1 sits adjacent to one of Utah’s earliest utility-scale solar projects, the 80 MW Three Peaks Solar facility. November 2, 2022 rPlus Energies, a Salt Lake City-based renewable energy developer, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony this week for the construction of the 200 MW Appaloosa I solar project in Iron County, Utah, the second …

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Puerto Rico transforming its grid with 17-MW virtual power plant via Sunrun

Sunrun is connecting a 17 MW virtual power plant (VPP) in Puerto Rico to help rebuild and transform the island’s energy system. This VPP, consisting of more than 7,000 Sunrun home solar-plus-battery systems will be the first distributed large-scale storage program on the island. VPPs are great for lowering energy costs for all consumers, providing …

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U.S. DOE offers $43 million to support communities in building resilience

Research projects in 19 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico will help with energy planning, increasing grid resilience, and restoring power after disasters. November 2, 2022 The Department of Energy (DOE)  announced $43 million the Renewables Advancing Community Energy Resilience (RACER) funding program for 20 research projects that will focus on increasing communities’ …

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ForeFront Power completes first phase of solar project for Bakersfield, California

ForeFront Power has completed Phase 1 of a planned city-wide solar project for Bakersfield, California. This first phase consists of a 2-MW solar portfolio located at five sites: the parking lot south of City Hall South, the Bakersfield Police Department Headquarters parking lot, the parking lot at The Park at River Walk, the parking lot at the …

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First of four Silicon Ranch, TVA solar projects breaks ground at DENSO facility

Independent power producer Silicon Ranch broke ground on a new solar facility at auto part maker DENSO’s Maryville, Tenn., location. This solar farm is the first of four solar production facilities the IPP plans to bring online in Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) territory. “Part of what makes these solar facilities so special is that every …

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Solar microgrid community launched in California

KB Home announced the energy-smart, all-electric, solar, and battery powered new home community comes in partnership with the Department of Energy, SunPower, University of California, Irvine, and more. November 2, 2022 A new resilient solar-powered microgrid community has been launched by KB Home. The microgrid features interconnected solar, battery energy storage, and all-electric smart appliances. …

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