December 6, 2022 | San Diego's Top Solar Company

American Battery Factory announces first LFP gigafactory location in Arizona

A rendering of ABF’s planned gigafactory in Tucson. New lithium-iron phosphate battery maker American Battery Factory (ABF) announced that Tucson, Arizona, has been selected as the site for the first in a planned series of battery cell gigafactories based in the United States. The site will serve as ABF’s official headquarters and will be the …

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49 Habitat for Humanity homes in Wisconsin to be solar powered

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Forty-nine homes in Wisconsin will see their energy bills go down this winter, thanks to sustainable solar installations on their homes. Habitat for Humanity chapters throughout Wisconsin and the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) have partnered on the Grow Solar for Humanity initiative, created to bring solar to households that will significantly benefit from reduced …

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DSD, Black Bear Energy installing first in a series of solar, storage projects for Principal Real Estate

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Two Signature Center office buildings in Pleasanton, Calif., will be home to onsite rooftop solar systems, totaling 554 kW. The buildings are owned by an account managed by Principal Real Estate. The 282 kW and 272 kW solar systems will serve a large portion of the buildings’ electricity needs and are expected to collectively produce …

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PanelClaw flat roof solar racking earns UL 3741 hazard prevention listing

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PanelClaw, an Esdec Solar Group company and U.S. solar racking manufacturer, has completed the UL 3741 listing process for its flagship flat roof racking platform, clawFR. Credit: PanelClaw UL 3741 certification deals with solar components and systems designed to prevent shock hazards to first responders. The listing includes compatibility with 23 inverter models from Chint, …

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Renewable Properties expands in Maine with another NextGrid portfolio acquisition

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Renewable Properties, a developer and investor in small-scale utility and community solar projects, will be adding over 42 MW of Maine community solar, via NextGrid in three tranches. This adds to Renewable Properties’ growing pipeline of community solar projects across the US. In the Northeast, the company already owns projects in New York and Massachusetts …

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Best practices for planting a pollinator-friendly solar project

Installation / By Staff

There’s a lot of buzz these days about planting pollinators with solar panels — for good reason. Incorporating pollinators provides a slew of benefits for solar installations, agriculture, and the environment. But it’s not as simple as scattering some seeds and hoping for the best. Luckily, through extensive experience and research, we have arrived at …

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Scale designing off-grid solar + storage microgrid for California almond cold storage facility

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Origo Investments is partnering with industry veterans Amond World to develop a refrigerated cold storage facility in the Madera Airport Industrial Park, which will include two 250,000 sq. ft buildings, each holding approximately 50 million lbs of almonds or other recently harvested crops for farmers and processors. In order to guarantee energy access, reliability and cost …

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Largest landfill solar project in N.J. also helps township recoup $2.3M in past taxes

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Mount Olive landfill project. Solar projects on landfills continue to come online across the country. According to the EPA, there has been an 80 percent increase in the number of landfill solar projects in the U.S. over the last five years, and last week saw the largest such project yet. CEP Renewables, CS Energy, Terrasmart, …

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Genie Energy to proceed with two New York community solar projects for 2023 construction

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The retail energy provider recently acquired rights to develop seven community solar projects with 34 MW of total capacity in New York and 30 MW of total capacity in Pennsylvania, which it is advancing through permitting. December 6, 2022 Genie Energy, a retail energy provider, obtained notice to proceed for a 4 MW community solar …

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Senate Bill introduced to incentivize solar carport deployment in California

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California Sen. Josh Becker (D-San Mateo) introduced Senate Bill 49, a bill incentivizing solar carport development, at the State Capitol on Monday. “Solar farms use a tremendous amount of land, but that type of open space either isn’t available or is tremendously expensive in cities and suburbs that use the most power,” Becker said. “That’s …

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