March 28, 2024 | San Diego's Top Solar Company

Solar and storage to replace the last coal plants in New England

With the planned retirement of Merrimack Station in Bow, N.H. and Schiller Station in Portsmouth, N.H., New England will become coal-free. March 28, 2024 Following a settlement between Sierra Club, The Conservation Law Foundation, and the Environmental Protection Agency, New Hampshire’s two coal plants will close and be replaced by a solar plant with battery …

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Solar panel production is struggling to stay clear of forced labor

Policy / By Staff

For many organizations, success comes as a result of balancing higher ideals with practical actions. Solar energy has always been held up as the ideal source of green, renewable energy and a way forward from our fossil fuel-reliant ways. It took a while for the practical side of things to catch up to that ideal—the …

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New community solar developer Stellera launches

Industry / By Staff

Real estate investment and development firm Aardex today launched new company Stellera, which will focus on development of community solar projects with a focus on communities disproportionately impacted by the energy transition. “Aardex has a decades-long track record of successfully developing projects that positively impact communities,” said Caleb Hebel, Principal for Aardex and Stellera. “Stellera is …

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West Virginia Governor vetoes bill that would double allowable solar project size

Policy / By Staff

House Bill 5528 would have lifted the limit on utility-scale solar project size from 50 MW to 100 MW. March 28, 2024 West Virginia Governor Jim Justice vetoed a bill that would have raised the allowable maximum size of utility-scale solar projects from 50 MW to 100 MW. Currently, West Virginia has an essentially nonexistent …

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Connecticut Easterseals branch goes solar with 218-kW rooftop system

Industry / By Staff

Easterseals Capital Region & Eastern Connecticut announced that – using C-PACE (Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy) financing through the Connecticut Green Bank – it has begun a clean energy upgrade project at its Deerfield Road facility in Windsor. The improvements to the 22,100-ft2 building include installing a 218-kW rooftop solar system, plus new lighting and …

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US solar industry kicks off 2024 with biggest January ever

Industry / By Staff

A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data recently released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) confirms that 2024 has begun with strong growth by solar in both total capacity and electrical generation. This is projected to continue for at least the next two to three …

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Rural electric co-ops lend money to customers to improve energy efficiency

Finance / By Staff

Reducing building energy usage is key to achieving a least-cost 100% renewable grid, a study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory has found. Residential energy efficiency gains also save money and improve comfort. Those two factors are motivating customers of some rural electric co-ops to borrow from their co-op to pay for energy efficiency improvements. The loan is …

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Aurora Solar releases latest Solar Industry Snapshot

Industry / By Staff

Aurora Solar has released its second annual “Solar Industry Snapshot.” This report examines early 2024 U.S. residential solar trends through three unique data sources: Aurora’s solar projects database of more than nine million projects over the past two years; a survey of 1,000 U.S. homeowners about their solar adoption behaviors and motivations; and, a survey …

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Tigo Energy installs 90-kW solar system at California headquarters

Industry / By Staff

Tigo Energy now hosts a 90-kW solar system atop its headquarters in California. The system was designed and deployed by Laibach Solar. The system is equipped with 180 Tigo TS4-A-O MLPE devices, the Tigo Access Point (TAP) and the Tigo Cloud Connect Advanced (CCA) data logging device. The 90-kW system design, which includes 180 500-W …

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Illinois school district to host Nexamp solar farm to save on energy costs

Projects / By Staff

A school district in Central Illinois has signed on to a community solar program in an effort to save on energy costs. Brimfield Community Unit School District (CUSD) No. 309 in Brimfield, Illinois, has chosen the Nexamp community solar program to reduce its annual electric expenses and add more renewable energy to the Ameren utility …

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