After a Feb. 22 decision approved by the board of directors in South Korea, LG Electronics announced it will exit the global solar panel manufacturing business. The company cited increased material and logistics costs, as well as severe supply constraints, as the main reasons behind the decision to stop solar panel manufacturing. LG will cease …
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The city of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, has taken a giant step forward in its commitment to reduce municipal emissions by 50% by 2030 (compared to 2010 baseline figures) with the installation of a 389-kW SolarEdge DC-optimized solar system on the roof of its City Hall, Civic Center and Public Library complex. In its first nine months …
Wisconsin town offsets 50% of municipal energy use with rooftop solar Read More »
San Diego-based developer and installer HES Solar installed a 240-kW solar project at a newly-built distribution center in Lakeside, California. Solar modeling software developer Energy Toolbase commissioned the behind-the-meter project, pairing the system with a 532-kWh energy storage system. HES Solar and Energy Toolbase Project Site in Lakeside, California The array uses SunPower modules, a …
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Coalition for Community Solar Access Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives announced it has been awarded contracts to construct two solar projects in Virginia with a total contract value of $109 million. ENGIE North America has awarded the engineering, procurement and construction contract to IEA Constructors, a wholly owned subsidiary of IEA. Powell’s Creek Solar is a …
Panasonic has promoted solar installers in New Jersey, Maryland and California to its Elite and Premium solar installer program. Homeowners who purchase from a member of the Panasonic Solar Residential Installer Program are offered Panasonic AllGuard and TripleGuard warranties, which cover Panasonic solar panel systems for performance, product, parts and labor for 25 years. Those …
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Credit: Solar FlexRack Data from the California Energy Commission (CEC) shows 59% of the state’s electricity came from renewable and zero-carbon sources in 2020. The CEC estimates that in 2020, 34.5% of the state’s retail electricity sales were served by Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS)-eligible sources such as solar and wind. When sources of zero-carbon energy …
California surpassed RPS goals in 2020 with 34.5% renewables Read More »
Residential solar provider Sunnova has launched Sunnova Repair Services, a program that will allow solar homeowners not under a service warranty to troubleshoot, service and repair their solar and energy storage systems, even if Sunnova did not install them. “We proudly back all our Sunnova systems with full service warranties so our customers have peace …
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PECO, Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas utility, has embarked on the second phase of the company’s statewide solar credit procurement program, which will result in 8,000 solar Alternative Energy Credits (AECs) procured from Pennsylvania-based solar generators and aggregators in 2022. The first phase of the RFP will be open to solar providers statewide and …
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Solar Alliance Energy will install a 1-MW solar project in Knoxville, Tennessee, for the Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB), an independent agency of the City of Knoxville. Solar Alliance will design, engineer and install the 1-MW project, which is scheduled to begin construction in April 2022 and is targeted for completion in August 2022. “This large …
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Modernize Home Services has launched a new automated messaging platform for contractors to more easily follow up and engage with homeowners it’s calling Connect. Homeowners’ preference for communicating with contractors varies widely and has recently shifted toward text messages. In a recent Modernize survey of more than 1,700 homeowners, 46% said they prefer to communicate …
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