rooftop solar system News
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Entergy New Orleans Pilots Residential Rooftop Solar Program
Entergy New Orleans is piloting a new program that puts solar panels on the rooftops of low-income customers’ homes and gives them a $30 credit on their energy bills every month, rain or shine. The Residential Rooftop Solar Program is a simple and straightforward way for New Orleans customers in need to participate in the benefits of distributed renewable energy by allowing the company to ...
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FedEx Ground, BP Solar dedicate rooftop solar system
FedEx Ground, the small-package shipping unit of FedEx Corp., and BP Solar today celebrated Earth Day by dedicating a large rooftop solar-electric system at the FedEx Ground distribution hub here. The companies were honored to share the occasion with Kim Guadagno, New Jersey Lieutenant Governor and other public officials. Completed in December 2009, the solar power project is the third between a ...
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SolaTrim LLC Inks Nationwide Canadian Distribution Agreement With Guillevin Greentech of Ontario
SolaTrim™ LLC (www.solatrim.com), innovators in protective barriers that safeguard and beautify residential rooftop solar systems, has announced that a distribution agreement has been reached with Guillevin Greentech, operating out of London, Ontario, who now joins SolaTrim’s expanded network of Canadian distributors. Guillevin Greentech, a subsidiary of Guillevin International Co., ...
By SolaTrim
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ET Solar and CECEP Connect Two Rooftop Projects in Italy
ET Solar Group Corp. ("ET Solar"), one of the leading solar PV one-stop solution providers, today announces completion and grid connection of two rooftop PV projects in Italy with total installed capacity over 2.3 MW. Located in the northwestern part of Sardinia, 10 kilometers west of the regional capital Sassari, the 1.83 MW project consisting of 3 rooftop solar systems were grid connected in ...
By ET Solar
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Hawaiian Electric Encourages Customers to Add Energy Storage to Rooftop Solar Systems
Hawaiian Electric is accepting applications for Battery Bonus, a new program that will pay a cash incentive for residential and commercial customers on Oahu to add energy storage (a battery) to an existing or new rooftop solar system. This one-time incentive will help move Hawaii toward the company's goal of 100% clean energy by 2045 and add more renewable resources to the grid in the short-term ...
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Amazon Launches Latest Rooftop Solar System on 813,000 Square Foot Fulfillment Center in North Las Vegas
Amazon recently announced the launch of a 1.1 megawatt solar rooftop installation on its North Las Vegas fulfillment center, which brings the company one step closer to its long-term goal of powering its global operations footprint with 100% renewable energy. The project is Amazon’s second in the state of Nevada, and its 17th rooftop solar installation over the past 14 months in the U.S. The ...
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SunPower Solar Panels Featured on ABC`s
SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR), a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced that its high-efficiency solar panels were installed on the Jusst Sooup Ranch that will be featured on ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition two-hour special on Friday, November 18. The 25-kilowatt solar system is expected to generate a substantial ...
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Western Power Selects Itron to Modernize Electricity Delivery in Australia With an Advanced Grid Solution
Itron, Inc. has announced that Western Power, a government owned utility located in the south west of Western Australia, will deploy Itron's standards-based network technology, connecting nearly 240,000 electricity meters to improve efficiency, reliability and customer service. With Itron's solution, Western Power will enhance visibility into the operation of its electricity distribution network, ...
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Arizona Public Service, solar companies reach settlement on solar rates
Solar companies and Arizona’s largest utility have reached a long-sought rate design settlement that could hopefully bring an end to years of contentious policy debates. The settlement between Arizona Public Service (APS) and solar installation companies includes a smaller net metering rate cut for rooftop solar customers than originally proposed, and includes rate design options for ...
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SunPower Launches New AC Solar Panels with Integrated Microinverter Solution
SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA, SPWRB), a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today launched the SunPower® E18 & E19 AC Solar Panel series, integrating industry-leading AC microinverters with its high-efficiency solar panels. SunPower is the market share leader in the U.S. residential market. The E18 & E19 AC solar panels ...
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Hawaiian PUC Approves Special Rates for Electric Buses
The move to replace fossil-fueled, combustion engine buses with cleaner, quieter, more efficient electric buses on O ahu, Maui and Hawaii islands got a boost from Public Utilities Commission approval of a pilot program offering special time-of-use rates for electric bus charging. The commission approved the Hawaiian Electric Companies' new rates for a total of up to 20 bus fleet customers on ...
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Elon Musk Takes On Carbon With Solar, Battery Bets
The energy world is not keeping up with Elon Musk, so he's trying to take matters into his own hands. Musk, chairman of the solar installer SolarCity, announced Tuesday that the company would acquire a solar panel maker and build factories "an order of magnitude" bigger than the plants that currently churn out panels. "If we don't do this we felt there was a risk of not being able to have the ...
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New NRDC Crowdfunding campaign to connect schools to solar power
In a first-of-its kind melding of education, energy and environmentalism, the Natural Resources Defense Council has launched a crowdfunding campaign to support a new initiative to help schools purchase and install rooftop solar systems that can provide clean, renewable energy. The crowdfunding campaign – a first for NRDC – initially seeks to raise $54,000 through the crowdfunding ...
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NREL Assembles Industry Group to Explore Solar Lending Potential
Increasingly, banks, credit unions, and other lenders are beginning to offer loan products to homeowners and businesses for the installation of rooftop solar systems. However, barriers to accessing this growing market still remain. The Energy Department’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently convened the Banking on Solar working group to engage lenders and other ...
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Hawaiian Electric and Open Access Technology International Plan for Innovative Grid Services Wins PUC Approval
A pioneering Grid Services Purchase Agreement between the Hawaiian Electric Companies and Minneapolis-based Open Access Technology International, Inc. (OATI) has been approved by the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission, advancing a project to bring Hawaii customers more renewable energy choices.The approval allows the OATI Energy Alliance, a team of industry-leading companies, to aggregate, ...
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National EPRI Survey Gauges Pandemic-Related Consumer Views on Energy Use, Bills, and Contact with Utilities
A national Electric Power Research Institute survey regarding the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on utility customer perceptions and consumer activities found that a statistically significant number of customers are using more electricity and expecting greater utility assistance during the pandemic, but fewer than one in 10 are more likely to contact utilities for help with ...
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SolaTrim™ Adds National Solar Distributors Inc. as Third Canadian Supplier for Innovative Solar Protective Barriers
SolaTrim™ LLC (www.solatrim.com), innovators in protective barriers to beautify and safeguard residential solar systems, has signed National Solar Distributors of Edmonton, Alberta (NSD, http://nationalsolar.ca), as the company’s third Canadian distributor this year. NSD will be offering SolaTrim’s solar panel protection system to residential solar system integrators across ...
By SolaTrim
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sonnen Powers Remote School in Puerto Rico Using Solar + Battery Storage Microgrid Technology
sonnen, a global market leader in intelligent residential energy storage, recently announced the commissioning of a solar + battery storage microgrid at S.U. Matrullas, a K through 9 school that educates over 150 students in the remote town of Orocovis, Puerto Rico. The microgrid, established in collaboration with sonnen's local energy partner Pura Energía, serves as a model for the resiliency ...
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Greener Roofs
A proposed ASTM International standard will provide general guidance regarding roofing system considerations and selection to building designers, builders and owners who want to install and maintain sustainable roofing systems, which may include rooftop vegetative systems, solar panels, specialized insulation (ballasting) and other components deemed sustainable on top of the roofing system. ...
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Rocky Mountain Institute Releases Solar Cost Reduction Roadmap
Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) recently released a report, written with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) SunShot Initiative, that examines how to substantially reduce solar photovoltaic (PV) “soft” costs over the next eight years. The report, Non-Hardware “Soft” Cost-Reduction Roadmap for Residential ...
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