solar energy association Articles
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Gujarat looking to promote the CSP advantage
As India’s National Solar Mission takes a back seat for concentrated solar power projects, regional opportunities have sprung to the fore – and Gujarat intends to capitalize. When it was announced in December that the CSP allocation of the National Solar Mission would be delayed, developers began looking further afield in the quest for new projects. Gujarat has been pushing hard to ...
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Magid Glove & Safety Manufacturing Company - Case Study
Location:Romeoville, IL Project Size:3.5 MW EcoFoot2+ Ballasted Flat-Roof Mounting System was installed on the record-breaking 3.5 MW array for Magid Glove and Safety Manufacturing Company in Romeoville, IL. Completed in November 2018, this is the largest rooftop solar installation in the Midwest. Electricity generated from the array offsets 100 percent of Magid’s energy load and ...
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Solar in Massachusetts
Massachusetts is known for being the landing place of the Mayflower, home to the first subway, and birthplace of four presidents. But one thing residents may not be aware of is that their home state was ranked sixth nationally for producing solar energy in 2016. Massachusetts has a proud history of investment in renewable energy and the state now has roughly 15,095 people working within the ...
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Top U.S. Solar States
Solar is on the rise in the United States. As of March 2016, Solar Energy Industries Association released figures showing the top states for solar power. Here are a few states that are shining bright when it comes to solar. New York New York has tremendous solar potential and has regularly been in the top 10 list of U.S. solar states. The Empire State has installed 638 MW of solar capacity, ...
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Top U.S. Solar States
Solar is on the rise in the United States. As of March 2016, Solar Energy Industries Association released figures showing the top states for solar power. Here are a few states that are shining bright when it comes to solar. New York New York has tremendous solar potential and has regularly been in the top 10 list of U.S. solar states. The Empire State has installed 638 MW of solar capacity, ...
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CHP: Not the Brad and Jen of energy, but….
I hesitate to start this blog with the words “combined heat and power.” You might stop reading. Okay, so it’s not the Brad and Jen of energy. (That would be solar and wind.) But what it lacks in glamor, it makes up for in constancy and results. It’s an old guy, been around for about a century. And while its name might not sound green, it offers an extraordinarily ...
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Capacity-hungry solar owners deploy tech to curb growing pains
Fast-growing U.S. solar operators are using automated systems, centralized spare parts networks and advanced monitoring solutions to minimize labor and operations costs, company officials told the PV Operations USA conference. Rapid growth in solar installations and intense price competition is presenting new challenges for fleet operators. Utility-scale installations are forecast to hit a ...
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How to grow a solar energy garden
Getting energy from the sun is a great idea. However, installing solar panels house-by-house is slow, costly and cumbersome, and downright inefficient if the goal is to bring solar to the masses. This problem troubled Paul Spencer after he built his own uber-efficient, custom solar home near Aspen, Colorado in 2004. The engineer and serial entrepreneur wondered how he could replicate his home ...
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COVID-19 Stimulus Package: Where Does the Solar Industry Fit In?
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act—also known as the CARES Act—was signed into law. This $2 trillion stimulus package is the largest emergency aid passed in U.S. history, and though there are indirect benefits for the solar industry, it’s not enough. COVID-19’s Impact on the Solar Industry Due to the coronavirus, the solar industry ...
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Bifacial solar plants can generate 7% higher returns, US model shows
Machine learning models predict returns for U.S. bifacial plants are 2.5% to 7% higher than mono-facial designs, depending on the region, Itai Suez, Senior Solar Project Engineering Manager at developer EDP Renewables (EDPR), told the PV Operations Dallas 2019 conference. The market for bifacial solar modules looks set to take off this year as developers seek new ways to increase efficiency ...
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PV plant costs fall 7% to threaten coal units; US court temporarily halts bifacial tariffs
Falling solar, wind costs pressure US coal, nuclear fundamentals Average costs for utility-scale solar plants have fallen by around 7% in the last 12 months, increasing the competitiveness of solar facilities against existing conventional U.S. plants, Lazard consultancy said in its 'Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis Version 13.0' report, published November 7. Lazard estimates ...
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The Desire for Dial Phones Syndrome: Subsidizing Conventional Energy
When I served as a U.S. Senate aide in the 1970’s and ran the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) in the 1980’s and 1990’s, I would constantly face the lament by oil state Democrats and corporate Republicans indignantly whining about federal and state government subsidies for energy efficiency and renewable energy. Now I strongly respond that nuclear energy received over ...
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Invenergy equips solar services teams for 3 GW growth push
Invenergy is developing in-house analytics to accelerate growth in solar services and predicts more complex roles and wider technology knowledge within maintenance teams, Brad Purtell, Director, Services Business Development at Invenergy, told New Energy Update. As U.S. solar costs fall and installations surge, developers are expanding operations and maintenance (O&M) divisions to gain a ...
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Annual PV O&M costs set to double by 2024; US pulls tariff exemptions for bifacial panels
Annual solar O&M costs set to hit $9 billion by 2024: WoodMac Annual global solar operations and maintenance (O&M) costs will double from around $4.5 billion in 2019 to $9.4 billion in 2024, as installed PV capacity grows, Wood Mackenzie Power and Renewables said in a new report. By 2024, inverter replacement costs alone will hit around $1.2 billion, representing around 13% of O&M ...
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The future of Solar Power
When you think of renewable energies, what do you think of? Hydro power? Wind energy? In fact, they have proven to be the most popular in recent years. Hydro power in its current form is the cheapest of the renewable energies. Wind power is the fastest growing. However, there is a renewable energy that is far more versatile and has the potential to achieve a higher ROI than the ones mentioned ...
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California solar installers: 3 offers to make your business stand out
There’s arguably never been a more exciting time for solar businesses in the U.S. According to the U.S. Solar Market Insight Report, solar accounted for 56 percent of all new electricity-generating capacity added in the first half of 2021. And this is only the beginning of the solar construction boom. Nowhere is this growth more apparent than in California, where installers are in a race ...
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Incentives and Implementation: How Policy Informs the Clean Energy Transition
Three major areas are key to meeting our country’s clean energy goals: technology, finance, and policy. The three are interdependent and inform one another, but the linchpin for all of them is policy. Strong, consistent clean energy policy creates the supportive environment that is necessary to spur technology and finance innovation. While the pace of clean energy deployment is ...
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Economic Recovery & the Rise of DER in a Post-Pandemic World
As the world grapples with the dire consequences of COVID-19, many are trying to assess the impact the global pandemic, ensuing economic downturn, and social inequities, will have on renewables and the overall energy transition to a more sustainable future. Prior to COVID-19, the proliferation of behind-the-meter (BTM) distributed energy resources (DER), including rooftop solar, energy storage, ...
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Utility Companies: Energy Services and Goals 2024
Utilities are a key player with which almost all individuals or companies must interact. Organizations require energy to carry out their business activities, and therefore seek out the utilities that provide the best service. In last week's article, we delved into the context of Energy Service Companies, examining their challenges, priorities, and trends. Today, we shift the focus to utilities. ...
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