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Sharp’s “SunSnap” PV Product
Sharp Solar aims to take the intimidation factor out of solar with its new SunSnap product. “It’s called SunSnap, because you literally snap the next panel into place,” said Eric Hafter, Sharp Solar senior vice president. He said the system is designed to be simple and easy to install along with being expandable so people [...]
Buffett Plans Additional Bond Offering for Topaz Solar Farm
In a good sign that solar plant developers will be able to use bonds to finance projects, a bond offering for Topaz Solar Farm has been oversubscribed. After its successful bond offering of $850 million, Warren Buffet’s utility arm is planning a second one to finance its $2.4 billion Topaz Solar Farm in California. The bond offering was the [...]
The Relationship Between SREC Prices and Solar Leasing
Several forums, including this one, covering residential solar developments have commented on the volatility of SREC markets in some states. But few have yet to note the potentially tremendous impact on solar leasing, and residential solar adoption in general, in those SREC states experiencing severe fluctuations in pricing. You may have read how the New [...]
Scottsdale Schools Go Solar
Arizona has become one of the leading states in the country in solar power production and a recent installation is continuing the trend. The Scottsdale Unified School District will soon unveil its newest solar power project, which will provide shade at Chaparral and Desert Mountain high schools, in addition to saving the schools money. The [...]
Solar Trees Installed at Discovery Place Museum in Charlotte
This really is one of the most interesting solar jobs you’ll ever get to see. SEM installed a pair of “solar trees” for Discovery Place museum in Charlotte for our friends at Spotlight Solar. The purpose is two-fold: they are designed to look interesting and they offer an opportunity for education. Aside from the bright [...]
Raising the Roof for Solar
The BRC/SolarForm Canada PV project resulted from the use of an innovative solar system designed to maximize solar production on a physically constrained commercial rooftop. It was built under Ontario Canada’s Green Energy Act and Feed-in Tariff program. The project began with a targeted production capacity of 250 kW on a site that was less [...]
Apple’s North Carolina Solar Array $AAPL
Apple recently announced that it is constructing what is billed to be the United States’ biggest end user owned solar array, which will have the capacity of producing renewable energy worth 42 million kilowatt hours every year. Apple’s initiative will greatly benefit its billion dollar data center situated in Maiden, North Carolina. The news isn’t [...]
Mitt Romney Could Be $89,000 RICHER if He Went Solar
Republican presidential front runner Mitt Romney makes more money in one day than the average American makes in a year. With $20.9 million in income last year and a lower tax rate than most middle-class Americans, perhaps he’d be willing to join the thousands of homeowners around the country who are investing in solar? A [...]
EV Stations Arrive in Martha’s Vineyard
Martha’s Vineyard, one of Massachusetts’ best known tourist destinations, will soon have a solar canopy complete with EV charging stations. Vineyard Power Cooperative (VPC) is in the first phase of a project to put two rows of solar electricity parking lot canopies in the parking lot in between two stores, Cronig’s and Healthy Additions in [...]