Chicagoland counties boost solar via "group-buy" program
The Solar Switch Chicagoland program has launched, offering deep discounts on quality solar installations to residential customers and small businesses in five Chicagoland counties.
Catalyst Power, JCD Solar Consulting join forces to promote community solar
Catalyst Power Holdings LLC and JCD Solar Consulting LLC have reached a strategic partnership agreement to maximize the marketing, aggregation and servicing for community solar…
What Is a PPA, and Its Pros & Cons to Solar Deployment?
This is a full guide to Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), covering its process, parties involved, pros & cons, comparison with building a plant outright, etc.
Streamlining the way for organizations to adopt solar and energy-efficiency technologies
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Smart Ease launched operations this month in the U.K. to help organizations fund energy-efficiency technologies, slashing power costs and reducing emissions.
Big-Box Retail and Shopping Mall Solar: From the Possible to the Probable to the Inevitable
A growing, international host of big-box retail, shopping mall owners, architects and building-integrated solar (BIPV) and energy management specialists are joining forces so as to…
Duke Energy Aims to Offer Third-Party-Owned Solar Leases to Business Customers in North Carolina
An affiliate of Duke Energy, the largest utility and electricity services corporation in the US, recently submitted an application with the North Carolina Utilities Commission…
Microsoft Powers Cloud in Singapore Following China’s 53GW Solar Flare
A major move by global tech giant Microsoft Corp to power its Asian operations with solar-generated electricity marked a watershed moment for the worldwide uptake…
RMI Sunshine for Mines Sees Bright Outlook for Mining Sector Solar, Renewables Investment
A strategic sea change is occurring regarding the ways and means mining companies acquire and use energy. Along with growing external pressure to enhance environmental…
Taiwan′s Floating Solar Farms in Reservoirs Causing Safety Concern
Taiwan Power Company and Taiwan Water Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on November 30, intending to construct floating solar farms in two…
The Costs of Energy Storage System Limit the Spread of Consumer Solar
Recently Australia's largest electricity retailer Origin Energy made an interesting viewpoint: the business solar market will usher in rapid development, while the consumer solar market would…
