Articles Tagged with ''solar power''

REC Solar, a leader in solar electric system design and installation, announced that it has installed 10,000 residential solar systems nationwide. Since the company’s founding in 1997, REC Solar said it has installed more than 160 megawatts of residential, commercial, and utility-scale solar power.

The SunSource® Commercial Energy System is the only commercial HVAC system to integrate directly with solar power by collecting free, clean energy from the sun and sending it directly to Lennox’ Energence® rooftop unit.

Local public officials, Vista Solar, and Uesugi Farms have officially dedicated the farm’s new 792 kW solar system. The system, installed by Vista Solar, is producing enough solar energy to offset 91.5 percent of Uesugi Farms’ electrical demand. 

REC Solar, a leader in solar electric system design and installation, has announced the completion of a 500 kilowatt community solar project in Boulder, Colo. The Boulder Cowdery Meadows Solar Array is the first community solar project completed under Xcel Energy’s Solar*Rewards Community program.

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has released three new reports as part of its Green Proving Ground program, which tests building technologies in real-world situations to evaluate their potential to save energy, water, and reduce utility costs.

With projected total annual energy gain (with solar) of $123, the home falls safely into the zero net-energy usage category.

SolarCity® has opened its largest United States operations center in Riverside, Calif., to accommodate growing demand in the Southern California area. 

It may be possible soon to power products with peel-and-stick versions of solar cells, thanks to a partnership between Stanford University and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). 

SolarCity® has announced a 1.5-megawatt (MW) solar power project that will bring renewable energy to eight Barstow Unified School District (BUSD) schools and facilities. The solar installations are expected to save the district $112,000 in their first year and roughly $5.3 million over the next 20 years.

ABM, a leading provider of facility solutions, has announced a joint venture between ABM Government Services and Building Energy S.p.A., an Italian-based independent power producer, to provide solar energy services to the large-scale commercial and utility-scale solar power markets.