Category: Solar panel installation

The Franklin County Cooperative Extension Service will be installing a solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery back-up system to supply nearly 100% of the office’s net annual electricity needs. The 45 kilowatt (AC) project will use 164 solar PV panels and four Tesla Powerwall batteries and is expected to save the extension office more than $10,000 annually in electricity costs. The agency expects to receive a $66,000 “Direct Pay” rebate from the Federal government for the $165,000 project, enabling the project to break even in less than 10 years. × This…

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GreenYellow will install photovoltaic power, generating equipment on approximately 350 Carrefour stores. Credit: LCV/Shutterstock. Supermarket chain Carrefour has entered a partnership with GreenYellow, a major player in France’s energy transition, to fit solar panels at its stores across the country.  The collaboration will see photovoltaic power-generating equipment installed in 350 hypermarket and supermarket car parks. The initiative, part of Carrefour’s 2026 strategy, supports its objective to produce 1 terawatt hour of solar power annually by 2027 in France, Spain and Brazil.   The partnership is also expected to significantly cut energy…

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“If you’re doing home improvement contracts, by law you have to warranty your work for 10 years,” she said. That shift would not only undermine solar contractors’ ability to install new projects, but potentially threaten their ability to service or maintain already installed projects, since that follow-up work would void the existing warranty, she said.  Doherty disputed that characterization. ​“The majority of contractors doing this work are already C-10 license holders,” he said, including at least 2,300 businesses working in the solar and battery field. ​“The argument the C-46 contractors have been…

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WATERTOWN — A Massachusetts renewable energy company that plans to build a 125-megawatt solar farm in LeRay will pay the city $350,000 for its easement rights under the Black River. New Leaf Energy will bore a transmission line underneath the Black River in order to construct the 520-acre solar project. The city owns the area underneath the river.

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For Immediate Release: Monday, July 15, 2024 With scorching summer temperatures, many Montgomery County homeowners may be considering adding solar panels to make the most of the long summer days. The 17th episode of the Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services (DPS) podcast series, which is now available, highlights the department’s new “eSolar” program that will help get solar panels installed faster on residential rooftops by approved installers. DPS Customer Support and Outreach Division Chief Gail Lucas, who hosts the podcast, is joined by DPS Sustainability, Energy and Mechanical (SEM)…

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California has more rooftop solar panels installed than any other state; it’s not even close. And that’s for good reason: Not only does the Golden State have the most people, it also has a history of policies designed to encourage people to go solar. California state residents will be happy to hear that there are no property, sales or use taxes on solar panel systems. The Self-Generation Incentives Program also helps make solar batteries a more affordable prospect by providing rebates on energy storage systems, while low-income programs such as DAC-SASH…

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If you live in the sunny city of Los Angeles, you may find yourself in a beautiful house stuck paying high electric bills. Why not use California’s ample natural sunlight to help pay your energy bills? That’s where a solar panel investment comes in.  California electric rates are among the highest in the US. Rising electricity costs are a primary reason why many Angelenos invest in solar panels for their homes. In Los Angeles, there are a variety of tax credits and incentives that can tamp down the cost of…

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