CleanTechnica » commercial solar http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 US Sees Second-Largest Solar Installation Growth In Q3 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/09/us-sees-second-largest-solar-installation-q3/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/09/us-sees-second-largest-solar-installation-q3/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2014 07:35:58 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76087 The United States installed 1,354 MW of solar PV in the third quarter of 2014, up 41% over the same period a year earlier, and the making it the second-largest quarter of all time for the US solar industry, bringing the country’s cumulative solar PV capacity up to 16.1 GW. These numbers come courtesy of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/20/kyocera-solar-offer-stem-intelligent-energy-storage-system/feed/ 7 White House Announces $68 Million For 540 US Renewable & Energy Efficiency Projects http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/20/white-house-announces-68-million-540-us-renewable-energy-efficiency-projects/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/20/white-house-announces-68-million-540-us-renewable-energy-efficiency-projects/#comments Sat, 20 Sep 2014 14:27:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72228 US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $68 million in funding Thursday for 540 US renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in the nation’s rural communities. This legislation is part of the “Swiss Army knife” of tools for jobs, innovation, infrastructure, research, and conservation President Obama has been talking about. Of these projects, almost half are

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/20/white-house-announces-68-million-540-us-renewable-energy-efficiency-projects/feed/ 10 Off-Grid Renewable Use Conference In Manila (Intro) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/15/grid-renewable-use-conference-manila-intro/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/15/grid-renewable-use-conference-manila-intro/#comments Sun, 15 Jun 2014 11:49:47 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=68196 Manila, capital city of the Philippines. There are 7,107 islands in the archipelago, of which less than a third are inhabited. It’s tomorrow already for a Chicago resident here in Manila, the most densely populated city in the world and government and commercial capital of the far-flung Philippines, long known as the Pearl of the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/27/solarcity-expands-second-island-hawaii/feed/ 2 IKEA Reports Great 2013 Sustainability Progress http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/05/ikea-reports-great-2013-sustainability-progress/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/05/ikea-reports-great-2013-sustainability-progress/#comments Wed, 05 Feb 2014 13:10:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=62237 We figured IKEA might be on the right track when we first saw its blue and yellow buildings adorned with solar rooftops. It turns out that the second-largest private commercial solar owner/user in the United States (and the largest per square meter of rooftop space) is on schedule with its ambitious sustainability strategy unveiled a

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/28/solar-leasing-small-commercial-solar-projects/feed/ 0 Cleantech Buffet (Commercial Solar In China, Greenbuild 2013…) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/25/commercial-solar-china-greenbuild-2013/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/25/commercial-solar-china-greenbuild-2013/#comments Wed, 25 Sep 2013 21:45:16 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=56904 Here’s some more cleantech eatin’s for your eatin’ pleasure. Enjoy! Solar Why Some Big Utilities Are Embracing Small-Scale Solar A handful of US utilities have discovered they can save money by encouraging small rooftop solar projects—the same projects utility industry leaders have insisted were too expensive and unreliable to be practical. PV Goes Commercial Rooftop

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/25/commercial-solar-china-greenbuild-2013/feed/ 0 Solar Mandate Approved By Sebastopol, California http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/22/solar-mandate-approved-by-sebastopol-california/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/22/solar-mandate-approved-by-sebastopol-california/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 13:32:53 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=51926 There are many ways to go solar, and they all haven’t yet been tried — people are continually coming up with new ideas. But there are now some options that are so good that cities are beginning to mandate solar power with all new homes. The latest such city (of which we know) is Sebastopol,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/22/solar-mandate-approved-by-sebastopol-california/feed/ 5 Rate Design Matters: Utility Tariffs and Solar Project Economics http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/15/rate-design-matters-utility-tariffs-and-solar-project-economics/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/15/rate-design-matters-utility-tariffs-and-solar-project-economics/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 08:30:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=51720 This article first appeared on Greentech Media. by Shayle Kann Net metering isn’t the only battleground in the distributed PV industry. GTM Research assesses the ability of rate design to make or break project economics. The battle over net metering has been brewing for years, but it is beginning to bubble over now. Public disputes have emerged in California, Arizona

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/15/rate-design-matters-utility-tariffs-and-solar-project-economics/feed/ 0 Why Your Business Should Consider Solar Power http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/25/why-your-business-should-consider-solar-power/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/25/why-your-business-should-consider-solar-power/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 07:30:16 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=49941 During the process of running a business, entrepreneurs are always looking for ways to reduce costs and become more profitable. One option that many businesses are now considering is investing in solar power. If you’re thinking about solar for your company, is it worth the investment? Prices Have Fallen Solar isn’t exactly a new technology,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/25/why-your-business-should-consider-solar-power/feed/ 4 Preparing For “Cheaper Than Grid” Solar Electricity http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/19/preparing-for-cheaper-than-grid-solar-electricity/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/19/preparing-for-cheaper-than-grid-solar-electricity/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:02:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=45231   It started with off-grid locations, places where electricity was either carried in or generated on-site. Then it beat expensive diesel generators. In 2010, unsubsidized solar electricity could best on-grid retail electricity prices of major utilities in Hawaii. In the next decade, residents in metropolitan areas representing 100 million people will watch the biggest solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/01/utility-scale-installations-lead-us-solar-pv-growth/feed/ 0 Australian Businesses Switching to Solar Power Because… http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/18/australian-businesses-switching-to-solar-power-because/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/18/australian-businesses-switching-to-solar-power-because/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:09:02 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=44135   Can you guess why more and more Australian businesses are installing commercial solar arrays? Yep, it’s all about the Benjamins… or some other famous dead guy who Australian rappers boast about the Nellies. Of course, there are also other reasons for switching over (ahem, stopping mass societal suicide from excessive greenhouse gas emissions), but

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