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Top 10 Commercial Solar Customers In USA (In Absolute Terms)

December 5, 20167 years ago Steve Hanley 0 Comments

When it comes to US business choosing to power their stores and factories with solar energy, the critical factor is money. Commercial solar prices have fallen by 58% since 2012 and by 16% year over year in 2016. In many cases, it’s just cheaper to install commercial solar power systems than continue to buy electricity from the local utility. Large US corporations now benefit from more than 1,000 megawatts of installed solar power. That’s up from 300 megawatts in 2012.

Target Hits Bullseye As Top 2016 US Corporate Solar Installer

October 23, 20167 years ago Adam Johnston 0 Comments

Target has hit a solar energy bullseye. The Minneapolis-based retail giant topped all other American big businesses going solar, according to a new report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).

Solar Means Business: Top 25 US Corporate Solar Energy Users

October 15, 201311 years ago silviomarcacci 2 Comments

From Big Box retailers to industrial manufacturers and commercial real estate developers, installing solar energy makes cents for America’s most well known and efficiently run businesses.

Who’s Going Solar? 20 of the US’ Largest Companies (New List: Top 20 Commercial Solar…

September 13, 201212 years ago Zachary Shahan 2 Comments

The top commercial solar users in the US have been revealed by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Vote Solar. They were revealed yesterday at Solar Power International 2012 in Orlando. The companies are simply ranked by ranked by cumulative solar energy capacity. I’m a much bigger fan of relative … [continued]

Giant $1.4 Billion Solar Project Will Almost Double Total U.S. Capacity from 2010

June 24, 201113 years ago Tina Casey 5 Comments

The U.S. Department of Energy has launched a $1.4 billion loan guarantee project to build 733 megawatts worth of solar panels, which is almost the equivalent of all the photovoltaic installations in the U.S. in 2010. The program will, called Project Amp, will also create more than 1,000 green jobs over a four-year installation period.

Portland Now Has Largest Solar Array in the Northwest

July 27, 201014 years ago Zachary Shahan 1 Comment

[social_buttons] The largest rooftop solar array in the Pacific Northwest was finished this week. Portland General Electric (PGE) announced on Monday that it just finished the $14 million solar project that it started building in March. The array covers the roofs of seven distribution warehouses and has 2.4 MW worth … [continued]