Saving Energy and Money with Solar PV Power Systems

Riverside, California, May 8, 2013. Western Municipal Water District’s newly commissioned 916-kilowatt SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR) solar power system is soaking up the sun, delivering an expected savings of up to $4.6 million over the next two decades. The system, located at Western’s Operations facility off of El Sobrante in Riverside, Calif. is also helping maintain [...]

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Rooftop and Ground Mount Tracking Solar Power System Provide an Annual Savings of Over $110,000

True Leaf Farms, part of nationwide produce supplier Church Brothers Produce, and SPG Solar, a leading provider of commercial solar power products and services, has completed a combination rooftop solar power system and SunSeeker® tracker ground-mount system to lower operating costs and drive sustainability in agriculture business. The 981.1 kilowatt system will produce almost 1.8 [...]

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Organic Foods Manufacturer Adds Solar Photovoltaic System to Sustainability Initiative

BRIDGEPORT, New Jersey. EnterSolar, a leading provider of commercial solar systems to corporate customers, announced the completion of an 877 kilowatt (“kW”) solar photovoltaic (“PV”) system for Chelten House Products, the privately held organic and fine food manufacturer. The solar power system was installed on the roof of Chelten House’s 150,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility [...]

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IKEA Powers-up Solar Panels at New Jersey Store

The 132,000-square-foot PV array consists of a 1,063-kW system, built with 4,620 panels. IKEA Paramus’ program will produce approximately 1,359,100 kWh of clean electricity annually, the equivalent of reducing 1,033 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2), eliminating the emissions of 184 cars or powering 117 homes yearly (calculating clean energy equivalents at www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-resources/calculator.html).

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Cuba’s Largest Solar Array at Guantanamo Bay Installed

Tampa-based solar contractor, Solar Source, completed construction on a 1,200 panel solar power system at the Naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The solar array, which is the first of its scale on the island, will produce clean electricity to power a new fitness center for military personnel. “We are proud to help the Navy [...]

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Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Dedicates 5.4-Megawatt SunPower Solar Power System

System Expected to Deliver Almost $5 Million in Savings Over 20 Years Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and SunPower Corp. SPWR -3.25% are dedicating today a 5.4-megawatt high efficiency SunPower solar power system. The system is expected to generate the equivalent of 51 percent of the electricity demand at the airport’s rental car center, two [...]

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KB Home to Include Solar Power Systems as Standard Feature

KB Home , one of the nation’s premier homebuilders, today announced that it will include solar power systems as a standard feature of its Built to Order™ homes in select communities in Central Florida. The systems can help KB homeowners reduce their monthly energy bills by as much as 50% when compared to a typical [...]

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Sunvalley Solar,Inc Awarded Solar System Installation Contract in California

Sunvalley Solar, Inc. a leading solar power technology and solar system integration company, announced today that it has been awarded an 88 KW solar system installation contract by Hans Enterprise Ltd. in Anaheim, CA. The Hans Enterprise solar power system will generate up to 126,224kWh of electrical power annually using three hundred and seventy eight [...]

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New Grid Connected Solar System for Arizona Apartment Complex

Renewvia Energy Corporation, a provider of solar power systems for owners of investment-grade commercial properties, announced that it has completed a 281 kilowatt (kW) solar power system at Casa Carranza, a Mesa, Ariz. apartment complex. The grid-connected photovoltaic solar electrical system is currently providing 25 percent of power to the 300-unit apartment complex, resulting in [...]

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IKEA Powers-up Solar Energy System’s Panels at Baltimore Store

IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today officially plugged-in the solar energy system installed at its store in Baltimore, Maryland. The 77,300-square-foot PV array consists of a 618.2-kW system, built with 2,576 panels. IKEA Baltimore’s program will produce approximately 823,500 kWh of clean electricity annually, the equivalent of reducing 626 tons of carbon dioxide [...]

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Solar Cooling: Efficient Option Exist

Solar cooling, at first, sounds like a paradox. How can something so hot be responsible for producing cold? Through careful exploitation of thermodynamic principles, these systems utilize solar heat energy to fuel a cooling process. Energy is always lost to the surroundings whenever it changes form. So instead of transforming solar heat energy into electricity, [...]

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Wine Company Goes Green with Solar Energy

Royal Wine Corp. (RWC) announced today the completion of a solar power system on the roof of its corporate headquarters and warehouse facility located in Bayonne, New Jersey. RWC is a leading specialty wine producer in New York and California, as well as an importer and distributor, and is also the parent company of Kedem [...]

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Washington Area Affordable Housing Complex Goes Solar

SolarCity(R), William C. Smith + Co., a leading local real estate development and management firm, and the D.C. Housing Authority today announced completion of a 429-panel, 103-kilowatt solar power installation on a new affordable housing complex within Sheridan Station, a major redevelopment project in the district’s reemerging Ward 8 community. The solar installation is expected [...]

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