https://solarfactor.com Solar power information and news Mon, 12 Dec 2016 19:52:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://solarfactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-New-Project-32x32.png https://solarfactor.com 32 32 https://solarfactor.com/india-to-tender-1-gw-of-solar-rooftop-capacity-in-december/ Mon, 12 Dec 2016 19:52:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/12/india-to-tender-1-gw-of-solar-rooftop-capacity-in-december.html India is preparing to auction a gigawatt of rooftop solar capacity as it strives to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal of generating 100 GW of power from the sun by 2022.

]]> India is preparing to auction a gigawatt of rooftop solar capacity as it strives to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal of generating 100 GW of power from the sun by 2022.

]]> https://solarfactor.com/india-to-tender-1-gw-of-solar-rooftop-capacity-in-december-2/ Mon, 12 Dec 2016 19:52:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/12/india-to-tender-1-gw-of-solar-rooftop-capacity-in-december.html India is preparing to auction a gigawatt of rooftop solar capacity as it strives to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal of generating 100 GW of power from the sun by 2022.

]]> India is preparing to auction a gigawatt of rooftop solar capacity as it strives to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal of generating 100 GW of power from the sun by 2022.

]]> https://solarfactor.com/cheap-ice-energy-storage-for-solar-homes/ Mon, 21 Nov 2016 17:47:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/11/cheap-ice-energy-storage-for-solar-homes.html By the summer of 2017, solar homeowners could store surplus daytime solar in an ice-based energy storage unit with a 20-year life, for less than half the cost of a battery storing the same solar kilowatt-hours, according to Ice Energy CEO Mike Hopkins.

]]> https://solarfactor.com/cheap-ice-energy-storage-for-solar-homes/ Mon, 21 Nov 2016 17:47:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/11/cheap-ice-energy-storage-for-solar-homes.html By the summer of 2017, solar homeowners could store surplus daytime solar in an ice-based energy storage unit with a 20-year life, for less than half the cost of a battery storing the same solar kilowatt-hours, according to Ice Energy CEO Mike Hopkins.

]]> https://solarfactor.com/federal-power-regulators-propose-rule-to-remove-barriers-to-energy-storage-participation-in-us-markets/ Fri, 18 Nov 2016 15:43:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/11/federal-power-regulators-propose-rule-to-remove-barriers-to-energy-storage-participation-in-us-markets.html The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Nov. 17 issued a noticed of proposed rulemaking that plans to direct U.S. transmission system operators to establish market rules to accommodate energy storage participation in organized wholesale electric markets.

]]> https://solarfactor.com/listen-up-the-real-cost-of-electricity/ Tue, 15 Nov 2016 12:03:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/11/listen-up-the-real-cost-of-electricity.html Electricity is a commodity — indistinguishable regardless of the source (all kWh are the same), available from different suppliers and easily transferable. But like many commodities, the cost of electricity varies depending on the location to which it is delivered.

]]> Electricity is a commodity — indistinguishable regardless of the source (all kWh are the same), available from different suppliers and easily transferable. But like many commodities, the cost of electricity varies depending on the location to which it is delivered.

]]> https://solarfactor.com/federal-funding-helps-maine-small-businesses-invest-in-renewable-energy/ Thu, 10 Nov 2016 10:58:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/11/federal-funding-helps-maine-small-businesses-invest-in-renewable-energy.html Senators from Maine on Nov. 1 said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest $427,000 to help businesses in the state invest in renewable energy and energy efficiency.

]]> https://solarfactor.com/federal-funding-helps-maine-small-businesses-invest-in-renewable-energy-2/ Thu, 10 Nov 2016 10:58:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/11/federal-funding-helps-maine-small-businesses-invest-in-renewable-energy.html Senators from Maine on Nov. 1 said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest $427,000 to help businesses in the state invest in renewable energy and energy efficiency.

]]> https://solarfactor.com/vote-solar-seeks-review-of-nevada-regulators-2015-net-metering-ruling/ Mon, 07 Nov 2016 19:06:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/11/vote-solar-seeks-review-of-nevada-regulators-2015-net-metering-ruling.html Advocacy group Vote Solar, along with environmental law firm Earthjustice, recently filed a petition with the First District Court of the State of Nevada for review of two Public Utilities Commission (PUC) of Nevada orders last year that created a new rate structure ending the existing net metering offering for solar in the state.

]]> https://solarfactor.com/mercedes-benz-to-introduce-residential-energy-storage-product-in-us/ Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:22:00 +0000 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/11/mercedes-benz-to-introduce-residential-energy-storage-product-in-us.html Mercedes-Benz on Nov. 3 said it plans to introduce a modular residential energy storage product in North America next year.

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