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Sacramento Municipal Utility District Signs Solar Deals With Homebuilders

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) and four homebuilders have inked agreements to build more than 1,900 SolarSmart homes in the SMUD service territory. SolarSmart is a SMUD brand that combines solar power and super energy-efficient features. In August, SMUD signed deals with Homes by Towne to construct 355 SolarSmart homes and with Centex homes to build 107. In May, SMUD and homebuilder Tim Lewis Communities signed a deal to build 183 solar-powered homes in three communities. In March, SMUD announced a partnership with Lennar Homes to build more than 1,200 solar homes, which represents the largest solar new homes partnership in the United States. Photovoltaic systems will be built into 1,254 new homes in 11 communities. In each of the agreements, SMUD provides funding to buy down the cost of solar and energy efficiency equipment in all the homes. Residents of these homes may save as much as 60 percent annually on their electric bills through the energy-efficient features and the solar roof tiles that generate electricity. The community benefits as well from these solar homes. Less electricity will be needed to serve the SolarSmart homes, especially at peak demand times, like hot summer days, when power is most […]

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Oregon Sees Roadside Solar Panels Ahead

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DayStar Announces Stock Offering

DayStar Technologies (Nasdaq: DSTI) has filed with the SEC to offer 15 million shares of stock. DayStar is develops, manufactures, and markets photovoltaic (PV) products based upon CIGS thin film semiconductor technology. The company plans to use the proceeds to repay $9.2 million in debt, engineer to-scale and manufacture the company’s proprietary deposition tool. It will use the remainder to build a 25MW manufacturing line.

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United Natural Foods Turns on 1MW Solar Array

United Natural Foods (NASDAQ: UNFI), the largest U.S. distributor of natural/organic foods, has flicked the switch on a 1 megawatt (MW) solar PV system. The 7000 panels cover a massive space – 175,000 square feet – or approximately four acres of rooftop – at its Rocklin, California distribution facility. The development and installation was managed by American Capital Energy, an end-to-end integrator of customized, commercial solar power systems. The system is expected to generate 1.5 million kilowatt hours per year from the system, enough to power more than 226 average homes.

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