Tennessee National Guard Unveils New Solar Power Initiative

Aerial view of a state-of-the-art solar PV parking canopy recently installed on the upper deck of the garage at Joint Force Headquarters, Tenn/National Guard in Nashville on November 6, 2019.  The system has the generating capacity of 106.6 kilowatts (kW) which can provide approximately twenty percent of the Headquarter building’s…

All About Nashville: Interview with LightWave Solar CEO Chris Koczaja

Every Friday from 12-1pm on WXNA 101.5FM, Laurel Creech interviews creative leaders and thinkers based in the Nashville area. For the month of April, Laurel focused on sustainability in terms of food, water, and energy. She invited Chris Koczaja, CEO of LightWave Solar, to discuss solar energy – what’s going…

Solar industry keeps close watch on Tesla Solar Roof as production nears

Teslarati – Margaret Gach – June 20, 2017 The first installation of Tesla’s highly anticipated Solar Roof product is expected to take place in the coming months, bringing the company one step closer to providing a comprehensive and arguably best looking “sun-to-vehicle” system possible. As we near the inaugural installations, those in the…

Fighting climate change in Nashville

Nashville Ledger – June 16, 2017 When President Donald Trump announced earlier this month that the United States would be withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement, phasing out both U.S. commitments to achieve carbon reduction targets and financial contributions to slow climate change, it was a call to action for…

Middle Tennessee farm uses solar power to save costs

Channel 4 News – Nancy Amons – May 6, 2016 Technology is helping one of Middle Tennessee’s biggest farms to save hundreds of dollars every month. Delvin Farms in College Grove recently installed new solar panels. Hank Delvin of Delvin Farms has a terrific crop this year thanks to the…

The Rewards of Adding Solar to Self-Storage

Inside Self-Storage – Amy Campbell and David Koster – March 26, 2016 As a self-storage operator, finding ways to save money is among your top priorities. One option coming under greater consideration in the industry is an investment in solar power. Consumers are becoming more environmentally conscious, so choosing solar…

Small Scale Solar Projects underway in Nashville

Green Hills News – January 7, 2016 LightWave Solar is ramping up its sales, marketing and operational efforts to accommodate participation in the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) recently announced 2016 Green Power Providers Program for small-scale solar projects. Under the new program that opens on January 13, TVA will pay…

LightWave Solar on 2014 Top 400 U.S. Solar Contractors List

Solar Power World magazine recently released their 2014 Top 400 Solar Contractors list which ranks companies based on megawatts of solar installed in 2013. Despite TVA’s program closure last year, LightWave Solar ranked #160 overall and #75 on the Top 100 Commercial Solar Contractors list. We are the first…