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Solar Q&A with local business owner

LightWave Solar sat down with Michael Phillips, owner of Ansbach Artisans in Franklin, Tennessee, who recently invested in solar for his business. LightWave Solar commissioned a 10 kilowatts (kW) solar system at his art gallery in June 2015. LWS: Why did you decide to invest in solar? MP: For…

TVA’s Green Power Providers Program Near Full Capacity

On January 1, TVA opened the Green Power Providers (GPP) program for 2013, and they are currently approving applications. Under GPP, TVA will buy solar PV generation at 9 cents/kilowatt-hour above the current rate (about 10 cents/kWh). This totals about 19 cents per kWh – nearly double the retail rate! TVA…

Solar Power in East TN – A Gift for the Kids

Story published: 12-26-2012 By Frances Lamberts Original Link: http://www.heraldandtribune.com/Detail.php?Cat=OPED&ID=60461 For clean, alternative energy, our town and the metro area don’t look like some European counterparts yet, but we are heading there.As visiting journalist Christian Roselund reports from Freiburg, Germany, when its children go to school in the morning…

Where We’ll Be in December 2012

Open House Lunch & Learn on Dec 14: “How Solar Can Work for Your Business” LightWave Solar is hosting a free lunch & learn to explain the benefits of adding solar photovoltaics (PV) to a business. We will cover TVA’s new solar incentive program and provide an overview of the…

Solar installations heating up for Memphis area businesses

Memphis Commercial Appeal – Posted September 12, 2012 at midnight, updated September 16, 2012 at 12:07 a.m. By Thomas Bailey Jr.   A winery, two self-storage firms, an electric and telephone supply business and a real estate developer were among 13 potential customers drawn last week…

The State of Green: A look at the sustainability movement in Memphis

Memphis Daily News – Published July 30, 2012 by Bill Dries There are many shades of green. And the use of the term “green” to describe public policies, business practices and other decisions designed to improve or sustain natural surroundings and our connection with them touches on so many other…

Solar PV Installations Increased 85% in Q1 2012 Over Q1 2011

Growth in solar photovoltaics (PV) markets in the U.S. is maintaining its breakneck pace from 2011, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight: Q1 2012, a report by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). Led by strong growth in the commercial market segment, the U.S. installed…