Green State Power was proud to have NC Governor Roy Cooper tour one of our recent projects at GoRaleigh Transit this week. Green State Power installed three 160 kW chargers and 6 dispensers for GoRaleigh’s Electric Bus fleet. In addition to the base installation, we also installed the infrastructure for an additional 7 chargers and […]
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Green State Power was proud to work with the University of North Carolina Greensboro on the installation of a rooftop solar system on their brand new Nursing and Instructional Building. UNCG incorporated many other features like LED lighting and the new building has just received LEED Gold Status, making it the 20th LEED-certified building on […]
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The City of Greensboro has just announced they have earned LEED Silver® Certification from the US Green Building Council (USGBC) for its sustainability efforts. Green State Power was proud to work with our hometown in installing a 100 kW solar project at the J. Douglas Galyon Depot in downtown Greensboro in 2019. Greensboro became the first […]
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The U.S. solar industry now employs nearly 250,000 workers, according to the 10th annual National Solar Jobs Census. These jobs are providing clean, affordable, renewable energy in all 50 states. As of 2019, the National Solar Jobs Census found: The United States has 249,983 solar workers, defined as those who spend 50% or more of their time […]
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Thanks to the folks at the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA), there is a great new report that outlines the many ways that investing in clean energy has been a benefit to North Carolina’s economy. NCSEA quantified the tax revenue increase on properties in 50 North Carolina counties identified as having solar developed on […]
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Green State Power is proud to showcase the 919 kW parking canopy project we recently completed at Duke University. Green State Power installed 2,554 panels providing shade to the cars on the top level of the garage, all while producing 1.3 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually to cover energy needs from the garage and […]
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Green State Power’s Carrie Stewart was quoted in an article from the Charlotte Business Journal. The article is in reference to the new Business Code of Conduct for residential and commercial solar installers involved with the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association. We are proud to be a member of this industry advocate and want to […]
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Green State Power is a proud member of the NC Sustainable Energy Association. NCSEA has recently announced a Solar Business Code that serves as a Code of Conduct for commercial and residential installers in the state. We were happy to contribute our input in drafting this code and were quick to sign on once it […]
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How many solar jobs are in your state and town? Find out with The Solar Foundation’s new interactive map of America’s solar workforce. The expansion of solar energy across the U.S. is building local economies and creating new jobs, including in many places you wouldn’t expect. For example, North Carolina had 7,622 jobs in the […]
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(credit – Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Always exciting to share news around the country about energy companies investing in renewable energy like solar! June 6, 2018 at 8:09 pm DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s largest electricity provider wants to retire two coal-fired units a decade early and expand its renewable energy supply. Xcel Energy said Wednesday it plans to idle […]
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