One Block Off The Grid Introduces National Solar Program

Posted by weijing3333 on May 26th, 2015

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Solar group purchasing company One Block Off the Grid (1BOG) has launched 2,081 group deals on solar energy in 34 states, as well as a new interactive map designed to promote job creation at the state level.The project, called One Nation Off the Grid, signifies a new level of national reach for a single residential solar organization, according to 1BOG. It is the result of 175 new partnerships between One Block Off the Grid and solar installers across the country.

The U.S. Solar Market Map is an interactive, data-driven map that shows real-time levels of homeowner solar activity all the way down to the county level, as well as an estimated number of jobs that would be created in each state if solar policies were stronger. The map reveals whether group pricing on solar is available in a given county and includes an assessment of each state's clean energy policies, 1BOG says.1BOG adds that it will contribute all profits from the national program to Kiva City, the new U.S.-based arm of Kiva.org's microlending platform.

Clenergy International, a China-based provider of solar PV products, has opened a U.S. branch office called Clenergy America LLC in California."Clenergy's rapidly increasing business in the U.S. market has facilitated the need for a local office," says Cathy Xu, U.S. business development manager. The company's PV-ezRack mounting systems have already been used in commercial rooftop and ground-mounted PV projects in California, Xu adds.Clenergy products will be delivered to partners from the company's warehouse in California, which will also provide localized support and service, the company says.

Solar PV power generator Grupo T-Solar, insurance group Munich Re, represented through its asset management arm MEAG, and global investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP (KKR) have announced that Munich Re and KKR have partnered to acquire a 49% equity stake in the existing operating assets of Grupo T-Solar.The assets being acquired comprise a diversified portfolio of 42 solar PV plants located in Spain (34 plants) and Italy (8 plants) with an aggregate installed capacity of 168 MW and a generation capacity of over 250 GWh per year of clean energy, according to the companies.

These assets will be housed in a new company named T-Solar Global Operating Assets, in which Grupo T-Solar will continue to retain a 51% equity stake and provide management services.MEAG and KKR have also entered into an agreement with Grupo T-Solar that gives the company the option to acquire new solar plants developed by Grupo T-Solar once they are fully operational.
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