Saint Louis University celebrated the culmination of the installation of nine solar arrays throughout the midtown campus Friday during the “Solar at SLU” reception at the Everest Education Union. Brandon Verhoff, director of Sustainability and Benchmarking, welcomed a crowd of nearly 50 people, followed by remarks from Rick Hunter, CEO of Microgrid Solar, a partner…

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Did you know, California is the leading state of solar installs in the country. Now, you can use Microgrid as your preferred California solar installer. Microgrid has three office locations for your convenience in Los Angeles, The Bay Area and San Diego. California Leads the Nation 403,675 solar projects 3,220 megawatts installed Dozens of commercial…

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The up front costs and challenge of making the shift to renewable sources of energy is now easier than ever. PACE enabling legislation is being passed in states across the country, helping make building energy improvements more feasible, by allowing for finance terms that are hard to come by, including zero upfront cost, and off-balance…

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A typical solar installation is grid-tied, meaning it does not operate independently from the grid, and a building with solar will use the power from the solar, and supplement it, as needed, with Utility grid power. In some cases, the solar array may produce more more power than is needed in the building at certain…

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Park Avenue Coffee opened their newest and greenest cafe, located at 5105 Columbia Avenue on The Hill, on April 8, 2014. Microgrid Solar installed 200 solar panels to enable Park Avenue Coffee to operate the cafe and roasting facility at net zero, providing all electricity for the building. The Microgrid Solar turnkey solar installation provides…

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