In this interview, RPCS founder and president Eb Russell explores the factors behind how solar trackers are taking over the utility-scale market, as well as giving insights on the solar contracting business in the wake of the Section 201 tariffs. pv magazine: Can you give our readers a brief background on the history of RP Construction Services, and your […]
RPCS is pleased to congratulate Cenergy Power and sPower on the completion of their MCE Solar One project, and is honored to have been part of this incredible project. A local renewable energy project built on an old Chevron oil refinery, MCE Solar One is a new 60-acre, 10.5 MW ground mount solar farm in Richmond, California. The project deployed […]
Competitive prices, on-time delivery, quick installation–it’s all too easy to make assumptions about what utility-scale solar investors may want. However, what’s commonly overlooked or discounted by many outside the investment community is what’s most important and highly sought after from those within it: a low-risk investment with steady and predictable cash flows for 20 to 30 years. Over the last […]
As with the start of any new year, we find ourselves looking towards the future and contemplating the keys to success. In the solar industry, we’re beginning 2018 with the opportunity to play a part in a 100 GW+ market. Rapid growth is occurring in countries where PV is an ideal technology. While the promise of the PV industry has […]
MONTEREY, CALIF. January 29th, 2018 – RPCS is pleased to congratulate Cenergy Power and sPower on the completion of their MCE Solar One project. A local renewable energy project built on an old refinery, MCE Solar One is a new 60-acre, 10.5 MW ground mount solar farm in Richmond, California. The project deployed approximately 80,000 ground mounted modules using both […]
MONTEREY, CALIF. – January 26th – On Wednesday, an official ribbon cutting ceremony for Cal Poly’s first solar farm celebrated the successful completion of a high profile and very meaningful solar project. The new solar farm is the first energy-related project since the university announced their goal of climate neutrality. The 18.5-acre 4.5 MW AC solar site containing more than […]
Watching the prices recently for utility-scale solar power-purchase agreements has felt a bit like being a spectator at an ultra-competitive Olympic event, where each successive race delivers a new world record. The headline-grabbing 1.79 cents per kilowatt-hour tender announced in Saudi Arabia this past October is just one indicator of a global trend, in which PPA prices have been steadily […]
In 1999, I had an internship at Sunlight & Power as a laborer for solar thermal and PV installations on residences. One day a project would be in Oakland, and the next day we would be in Redwood City. Solar was few and far between; my father called it a “hobby job” … Today, the Department of Energy estimates that […]
Monterey, Calif. 12/21/2017 Russell Pacific, a wholesale distributor of solar electrical products, continues their east coast expansion with the opening of a solar distribution center in Orlando, Florida. Following the successful opening of their Baltimore warehouse earlier this fall, the Orlando warehouse is Russell Pacific’s second distribution center serving the east coast market. Product stocked in Orlando will provide solar […]
A major reason The Big Short was such a widely acclaimed book and movie was because it was able to take the complicated financial arcana that led to the housing crisis and make it understandable and entertaining. During the lead up to the crisis, there was a tremendous amount of money to be made originating very questionable home loans, bundling them into […]