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SolarCity Announces New Release Of SolarGuard Web Monitoring System
San Diego CA (SPX) Oct 21, 2008 SolarCity has unveiled a new edition of SolarGuard, its graphical, Web-based energy monitoring system, this week. SolarGuard 2.0 has been updated to include a range of new features, including the ability to measure electricity usage to give SolarCity customers a real-time view of their home or business' net energy consumption and carbon footprint. SolarGuard 2.0's key new features include: Demand Monitoring: SolarGuard 2.0 overlays customers' electricity usage against solar electricity output in an easy-to-read graphical display. Because many customers pay higher utility rates for electricity during certain times of day, this allows them to modify their electricity usage to maximize cost savings. My SolarCity Account: This feature provides customers with a personal Web page to view the status of their solar energy system installations at any given moment, from the initial site audit and design of the system; through the permitting and installation; to bringing the system online through interconnection with the local utility company. Mobile Access: SolarGuard 2.0 is viewable on a wide range of Web-accessible handheld devices to provide customers anywhere, anytime access to solar energy system data. "Our relationship with our customers lasts for the full, productive life of their solar energy systems," said Ben Tarbell, SolarCity's director of products. "SolarGuard makes the performance of our systems transparent to our customers and enables us to extend our performance guarantee. The new features in SolarGuard 2.0 help customers improve the return on their investment in solar, and further reduce their impact on the environment." SolarGuard collects, monitors and displays critical performance data from SolarCity solar energy systems, including production levels, local weather, electricity usage and environmental impacts such as carbon offset and pollution reduction. SolarGuard evaluates data for performance changes to identify problems as they arise, and updates status on its customer-accessible Web pages every 15 minutes, 24 hours a day. SolarGuard 2.0 is scheduled for release this fall. Screenshots of the new software are available to members of the media upon request. Related Links SolarCity All About Solar Energy at SolarDaily.com
SolarWorld Opens North America's Largest Solar Cell Manufacturing Facility
Hillsboro OR (SPX) Oct 20, 2008SolarWorld has opened North America's largest solar cell manufacturing facility. The new plant is located in Hillsboro, Oregon and is expected to reach a capacity of 500 megawatts (MW) by 2011. |
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