OS Insights

Rombauer Winery: Solar Canopy in Napa Valley

Shopping for vino on Valentine’s? Grab a bottle from Rombauer Winery powered by OnSwitch in this week’s Project Highlight! Rombauer’s Napa Valley location includes a canopy and a 261 kW solar system on top, both installed by OnSwitch.his solar canopy system provides cover for operations and also saves 7,875 metric tons of C02. That is the equivalent of....

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Cinepolis Cinemas: Lux Flagship Store goes Solar

Checking out this year’s Oscar nominees? See your favorites at the Cinepolis Cinema powered by OnSwitch in this week’s Project Highlight! The Cinepolis La Costa is located in Carlsbad, California and boasts a 233 kW rooftop solar system. This system will avoid 6,349 metric tons of CO2, which is the equivalent....

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Energy Community Tax Credit Bonus: Benefits and How to Qualify

If your company is considering rooftop solar in 2024, be sure to check if your project location is in a qualified Energy Community. It could reduce your project cost by 10%! To help continue solar power’s historic growth in the US, the Energy Community Tax Credit Bonus builds on the solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) which was increased to 30% in 2022. This Bonus will add 10% to the existing ITC, making a total credit of 40% - nearly half the cost of your solar project! For customers who are purchasing the solar system, your company can receive the 40% tax credit as soon as next year’s tax return...

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Jackson Family Wines Portfolio

Picking up some winter spirits? Try one of the Jackson Family Wine locations powered by OnSwitch solar in this week’s Project Highlight! The JFW solar portfolio contains 3 projects in California totaling 1,783 kW and will save 48,943,350 pounds of CO2 annually! This is the equivalent of 4,320 homes' electricity usage for one year...

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8 New Jersey Grocery Stores

Buying holiday goodies? Try one of the grocery stores powered by OnSwitch’s solar projects in this week’s Project Highlight! This portfolio of 8 projects totaling 2.2 MW...

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800 kW for Multi-site Movie Theaters

Going to see a movie for the holidays? Try one of the theaters powered by OnSwitch’s solar projects in this week’s Project highlight! These 3 projects totaling 860 kW...

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Prevailing Wage Increasing Solar Costs in 2024

Important update for businesses in California considering solar – Prevailing Wage will increase costs for all solar projects by up to 8% starting Jan 1, 2024!. Specifically, Assembly Bill 2143, which was passed in 2022, will categorize all commercial solar projects larger than 15 kilowatts as public works projects, meaning that workers must be paid the prevailing wage, according to the type of work and location of the project. The prevailing wage rates are usually based

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