The rapidly growing group of states looking to thwart climate change by adopting 100% renewable energy policies has a new member. Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo signed an executive order today establishing the goal of meeting all of the state’s electricity needs with renewable energy by 2030. The state’s Office of Energy Resources is now…
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In 2010, QuickBOLT changed the installation game with the patented QuickBOLT. This year, they are introducing the fastest, simplest, and most efficient solar mounting system yet – the QB2. Like the extremely popular Low Profile QuickBOLT, the QB2 utilizes the 100% leak-proof, code-compliant, and UL Certified Microflashing®. Microflashing® is a stainless steel backed EPDM washer…
