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SunPower, Orchard Supply Hardware offer high efficiency solar power systems

SunPower Corp. has teamed up with Orchard Supply Hardware’s California stores to offer its high efficiency solar power systems. The company offers financing options for the systems, including the SunPower Lease.

The lease program includes low monthly payments with no upfront cost and a direct-from-manufacturer performance guarantee, as well as an early buy-out option that allows homeowners to capitalize on solar home resale values. Homeowners can also obtain SunPower systems through a cash purchase or SunPower’s loan program, which offers a variety of low-interest options.

eMeter, HD Supply Utilities enter agreement to offer smart meter data management solutions to North American utilities

eMeter and HD Supply Utilities have signed an agreement that offers eMeter’s Smart Grid Appliance as a critical component of HD Supply Utilities’ GridAdvance, an integrated, end-to-end smart grid solution. The Smart Grid Appliance brings well-designed and financially practical Smart Meter Data Management solutions to meet business and regulatory demands of utility customers.

HD Supply Utilities will work with eMeter and North American utilities to manage all technical integration aspects of a project.  The Smart Grid Appliance consists of server hardware, storage and software from IBM and eMeter that is pre-integrated and readily scalable. It allows utilities to quickly realize all benefits of their Smart Grid assets and build meaningful demand management capabilities while improving operations and customer service.

SunRun selects Mercury Solar Systems for clean energy project in New York

Mercury Solar Systems has been selected by SunRun to bring affordable home solar to New Yorkers. The companies have enabled hundreds of homeowners in Massachusetts, New Jerseyand Pennsylvaniato go solar for a fraction of the normal cost.

SunRun owns and maintains solar systems on homeowners’ roofs and works with Mercury Solar Systems on the installation. Homeowners avoid the high upfront costs and pay a low monthly rate for clean power, fixing their energy costs to save thousands of dollars over time on their energy bills.

Hitachi to lead world-leading smart grid demonstration project in Hawaii

Hitachi Ltd., Cyber Defence Institute Inc. and Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd. have been selected as contractors for a world-leading smart grid demonstration project on Maui Island in Hawaii.

The project is spearheaded by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization as the result of feasibility study, which was conducted from May to September this year byHitachiand other companies.Hitachiwill lead the project.

The project, a joint undertaking by theU.S.and Japan, is based on the Japan-U.S. Clean Energy Technologies Action Plan, which was agreed to following the Japan-U.S. Heads of State Summit held in November 2009. These contractors will cooperate with the State ofHawaii, Hawaiian Electric Co. Inc., the University of Hawaii and the U.S. National Laboratories in the project.

The project, which will cost about $37 million, is expected to be completed by the end of March 2014.