“This year, undoubtedly, there’s been a dent in consumer sentiment,” Schieren added. “Even though more and more homeowners are thinking about home improvement, it can’t be what it was when the economy was surging.”
EmPower in May put the finishing touches one of its most ambitious commercial projects this year, a 1.45-megawatt ground-mounted system for the Estee Lauder Companies’ Melville campus, which included 12 electric vehicle charging stations.
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