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Tioga Completes 473-kW System on Jersey Shoreline

  Tioga Energy and Energy Finance Company (EFC), providers of renewable energy services to commercial, government and no...

signing bills
NJ Governor Signs Law to Allow Solar Market to Continue...

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) signed legislation into law that allows the state’s solar energy market to continue growing and...

San Antonio to Build 400-MW Solar Power Field

A landmark deal signed today by CPS Energy and OCI Solar Power will result in the construction of 400 megawatts (MW) of solar energy, bring ...

Los Angeles Powers Up 11.4-MW Solar Power System

At an employee recognition and commissioning event near the town of Adelanto in California’s Mojave Desert, the Los Angeles Department...

ikea
Gehrlicher Installs 1-MW Solar Power System at IKEA Atlanta

IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today officially plugged-in the solar energy system installed at its store in Atl...

NRG and GenOn to Merge, Creating Largest U.S. Power Generation...

NRG Energy Inc. and GenOn Energy Inc. announced they have signed a definitive agreement to combine the two companies in a stock-fo...

solar regulations
Colorado PUC to Scale Back Incentives for Solar Installs

Today the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) dismissed an appeal submitted by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the...

Construction Begins on 6-MW Keystone Solar Power Project in Pennsylvania

Community Energy Solar today announced that it has closed financing and commenced construction of its 6-MW Keystone Solar Project in Lancast...

Real Goods Solar, Gestamp Solar Partner on 4.8-MW Solar Install

Real Goods Solar and Gestamp Solar announced plans to construct 4.8 MW of solar power projects in Vermont. Construction on the two solar ins...

Ohio Company Builds Solar Energy Tracker for National Guard

Rudolph/Libbe Inc. has designed and built a solar tracker system for the Ohio Air National Guard 180th Fighter Wing in Swanton. The 35-kW so...

Veterans Green Jobs Partners with SolarCity to Boost Hiring of...

Veterans Green Jobs, a national nonprofit organization that puts veterans to work in the green economic sector, has partnered with SolarCity...

Unirac to Supply Ground Mount Systems for 110-MW Solar Project

Unirac Inc., has been awarded a contract by Bechtel Power Corporation to supply the ground-mount system for the 110-MW AC Catalina Solar Pho...

ikea
694-kW Solar Power System Finished at IKEA Pittsburgh

IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today officially plugged-in the new solar energy system installed at its Pittsbur...

Financing
Northland Power Closes Financing on Six 10-MW Solar Farms in...

Northland Power Inc. announced it has completed financing for the first phase of its 130-MW ground-mount program. The six solar projects,&nb...

Head of the Class

Schools hold our youngsters’ futures in their hands. Standard Solar partners with educational institutions and takes that responsibili...

Proud to be an American

The U.S. military works toward renewable energy goals through the use of local products and companies. By Yvonne Kendrick Mandated by the De...

More Bang for Your Buck

No developer builds a solar project aiming to get a so-so output of energy. Producing efficient cells that withstand the sun’s heat is...

Space Savers

Flat rooftops have many obstacles — lights, ducts, vents and more. An all-inclusive one panel mounting system can decrease the need fo...

Protecting Your Assets

Panel theft might not be the first concern when constructing a solar project, but system protection needs to seriously be considered to ensu...

Six Solar Executives to Discuss Growth in an Uncertain Market...

Executives from utility, manufacturing and finance share the stage at Solar Power International 2012 (SPI ’12) to discuss how their co...