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August 21, 2025
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California’s distributed storage program can save ratepayers $206M by 2028
August 21, 2025
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Schneider Electric acquires WattBuy to expand prosumer energy portfolio
August 21, 2025
News GreenLancer
GreenLancer launches nationwide solar repair network to address orphaned systems
August 21, 2025
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SPAN adds 16- and 24-circuit smart electrical panels
August 20, 2025
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Solar + Storage Software Showcase 2025

Discover the leading solar sales proposal, design, plan set, and customer service software solutions of 2025. Explore new AI-powered tools, ...

August 19, 2025
Featured Projects Weekly solar energy storage
Indigenous-led partnership expands solar sovereignty in Montana | Projects Weekly

This Projects Weekly stretches from tribal lands in Montana to a university-backed array in Colorado, a nonprofit rooftop system in Denver, ...

August 18, 2025
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OneEthos targets small commercial solar with $350k instant loans

Following its growth in residential solar lending, OneEthos, powered by Climate First Bank, introduces FastTrack, the first instant-approval...

August 18, 2025
News solar beats projection arrow up
EnergySage hits record highs as tax credit countdown sparks solar...

EnergySage saw a 205% year-over-year increase in homeowners working with installers in July 2025 as the residential solar Investment Tax Cre...

August 18, 2025
News Treasury dept
Explainer: New ‘construction start’ definitions for solar project tax credit...

Final guidance eliminates the 5% safe harbor for projects over 1.5 MW, forcing developers to prove “physical work of a significant nat...

August 18, 2025
+ Storage goodleap
Connecticut Green Bank and GoodLeap partner to launch statewide VPP...

The initiative will aggregate thousands of solar and storage systems to lower costs, boost grid resilience, and deliver monthly cash rewards...

August 14, 2025
News SolMicrogrid Chic Fil A
SolMicroGrid wants to buys near-complete solar and microgrid projects for...

Through its new Energy-as-a-Service Partner Program, SolMicroGrid will purchase near-complete solar and microgrid projects, giving developer...

August 14, 2025
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Solving common bottlenecks in solar project development with PVcase |...

A staggering 80% of solar projects never reach completion. But you can speed up timelines by as much as 50% by using the right software duri...

August 14, 2025
News supply shortage
Less than meets the eye: Transformer shortages could derail U.S....

A new Wood Mackenzie analysis finds U.S. transformer supply deficits will reach 30% for power units and 10% for distribution in 2025, drivin...

August 14, 2025
News solar RFP
New York launches first bulk energy storage RFP to advance...

Governor Kathy Hochul and NYSERDA open competitive solicitation for 1 GW of bulk energy storage projects, aiming to boost grid reliability, ...

August 13, 2025
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Report: Grid-scale batteries could save $7 billion in energy costs...

Analysis from Aurora Energy Research highlights the reliability and cost benefits of 4 GW battery storage in the Southwest Power Pool region...

August 12, 2025
Projects Projects Weekly solar energy storage
Lightstar Renewables explains agrivoltaics project design in New York |...

From agrivoltaics in New York to one of the nation’s largest solar-plus-storage plants in California, this week’s solar project ...

August 11, 2025
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Solar tracker manufacturers step up with 100% domestic content, safe...

The 100% domestic content solar tracker market is filling up. Since Nextracker claimed the “first” in December 2024, several oth...

August 11, 2025
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PV Hardware touts new slope tolerance benchmark for solar tracker

Solar tracker structures that can be mounted to “follow” the natural topography of a site can be a crucial factor in the technic...

August 11, 2025
News California wild fires and battery storage
Most Californians still unprepared for wildfires and outages, Haven Energy...

Eaton Wildfire © MMPhoto21 A new statewide survey from Haven Energy reveals that nearly 7 in 10 California residents remain unprepared ...

August 11, 2025