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July 28, 2025
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Q&A | Eben Russell explains the evolution of Ampacity Renewables
July 28, 2025
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Battery factories lead latest wave of clean energy projects canceled in 2025 (now over $22 billion)
July 28, 2025
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NLYTN Energy debuts 3D visualization tool for solar developers
July 28, 2025
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Nexamp uses ‘self-performance’ to modify grid and interconnect projects quicker in Maine and Massachusetts
July 28, 2025
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Problem-solving solar on metal roofs with S-5! | The Pitch

Solar panels make a great pair with metal rooftops – as long as you have the right attachment system and support team that understands...

July 28, 2025
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Sunrun and Tesla Electric team up on fixed-rate solar and...

Battery storage companies all have their sights on Texas, and are finding new partnerships and deal structures to offer homeowners in the Lo...

July 24, 2025
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LevelTen launches platform to support data center, AI development

LevelTen Energy has launched its new Capacity+ offering, which is aimed at equipping data center operators, powered land developers, manufac...

July 24, 2025
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Selecting solar inverters for repowering projects

Photo in our archives from from EnergyAid, specializing in service and repowering. For the 2025 Solar Inverter Buyer’s Guide, we ...

July 24, 2025
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Wood Mackenzie analysts explain ‘fundamental paradox’ of U.S. solar supply...

US solar supply chain faces critical crossroads as tariffs and FEOC restrictions threaten domestic manufacturing crisis. The US solar indust...

July 23, 2025
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Mitrex breaks Guinness World Record with solar mural on Edmonton...

Mitrex’s BIPV panels power bold cultural retrofit at SunRise Residential, now the world’s largest solar panel mural. CNW Group/M...

July 23, 2025
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Project planning gets a reality check after OBBB

Engineering consultant explains how the OBBB has already impacted solar project development —and what steps developers can take to ada...

July 23, 2025
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Details on Sungrow’s new MG Series residential energy storage system

Sungrow unveiled its next-generation residential energy storage system (ESS) at 2025 Southeast Asia Distribution Summit. Featuring the upgra...

July 22, 2025
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Tariffs shake up Q2 solar module prices

After holding steady for much of Q1, distributed generation (DG) solar module prices spiked mid-Q2 — only to partially settle by the e...

July 21, 2025
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Enphase shipping IQ Battery 5P with more domestic content

Enphase Energy announced initial shipments of the IQ Battery 5P supplied from manufacturing facilities in the United States with higher dome...

July 21, 2025
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Beyond OBBB: Outlook for solar installers without the tax credit...

The Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) is signed, as is the death warrant for the residential solar tax credit. On Power Forward!, Solar Builder Edit...

July 21, 2025
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Geronimo Power breaks ground on 250 MW Portage Solar |...

Geronimo Power is building a 250 MW solar project in Wisconsin to facilitate data center development. Meanwhile, 38 Degrees North has raised...

July 21, 2025
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Beyond the OBBB: Solar facing a federal pile-on of duties...

The solar industry is still scrambling to understand the implications of the OBBB. Now comes the real pile-on. A series of memos, trade acti...

July 18, 2025
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As the Big Beautiful Bill Threatens Solar Incentives, Installers Are...

For years, two names have dominated solar proposal software: Aurora and Solo. Installers looking to design systems, present financing, and c...

July 17, 2025
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Bidding Wars: To win on the grid, GridBeyond points to...

In our Bidding Wars series, we will look at the BESS operators and optimizers that are playing (and winning) in the evolving energy market a...

July 17, 2025