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June 29, 2022
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CleanCapital acquires brownfield solar developer BQ Energy
June 29, 2022
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Selling battery attachments with solar PV systems beyond California
June 29, 2022
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Native-led non-profit adds solar array, heat pump via Everybody Solar
June 28, 2022
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How Biden’s executive order on tariffs offers relief for each solar segment (and how it doesn’t)
June 28, 2022
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Orlando apartments demonstrate new shared solar hardware solution SolShare

Multifamily buildings and rental communities can be tough candidates for solar in terms of a design and ROI that works for each stakeholder....

June 28, 2022
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How to run a financially healthy solar installation business

On this episode of Power Forward, we get a crash course in solar installer financial health. What are “healthy” installers doing...

June 28, 2022
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Greenskies completes two solar carport arrays at Connecticut schools

Connecticut commercial solar developer Greenskies Clean Focus completed two 129-kilowatt (kW) solar carport arrays for the Town of Madison, ...

June 27, 2022
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Solterra Energy solar development platform nets $10M in early-stage capital...

Leyline Renewable Capital is partnering with Solterra Energy, formerly Solterra Partners LLC, to provide $10 million in early-stage growth a...

June 27, 2022
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Renu Energy Solutions installs solar array atop living-learning greenhouse prototype...

Renu Energy Solutions, a locally-owned and operated solar installer in North Carolina and South Carolina, completed a solar installation at ...

June 27, 2022
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LONGi’s HJT solar cell achieves 26.5 percent conversion efficiency

LONGi once again sets new world record for HJT solar cell efficiency LONGi has announced a new world record conversion efficiency of 26.5% f...

June 27, 2022
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Solar + storage + wind? Semtive debuts wind turbine for...

Solar installer business models are diversifying into all sorts of smart energy verticals — battery storage, EV chargers, energy effic...

June 27, 2022
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CPUC makes major ruling to ease solar, storage interconnection

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) made a landmark ruling last week to dramatically simplify the interconnection process for ...

June 27, 2022
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Massive 195-MW solar facility + 40 MW battery system now...

RWE Renewables’ Hickory Park Solar project, a 195.5-MWac facility coupled with a 40 MW 2-hour battery storage system, located in Mitch...

June 23, 2022
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Sol Systems updates: Acquires Grandview solar project in Indiana, completes...

Busy week of announcements from Washington, D.C.-based Sol Systems. On Tuesday, the acquisition of a 91 MWdc solar development project in Sp...

June 23, 2022
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Solar energy, virtual power plant play big role in California...

Renewable energy and a smarter, decentralized grid can play a big role in rebuilding communities. This is a very cool example: MCE is embark...

June 23, 2022
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Infiniti Energy ready to build 34-MW C&I solar portfolio

Infiniti Energy is closing up a $87 million tax equity facility and $30 million construction revolver earmarked to support a growing portfol...

June 23, 2022
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How will Customs enforce the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act?

Polysilicon weighing down some solar panels. On Friday June 17, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unveiled its strategy for the...

June 23, 2022
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Green Link debuts new logo to reflect sustainability focus

With greater attention on the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events globally, Green Link has changed the tagline of its tried-an...

June 22, 2022
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T-Mobile ‘sunscribes’ to 14 community solar gardens in Minnesota via...

US Solar announced T-Mobile’s Sunscription to 14 of its new 1-MW community solar gardens, which will provide energy cost savings to T-...

June 22, 2022