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BrightSuite Dpminion Energy installer Dominion Energy to guide home solar installs in Virginia via BrightSuite program
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June 22, 2022
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Enel Green Power readies bifacial solar module factory expansion, set to be largest in Europe
June 22, 2022
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Borrego completes 12 solar + storage projects for AES Corp.
June 22, 2022
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N.C. Supreme Court rules against HOAs that prevent home solar installations
June 22, 2022
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Whitepaper: Breaking Down and Breaking Through Solar Soft Costs
June 22, 2022
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US Solar Buyers Consortium forms, seeks $6 billion of domestic...

US Solar Buyer Consortium Increasing domestic US solar supply chains is crucial for long term resiliency of the solar industry and the count...

June 21, 2022
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Companies of all kinds are expanding into residential solar —...

As solar gets installed at more homes and enters the mainstream, companies of all sorts are jumping into the market to provide ancillary or ...

June 21, 2022
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New York awards three utility-scale solar projects to CS Energy

The New York State Energy Research and Development Agency (NYSERDA), under its fifth annual Renewable Energy Standard request for proposals,...

June 21, 2022
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Commercial solar project for Chicago Urban League is largest in...

Terrasmart, the renewable energy arm of Gibraltar Industries, supplied the racking for Chicago’s largest commercial solar installation...

June 21, 2022
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SunModo names new chief executive officer

Solar mounting solutions provider SunModo Corp. appointed Steve Mumma as its Chief Executive Officer. Steve previously held the position of ...

June 20, 2022
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Perovskite PV outlook promising at this stage says IDTechEx

Applications enabled by perovskite PV explored in the new IDTechEx report “Perovskite Photovoltaics 2023-2033”. Source: IDTechEx...

June 20, 2022
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Magnachip Semiconductor improves density, switch speeds of 650V insulated-gate bipolar...

Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. unveiled a new 650V insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) for solar inverters that has a number of advancem...

June 20, 2022
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Capitalize on ‘solar high season’ this summer with AI-powered proposals

Some problems are good to have. Such is the case with selling solar once Memorial Day rolls around — homeowners emerge from a long win...

June 20, 2022
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Gripple adds above ground cabling system to solar product line

Gripple continues to products to serve the solar industry. The UK manufacturer launched into solar with stabilizing systems, and this week, ...

June 20, 2022
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Borrego, Nexamp start Winthrop Solar Farm construction, project supports Maine...

Construction has begun on a solar farm that will deliver electricity to the Central Maine Power (CMP) grid and energy savings to MaineHealth...

June 16, 2022
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Cal Solar launches EPC services division

Cal Solar Inc. has announced a formal launch of its Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) division to serve solar and energy deve...

June 16, 2022
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Sunnova teams with Maryland’s Montgomery County Green Bank on LMI...

Sunnova Energy International and Montgomery County Green Bank (MCGB) are partnering on an offer to help low-to-moderate income (LMI) househo...

June 16, 2022
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Connecticut YMCA adds rooftop solar via Greenskies, Titan Energy

The YMCA of Greater Hartford has partnered with Greenskies Clean Focus, Connecticut’s top commercial solar developer, Titan Energy, an...

June 16, 2022
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Power plays: Does Hawaii show the way forward in the...

Net metering has recently taken state legislatures and media headlines by storm — and for good reason. The average American homeowner ...

June 16, 2022
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Google and SVCE devise a carbon-free energy plan

Renewable energy accounting by commercial and governmental entities has followed global guidelines based on annual generation and usage. His...

June 15, 2022