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August 1, 2022
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Solar FlexRack fixed-tilt systems installed in Central American market for first time
August 1, 2022
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Siemens EV chargers to connect via meter socket (not electric panel) with new ConnectDER adapter
August 1, 2022
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PVpallet’s reusable solar module shipping product now available via BayWa r.e.
August 1, 2022
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CalChoice sets up DER fixed rate energy purchase program via Leap partnership
August 1, 2022
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Black & Veatch Bankability Report now available for Mechatron Solar’s...

Black & Veatch recently completed a Bankability Report for Mechatron Solar, providing risk analysis of the patented 90-panel M18KD dual-...

August 1, 2022
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Sunnova’s solar + battery storage system available in Home Depots...

Sunnova Energy’s SunSafe solar + battery storage service will now be available in all of The Home Depot stores across Puerto Rico. Sun...

August 1, 2022
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How valuable is load management as part of a home...

Electricity use in the United States is projected to grow continuously in the coming decades, increasing by nearly 30 percent by 2050. In 20...

August 1, 2022
+ Storage Scott Solar facility
RES retrofits dc battery systems to capture clipped PV production...

These battery energy storage enclosures are operational at Scott Solar facility in Powhatan Count Dominion Energy Virginia installed its lar...

July 28, 2022
+ Storage Solar Wolf Texas expansion
PXiSE storage controller meets Texas’ fast frequency response market criteria...

Texas’ grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), has established a Fast Frequency Response (FFR) market to ens...

July 28, 2022
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Solar O&M provider NovaSource debuts DC Availability Guarantee

Solar operations and maintenance provider (O&M) NovaSource is looking to fill a verification gap in PV systems maintenance by providing ...

July 28, 2022
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New York approves siting of largest solar project it has...

The New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) approved Hecate Energy‘s siting application for a 500-MW Cider Solar Farm....

July 28, 2022
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Investors are ready for mid-market C&I solar – is solar...

The middle market of solar – that non-residential, non-utility scale, pure commercial solar project that’s about 200 kW to 1 MW ...

July 28, 2022
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Sunstone Credit loans now available for businesses shopping for solar...

EnergySage added solar loan finance platform Sunstone Credit to its solar marketplace, making it easier for businesses, including nonprofits...

July 27, 2022
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Renu Energy installs solar array at UNC Asheville

Renu Energy Solutions, a locally owned and operated solar installer in North Carolina and South Carolina, announced the completion of a new ...

July 27, 2022
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Skyhawk Solar construction begins, will eventually supply Google data centers...

Construction has started on the Skyhawk Solar project, according to Origis Energy and Excelsior Energy Capital. This 100-MW solar facility i...

July 27, 2022
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How advances in ESS software create new revenue opportunities for...

The current generation of energy storage software is far more capable of gathering and analyzing data from more disparate sources, at speeds...

July 27, 2022
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IREC: Solar industry jobs more than doubled in the last...

Solar energy jobs were up in 47 states and increased 9 percent nationwide from 2020 to 2021 to a total of 255,037 solar workers. These findi...

July 26, 2022
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Universal Solar to build solar module manufacturing facility in Panama

Universal Solar is bringing a solar PV module manufacturing facility online in Panama before the end of 2022. This isn’t quite domesti...

July 26, 2022
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GAF Energy to increase Timberline Solar roofing capacity 500 percent...

GAF Energy is building a new 450,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Georgetown, Texas, to produce its Timberline Solar roof. The new facili...

July 25, 2022