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generac-product-photo-2 Generac PWRcell batteries to deliver grid capacity for APS
Chris Crowell
August 16, 2022
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Energy Vault, Jupiter Power teaming on 220 MWh of battery energy storage
August 16, 2022
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Renewable IPP to build largest solar asset in Alaska following CleanCapital investment
August 16, 2022
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Alencon Systems debuts the CUBE, a compact, high-voltage DC:DC converter for both solar and storage
August 15, 2022
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PG&E selects New Sun Road to manage, control fleet of rural microgrids
August 15, 2022
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Solar e-commerce site Project Solar nets $23M investment to sell...

Trevor Hiltbrand and Matthew Smith, with backgrounds in e-commerce and tech startups, set out to disrupt the solar industry by cutting out c...

August 15, 2022
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All Energy Solar signs on as Sunnova dealer to offer...

All Energy Solar – Full-Service Solar Solution Provider Minn.-based All Energy Solar signed on to become a new dealer for Sunnova Ener...

August 15, 2022
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GAF’s Timberline Solar roof now available in Florida

GAF Energy announced that its Timberline Solar roof — the nailable solar roof shingle — is now available to sell in Florida. Tim...

August 15, 2022
+ Storage Clearway Energy Group Hawaii solar + storage project
Clearway Energy Group’s Mililani Solar is O’ahu’s first utility-scale solar...

Photo courtesy of Wärtsilä Hawai’i-based solar developer Clearway Energy Group completed construction and reached commercial...

August 11, 2022
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Bifacial module + solar tracker project installed for Monroe County...

Sol Systems completed a 5 MW ground-mounted solar project that they say is the first in New York State to utilize bifacial solar modules and...

August 11, 2022
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Solar Landscape debuts first of 46 community solar projects coming...

Solar Landscape, New Jersey’s largest community solar owner and operator (and winner of a Solar Builder 2021 Project of the Year award...

August 11, 2022
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TurningPoint Energy, Nautilus complete Maine community solar portfolio

Nautilus Solar Energy completed its first community solar portfolio in Maine. The 18.6 MW fully operational portfolio is comprised of three ...

August 11, 2022
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Ford agrees to largest U.S. solar energy purchase from a...

First the F-150 Lightning, and now this: Through a new clean energy agreement with DTE Energy, the utility will add 650 MW of new solar ener...

August 10, 2022
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Renewable Properties has a 70-MW New York community solar portfolio...

Photo courtesy of Borrego Renewable Properties is a developer and investor focused on small-scale utility and community solar projects and i...

August 10, 2022
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Standard Solar adds roof restoration, parking lot paving to New...

A New Jersey school that serves the needs of special education students has completed an infrastructure project that included a roof restora...

August 10, 2022
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BayWa r.e. named EPC for AES Corp’s Waikoloa Solar +...

Global renewable energy company BayWa r.e. will construct the Waikoloa Solar + Storage Project, an integrated solar PV and battery energy st...

August 9, 2022
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FranklinWH Home Power system added to Mosaic, Goodleap approved vendor...

Mosaic and GoodLeap add FranklinWH to their approved battery vendor lists FranklinWH, a battery manufacturer that can back up whole homes, w...

August 9, 2022
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Generac debuts AC coupling option for PWRcell solar, batteries, generators

Generac Power Systems announced a firmware update to its PWRcell products that enables ac-coupled battery storage, as well as ac generator i...

August 9, 2022
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Energy Storage System Buyer’s Guide 2022

Energy storage systems (ESS) are increasingly being paired with solar PV arrays to optimize use of the generated energy. ESS, in turn, is ge...

August 8, 2022
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FlexGen debuts FlexPod energy storage system for C&I applications

Imagine this but much smaller. FlexGen Power Systems is scaling down its large-scale energy storage solution a bit for the new FlexPod line ...

August 8, 2022