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May 2, 2022
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Top solar installer challenges right now include supply chain, lack of trained labor
May 2, 2022
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CEC awards Enzinc with $1.8M prize to develop its long-duration zinc battery
May 2, 2022
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BYD debuts Battery-Max Lite for C&I projects at Smarter E Europe
May 2, 2022
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Rundown of Solar Energy International’s upcoming 2022 solar training programs
May 2, 2022
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Three key philosophies to simplify solar sales

When I tell people that I’m the general manager of solar and storage at Mosaic, and that I’ve worked in the solar industry for n...

May 2, 2022
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Tennessee solar project financed based on its carbon reduction impact...

Nashville-based Clearloop is partnering with electric vehicle company Rivian to brings its first megawatt of renewable electricity online wi...

April 29, 2022
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University of Albany adds nearly 2 MW of solar PV...

The University at Albany unveiled the largest rooftop solar array in the State University of New York system this week. The 1.9 MWdc solar p...

April 28, 2022
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California community solar + storage bill focuses on resilient power...

This article has been updated to better explain the subscription terms. California’s State Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy ...

April 28, 2022
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Savant integrates smart home tech with Schneider, Fortress Power, Sol-Ark...

Smart home technology company Savant announced integrations with big brands in the inverter and battery storage market, including Schneider ...

April 28, 2022
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Greenskies completes rooftop solar project at Lafayette College in Easton,...

Lafayette College in Easton, Penn., is now home to a 472-kW rooftop solar array thanks to Greenskies Clean Focus. The solar system, located ...

April 27, 2022
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Standard Solar building solar array atop former ReEnergy biomass plant...

Standard Solar is partnering with Acadia Energy to develop a 7.5 MW solar farm in an industrial park in the Town of Fort Fairfield (Town), M...

April 27, 2022
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GSK Consumer Healthcare adds 12th solar project to power global...

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare and Ameresco completed of a comprehensive solar PV project to serve GSK Consumer Healthcare’...

April 27, 2022
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RFO Alert: PG&E seeking 176 MW of new solar projects

In case you missed it, PG&E issued a Request for Offers, seeking 176.15 MW of new, front-of-the-meter solar projects. The deadline for s...

April 27, 2022
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Solar installation forecasts cut in half for 2022, 2023 due...

The Auxin solar trade case, which is only being investigated by the Department of Commerce, is already reducing solar installation forecasts...

April 27, 2022
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Solar inverter cyber security strategy that improves system monitoring

The war in Ukraine is another reminder that cyber security is of utmost importance — and hardening the cyber security of an electric g...

April 27, 2022
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This Supercomputer Center swapped out lead-acid backup for alkaline battery...

The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) is swapping out 20,000 pounds of lead-acid batteries with rechargeable alkaline battery technology...

April 26, 2022
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Safer batteries, better economics usher in urban energy storage era

NineDot Energy is developing this containerized storage project in the Bronx borough of New York City. Urban battery storage adoption finall...

April 26, 2022
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Yotta Energy nets more funding and a microgrid project at...

Yotta Energy, the tech providers pushing along the concept of rooftop energy storage for the commercial and industrial (C&I) market, con...

April 26, 2022
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Sunlight Financial debuts 30-year loans for home solar

Sunlight Financial is introducing a set of 30-year loan products for residential solar this week, available at Annual Percentage Rates (APRs...

April 26, 2022