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May 5, 2022
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Solar Rooftop Mounting Buyer’s Guide 2022
May 4, 2022
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California’s Newark Unified School District adds solar + storage system via ForeFront Power
May 4, 2022
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HomeGrid earns UL 9540 certification with Sol-Ark 12K inverter
May 4, 2022
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Louisiana PSC agrees to PPA for 132-MW Bayou Galion solar project
May 4, 2022
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Amid solar trade case uncertainty, funding is still flowing for...

The AD/CVD trade case has stalled and/or caused the cancellation of many larger solar projects this year, but news of big investments for ne...

May 4, 2022
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Origis Energy secures $375 million credit facility, led by CIT

Origis Energy closed a $375 million credit facility for its solar and energy storage development project pipeline this week. This facility f...

May 3, 2022
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RFP Alert: Dominion Energy Virginia seeking up to 1.2 GW...

Dominion Energy Virginia (DEV) is soliciting proposals for up to 1.2 GW of new solar and onshore wind development assets, as well as approxi...

May 3, 2022
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Community solar array built on Maryland church property via Summit...

Summit Ridge Energy (SRE) and Cedar Ridge Community Church cut the ribbon on a 2.5 MWdc community solar project in Montgomery County, Maryla...

May 3, 2022
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Community solar coming to Norway, Maine

Community solar developer UGE teamed up with the Center for an Ecology-Based Economy and the Town of Norway and to bring community solar to ...

May 3, 2022
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California’s revised NEM 3.0 proposal is coming: Will it also...

California’s NEM. 30 proposed decision was delayed indefinitely in February after an uproar from industry analysts, environmental grou...

May 3, 2022
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Farasis Energy validates its lithium-ion battery recycling process

Lithium-ion batteries have gained wide acceptance in the renewable space, but an often-cited short-coming of the technology, still, is its r...

May 2, 2022
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Leeward Renewable Energy finalizes multi-year module supply deal with First...

Leeward Renewable Energy and First Solar have entered into an additional multi-year framework supply agreement, through which First Solar wi...

May 2, 2022
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Stäubli teams with Jurchen to produce solar eBOS in-line fuses,...

At Intersolar Europe in Munich, Stäubli Renewable Energy will showcase its new partnership with Jurchen Technology, using their cable h...

May 2, 2022
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Top solar installer challenges right now include supply chain, lack...

Three out of five of solar installers say that their businesses were harmed in 2021 due to supply chain issues, according to the seventh ann...

May 2, 2022
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CEC awards Enzinc with $1.8M prize to develop its long-duration...

Enzinc, a rechargeable zinc battery developer, and not your second favorite boy band from the 2000s, was selected for a $1.8 million Califor...

May 2, 2022
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BYD debuts Battery-Max Lite for C&I projects at Smarter E...

BYD Co. is showcasing the latest models in its Battery-Box series of energy storage systems, at Smarter E Europe 2022. Highlights of this ye...

May 2, 2022
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Rundown of Solar Energy International’s upcoming 2022 solar training programs

For 30 years, Solar Energy International (SEI) has been dedicated to training the global solar energy workforce. SEI delivers hands-on exper...

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