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March 30, 2022
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DESRI, Ranger Power bring Assembly II and III solar arrays online in Michigan
March 30, 2022
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Greenskies completes 6.1 MW solar array to benefit five Connecticut colleges
March 30, 2022
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How Tesla dropped to fourth in U.S. solar market share while Freedom Forever gained
March 30, 2022
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Utility-scale batteries? VPP programs? Both? How states are valuing energy storage
March 30, 2022
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Solar power production anomalies continued to rise in 2021 according...

Here’s an especially great image from the report. Large-scale solar power production anomalies continue to rise, according to the four...

March 30, 2022
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Why non-lithium batteries are key to stationary energy storage in...

Li-ion batteries remain the dominant choice for consumer devices, electric vehicles, and stationary storage, but the importance of non-lithi...

March 29, 2022
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Dept. of Commerce to investigate Auxin’s circumvention claims. Here’s what...

The U.S. Department of Commerce has indeed decided to launch an investigation into circumvention of anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing dut...

March 29, 2022
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NEC 2023 Outlook: Proposed label changes will save time and...

Like any cycle of the National Electrical Code (NEC), there’s nothing new … in expectations, that is. There will be changes to ...

March 29, 2022
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Fraunhofer Center confirms IBC SOLAR panels’ performance in LeTID tests

The Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics CSP recently conducted LeTID tests on IBC SOLAR solar modules, examining their loss of power...

March 28, 2022
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SPAN continues to net serious funding for its home electrification...

SPAN recently announced SPAN Drive, the company’s new Level 2 electric vehicle charger. Span.IO — creator of the SPAN smart elec...

March 28, 2022
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SunPower doubles SunVault battery capacity and extends warranty

SunPower just beefed up its battery storage system, SunVault Storage, to provide more capacity to customers seeking the holy grail of whole-...

March 28, 2022
Projects Empower Solar
New Energy Equity, EmPower Solar complete 2-MW rooftop solar system...

New Energy Equity has completed a 2 MW system in New York with EmPower Solar. With an annual production of 2,456 MWh, the roof mounted syste...

March 24, 2022
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New York celebrates its top spot in U.S. community solar

New York Governor Kathy Hochul took time this week to shout out New York’s spot atop the community solar leaderboard in the United Sta...

March 24, 2022
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Nexamp activates two energy storage projects in Massachusetts tied to...

With the completion of two energy storage projects, Nexamp has reached another milestone in the creation of a cleaner and more resilient reg...

March 24, 2022
Products Panasonic solar solutions
Panasonic recognizes 28 installers in 2021 Customer Appreciation Awards

Panasonic announced the recipients of its 2021 Customer Appreciation Awards, which recognize authorized solar installers and EverVolt batter...

March 24, 2022
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Record year for energy storage installations still falls short due...

The U.S. energy storage market set a new record in the fourth quarter of 2021, with new system installations totaling 4,727 megawatt hours (...

March 24, 2022
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Why deck attachments are trending in residential rooftop solar mounting

SunModo’s NanoMount is now its No. 1 seller The most common method for installing solar roof attachments onto residential pitched roof...

March 24, 2022
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Standard Solar to build the Washington metro region’s largest community...

Standard Solar is partnering with The Catholic University of America to build the Washington metropolitan region’s largest urban commu...

March 23, 2022
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KORE Power acquires Northern Reliability to become vertically integrated U.S....

KORE Power has acquired Northern Reliability (NRI) and subsequently launched KORE Solutions, a full-service storage integrator that will ope...

March 23, 2022