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T-Mobile and Nexamp T-Mobile to participate in Nexamp’s community solar program
SB Staff
February 10, 2022
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SunPower’s majority shareholder, TotalEnergies, to acquire its commercial solar business
February 10, 2022
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Solar panels over canals? California’s Turlock Irrigation District is giving it a shot
February 9, 2022
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Novel Energy to develop 20-MW of dual-axis solar projects in Minnesota with Mechatron Solar
February 9, 2022
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Fraunhofer Institute leads promising solar cell recycling effort (new PERC cells show 19.7 efficiency)
February 9, 2022
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NewHydrogen wants to test its green hydrogen generators at solar...

Green hydrogen tech provider NewHydrogen is targeting solar power sites to deploy its green hydrogen generators in order to demonstrate the ...

February 9, 2022
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Lean manufacturing lessons to manage solar supply shortages, skyrocketing costs

The pandemic and climate change-related disasters have dismantled our global supply chain and impacted every organization — no matter ...

February 9, 2022
News Greenbacker acquires 16 rooftop solar portfolio in Massachusetts
Greenbacker acquires 16 rooftop solar projects from ECA Solar in...

Greenbacker Renewable Energy has purchased a 16.3-MWdc operational solar portfolio from ECA Solar and Alliance Fund II. Located in Massachus...

February 9, 2022
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Nautilus acquires 16.8 MW Minnesota community solar portfolio from Sunrise...

Nautilus Solar Energy and Sunrise Energy Ventures are adding 12 community solar projects in Minnesota totaling 16.8 MW of solar capacity. Th...

February 8, 2022
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McCarthy Building Companies and Lightsource bp keep rolling with 600...

McCarthy Building Companies and Lightsource bp will team up a second time to deliver solar power in Pueblo, Colorado. Cumulatively, the two ...

February 8, 2022
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DSD acquires six-project community solar + storage project portfolio in...

DSD Renewables has acquired a six-site community solar-plus-energy storage project portfolio in southeastern Massachusetts from Bo...

February 8, 2022
News community solar interconnection
Community solar forecasts increase, but interconnection challenges loom

The U.S. community solar market has been made a priority by the Department of Energy under the Biden Administration, with a goal of 20 GW by...

February 8, 2022
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RFP Alert: El Paso Electric issues RFP for 10-MW solar...

El Paso Electric (EPE) sent word of a request for proposal (RFP) for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) services for a 10-M...

February 7, 2022
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If Florida Senate Bill 1024 passes, interest in going solar...

Florida produces the third most electricity from solar panels in the country, but the state’s legislature is backing a bill (Senate Bi...

February 7, 2022
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Solar eBOS Buyer’s Guide 2022

Electrical balance of system (eBOS) components can make or break a solar project — either in upfront expenses and install efficiency o...

February 7, 2022
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Clir Renewables will quickly evaluate solar deals in new Clir...

Renewable energy acquisitions are becoming increasingly competitive, with multiple entities bidding on single assets and low bid-vs-win rati...

February 7, 2022
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Solar’s polysilicon issues over by mid-2023, price declines to follow...

The solar squeeze of 2021 will be ended by a surge of new polysilicon production capacity coming online in the next two years, according to ...

February 7, 2022
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Trump era tariffs extended, but Biden raises the quota, keeps...

Trump era solar tariffs are here to stay, the goal posts just moved a bit. The Biden administration will extend the Section 201 tariffs on i...

February 4, 2022
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CPUC delays NEM 3.0 decision indefinitely

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decided to indefinitely delay its decision on net metering changes in California. The sola...

February 4, 2022
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Markley Group signs PPA with Borrego for community solar projects...

Markley Group, a provider of data center facilities, cloud computing, and network services, entered into a community solar PPA with Bor...

February 3, 2022