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UL and National Renewable Energy Laboratory Cyber security recommendations for inverters, distributed energy resources coming via UL, NREL
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March 7, 2022
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Advantages of installing higher power dual-module microinverters
March 7, 2022
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Solar roofing market to hit $1 billion by 2025 says new Freedonia Group forecast
March 7, 2022
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DEPCOM Power expands energy storage services as Koch subsidiary
March 7, 2022
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Sungrow’s new residential solar inverter wins design award
March 7, 2022
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APsystems tops 2-GW of installed capacity

APsystems has surpassed 2 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity to date — topping more than 146,000 solar installation sites in over 10...

March 7, 2022
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Florida passes controversial anti-solar bill, SEIA urges governor to veto

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) reports the Florida Senate passed its version of the controversial bill (SB 1024) that will u...

March 7, 2022
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Q CELLS reports tandem solar cell efficiency world record

You’re going to be hearing a lot about tandem solar cells going forward. Q CELLS is the latest PV innovator to announce a new world-re...

March 7, 2022
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Baby boomers are hesitant solar customers – here’s how to...

Baby boomers are the second-largest generation — and represent a vast, underserved customer base for the solar industry. On top of the...

March 7, 2022
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Primergy Solar selects Kiewit Power Constructors as EPC, Maxeon panels...

 Solar developer/owner Primergy Solar LLC, a portfolio company of Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, is currently working on the highl...

March 4, 2022
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NORESCO finalizes self-funding solar, energy efficiency project for the city...

The City of Fullerton, California, has contracted with NORESCO to implement an $8.4 million energy efficiency project guaranteed to save $12...

March 4, 2022
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Mid-sector solar movement: SolaREIT, Nuveen close on $100M solar lease...

Solar developers and landowners in the mid-sized / commercial solar sector can always use access to more low-cost capital, and this week sol...

March 4, 2022
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Luminia debuts new solar financing options to help commercial building...

Carondelet High School in Concord, California, is one example of a project operating almost exclusively on solar power to drastically reduce...

March 3, 2022
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Virginia’s high ‘minimum bill’ payment would sink shared solar program,...

The Virginia State Corporation Commission is crafting final rules for the Commonwealth’s new shared solar program, but solar advocates...

March 3, 2022
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Modernize debuts contractor-homeowner messaging platform

Homeowners’ preference for communicating with contractors varies widely and has recently shifted towards text messages. In a recent Mo...

March 3, 2022
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SB Energy places 1.5-GW solar PV order with First Solar

SB Energy Global LLC, a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp., placed a multi-year order for 1.5 GW of First Solar’s ultra-low carbon thi...

March 3, 2022
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McCarthy updates on Arrow Canyon Solar Project, now under construction

McCarthy Building Companies recently reached its peak workforce on the Arrow Canyon Solar project, a 274-MW solar and a 91 MW, 455...

March 3, 2022
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The Sonoma County Airport is now 100 percent solar-powered

The County of Sonoma has partnered with ForeFront Power to build a 963 kW solar energy portfolio at Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Air...

March 3, 2022
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Mountain Solar project brings community solar to Central Colorado, via...

Solar companies Standard Solar and Pivot Energy have completed a nearly 2 MW project in Jefferson County, near Lakewood. Developed in partne...

March 3, 2022
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California Congress members urge CPUC to not impose a solar...

California’s net energy metering (NEM 3.0) decision remains indefinitely delayed by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC),...

March 1, 2022