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Sense Solar The power of real-time energy notifications: Sense, OhmConnect team to lower home usage 18 percent
Chris Crowell
November 8, 2021
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Solar Builder Project of the Year Awards 2021
November 8, 2021
Featured C%I Ground mount project of the year
C&I Ground-Mount Solar Project of the Year 2021: Buckhorn Children & Family Services
November 8, 2021
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Hannah Solar Government Services designs solar PV system at U.S. Naval Base Guam
November 4, 2021
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Arcadia acquires largest community solar direct sales channel iSolar
November 4, 2021
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Construction begins on 100-MW Rabbitbrush Solar Project in Kern County,...

Leeward Renewable Energy, Central Coast Community Energy (CCCE) and Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE), today announced that construction ha...

November 4, 2021
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Swinerton Renewable Energy merges with (and rebrands as) SOLV Energy

The Renewable Energy division of Swinerton Builders, commonly known in the solar industry as Swinerton Renewable Energy or SRE, and SOLV, In...

November 4, 2021
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Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena on its way to Net Zero...

Excelsior Energy Capital, Monarch Private Capital, Unico Solar Investors, Oak View Group and the Seattle Kraken have complete...

November 4, 2021
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McKinstry, Winona State University start on comprehensive sustainability, solar project

McKinstry and Winona State University have begun work on a $12.3 million renewable energy and sustainability project. In the Minnesota ...

November 3, 2021
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Ameresco completes solar project on Bank of America’s corporate campus

Ameresco has completed the comprehensive solar PV installation for the Bank of America corporate campus in Chandler, AZ. The campus is now h...

November 3, 2021
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Greenbacker goes with Borrego for its largest utility-scale solar projects...

Borrego has been selected by Greenbacker Renewable Energy to engineer and construct two utility-scale solar projects in Montana and South Da...

November 3, 2021
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SolRiver Capital acquires 53 MW portfolio across North Carolina

SolRiver Capital has acquired a portfolio of utility-scale solar PV projects through out North Carolina from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partn...

November 3, 2021
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Power Forward: How to Grow a Solar Business in Uncertain...

How can solar companies continue to grow, reduce their risk and achieve their goals, all while navigating our current uncertainty? In episod...

November 3, 2021
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Solar Training Lab opens at Philadelphia high school

Mayor Jim Kenney, Superintendent William Hite, PECO CEO Mike Innocenzo and others joined the Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA) to celebrat...

November 3, 2021
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Navisun acquired by OMERS Infrastructure

OMERS Infrastructure signed an agreement with a fund managed by Ares Management Corporation to acquire 100% of Navisun LLC, an independent d...

November 2, 2021
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Intuit launches Climate Action Marketplace to help small businesses go...

Global technology platform Intuit, makers of TurboTax, QuickBooks, etc., announced that it is forming a new climate-focused platform at the ...

November 2, 2021
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Yotta Energy secures $13M to deploy module-level energy storage for...

Yotta Energy — the company pioneering PV module-level battery storage — has raised another $13 million to scale its C&I-focu...

November 2, 2021
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LONGi breaks HJT solar cell efficiency record twice in one...

Only days after setting a new record of 25.82% for the efficiency of its HJT cells, LONGi has announced a new world record of 26.30%. It als...

November 1, 2021
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Generac to buy smart thermostat company ecobee

Generac Holdings Inc. keeps expanding its role in the clean energy / smart home market, today acquiring ecobee Inc. in a transaction valued ...

November 1, 2021
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GoodWe reports impressive energy storage inverter sales in 2021 Semi-Annual...

GoodWe’s recently released 2021 Semi-Annual Report shows the strengthening trends growing around both renewable energy generation and ...

November 1, 2021