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February 23, 2022
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Sunnova Repair Services launches to service any out of warranty home solar and storage system
February 23, 2022
News Panasonic
Green Power Energy, Five Star Solar among five new Panasonic Solar Installer Program promotions
February 23, 2022
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How lead-acid batteries remain viable in solar applications
February 23, 2022
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Inovateus Solar nets big investment from Galway Sustainable Capital
February 22, 2022
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Protocol Labs launches $38M solar fund with Nelnet to decarbonize...

Protocol Labs, an open-source research and development lab, launched the $38 million Filecoin NNI Renewable Energy Fund, focused on investme...

February 22, 2022
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Urban Electric Power’s zinc-alkaline batteries win on lower carbon emissions

Sooner than you know it, being just a renewable energy source won’t be enough. The sustainability of every product — from the em...

February 21, 2022
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Aurora Solar integrates Mosaic financing into Sell Suite

Solar design software provider Aurora Solar debuted a redesigned sales tool, the Sell suite, to ease the back-and-forth headaches between so...

February 21, 2022
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RFP Alert: Appalachian Power seeks 150 MW of solar with...

Appalachian Power today issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for up to 150 megawatts (MW) of solar energy resources with the option to inclu...

February 21, 2022
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SunPower reups exclusive supply of Maxeon IBC solar panels for...

SunPower Corp. is keeping its competitive advantage in the U.S. and Canada residential solar space (its sole focus now) by signing a new sup...

February 21, 2022
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AT&T purchases 155 MW of solar power from Vitol

AT&T has purchased 155 MW of solar power from Vitol. The two virtual PPAs for approximately 80 MW and 75 MW will support new solar proje...

February 18, 2022
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Former BlueWave Community Solar re-debuts as Perch Energy with new...

Community solar’s ambitious goals will only be met (or impactful) if the average homeowner knows where and how to sign up. A Boston-ba...

February 18, 2022
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Schneider Electric acquires EnergySage, plans to add more home electrification...

Schneider Electric purchased a controlling stake in EnergySage this week, one of the top online marketplaces for home solar + battery system...

February 18, 2022
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Details on LONGi Hi-MO 5 PV modules’ strong resistance to...

Figure 1. Inhomogeneous snow load testing conducted at CGC lab. The Hi-MO 5 at 6400Pa. As the size of PV modules increases, the ability of a...

February 17, 2022
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RFP Alert: PECO to procure 8,000 solar credits from Pennsylvania...

PECO, Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas utility, has launched the final phase of its two-year solar credit procurement p...

February 17, 2022
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RFP Alert: Duke Energy Indiana requests proposals for solar, battery...

Duke Energy Indiana is asking for proposals to acquire new, diverse power generation capacity to transition away from emissions heavy power ...

February 17, 2022
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Community solar gets closer in Ohio as HB 450 gains...

Community solar is trending up, but still needs plenty of regulatory help to the DOE’s 2025 goal. Ohio is one such state inching close...

February 17, 2022
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Senior living retirement community benefits from 159 kW solar project

Covenant Living of Cromwell, Conn., and Greenskies Clean Focus have teamed up to install a 159 kW solar energy system on the new Town Center...

February 17, 2022
News corporate solar buyers
Here’s the top 10 clean energy buyers from 2021 (Amazon...

Amazon tops the list of clean energy buyers for the second straight year, with 2.85 GW of announced projects, according to the Clean Energy ...

February 17, 2022
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Constellation to supply Sheetz facilities in Pennsylvania via solar energy

Sheetz announced a long-term renewable supply agreement with Constellation to power nearly 70 percent of its Pennsylvania facilities wi...

February 16, 2022