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standard-solar-enews Standard Solar acquires 10 MW of community solar projects in Oregon
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December 15, 2021
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Three more utility-scale solar plants online in Georgia to power Facebook
December 15, 2021
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Purdue-affiliated Emergent Solar Energy adds microgrid to crop production facility
December 15, 2021
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Scale Microgrid Solutions deploys modular system for Trinity Fruit Co.
December 15, 2021
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McKinstry and Colorado partners collaborate on 13 solar projects for local government
December 15, 2021
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Shell acquires utility-scale solar developer Savion

Shell Oil Company Logo. (PRNewsFoto/Shell Oil Company) Shell subsidiary, Shell New Energies US LLC, has agreed to buy 100 percent of Savion ...

December 15, 2021
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Titan Solar extends partnership to install Silfab Solar modules

Titan Solar Power, a leading rooftop solar contractor, signed a 2022 agreement with North American PV provider Silfab Solar. Titan will inst...

December 14, 2021
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Solar Market Insight: 2022 forecast is down, but Build Back...

For the second quarter in a row, trade policy uncertainty and supply chain constraints are driving solar price increases across all market s...

December 14, 2021
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California NEM 3.0 Proposal: CPUC set to impose highest solar...

It happened: the California Public Utilities Commission issued a proposal that will create the highest solar tax in the country and hugely r...

December 13, 2021
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Nearmap AI data sets now available for solar installers

Nearmap, a provider of super high-quality aerial images, is expanding its functionality for solar installation companies by opening up its a...

December 13, 2021
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Palmetto’s Mapdwell division extends partnership with Exelon

Palmetto, a rapidly growing platform technology we recently featured in the pages of Solar Builder, extended its relationship with Exelon Ut...

December 13, 2021
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Schneider Electric, SKIDATA team on EV charging solution for parking...

Schneider Electric is partnering with SKIDATA, a parking access and revenue management company, to provide an EV charging solution for parki...

December 13, 2021
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Send your community microgrid plans to PG&E ─ California utility...

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) recently approved PG&E’s request to update its Community Microgrid Enablement Ta...

December 13, 2021
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Sunrun, BRIDGE Housing complete solar project serving 94 affordable rental...

BRIDGE Housing, and Sunrun held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of a new solar installation serving 94 affordable rent...

December 13, 2021
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Diversity-driven coalition in Minnesota looks to expand solar power access

Amber Naqvi, being passionate about solar energy, installed a rooftop solar array on his home in Eagan, Minn., in 2017. Since then, Naqvi ha...

December 13, 2021
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Namaste Solar’s Keep the Lights on campaign gives solar access...

This winter, solar energy will be more accessible to 176 Colorado families that are unable to keep up with utility payments because of the $...

December 13, 2021
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Three California utilities expand virtual power plant programs with Swell...

California utilities continue to develop virtual power plants (VPP) across the state, enlisting various solar + storage technologies and con...

December 13, 2021
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U.S. energy storage market on historic pace amid supply chain...

The U.S. energy storage market set a new record in the third quarter of 2021, with new system installations totaling 3,515 MWh, according to...

December 9, 2021
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Ecogy Energy breaks ground on the largest rooftop solar portfolio...

Ocean State Job Lot, a North Kingstown, R.I., discount retailer, has partnered with Ecogy Energy, a Newport, Rhode Island developer, financi...

December 9, 2021
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Maine’s Saddleback Mountain resort partners with Nexamp on 31-acre solar...

A new 31-acre community solar farm on Saddleback Mountain Ski Resort’s property, owned by Arctaris Impact Investors, will generate 7.3...

December 9, 2021