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May 29, 2025
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Shine Solar assets up for auction — solar panels, generators, insulation blowers, more — on June 11
May 29, 2025
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Savant, GRID Alternatives support underserved communities in Puerto Rico and Mexico
May 29, 2025
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Residential solar player Zeo Energy to acquire concentrated solar tech company Heliogen
May 29, 2025
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Report: $14 billion in renewable energy projects canceled in 2025
May 29, 2025
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European solar supply chain taking a hit in 2025

While the European Union’s Clean Industrial Deal promises to boost domestic PV production, the region is currently grappling with a wa...

May 28, 2025
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Video: Repowering as a Solar Installer Business Model | Power...

The residential solar market has changed, which means residential solar business models need to change too. Over the next few episodes of Po...

May 28, 2025
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Aligned Climate Capital solar fund exceeds $200M target | Solar...

Aligned Climate Capital raises more than $200 million to support solar projects. This edition of Solar Financing Spotlight illuminates a maj...

May 27, 2025
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California Appropriations Committee swiftly passes bill that will break NEM...

California leadership continues to find new ways to devalue home solar. The California Assembly Appropriations Committee voted to pass AB 94...

May 23, 2025
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Majority of BESS defects at system level, according to CEA...

ID 246529232 © Nattawit Khomsanit | Dreamstime.com Clean Energy Associates (CEA) conducted quality audits at 70+ battery energy storage...

May 22, 2025
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ABB and GridBeyond partner on BESS-as-a-Service offering

Global electrification and automation tech company ABB placed a strategic investment in GridBeyond — a smart energy company — in...

May 22, 2025
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U.S. House passes bill that will gut solar industry tax...

The solar industry keeps warning Congress that the reconciliation budget bill being drafted by the U.S. House of Representatives will be har...

May 22, 2025
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Sprocket Power joins Schneider Electric’s Microgrid Flex Partner Program

Sprocket Power is the inaugural partner of Schneider Electric’s Microgrid Flex Partner Program, a program designed to deliver the bene...

May 22, 2025
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Report: Nearly 50% of global solar power exposed to cyber...

Source: DERSec’s Public History of Cyberattacks and Vulnerabilities report. Solar vulnerability disclosures are increasing at an &ldqu...

May 22, 2025
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JinkoSolar sets up solar module recycling program in Washington

JinkoSolar Holding Co. is launching a solar module recycling program in the state of Washington. The EAGLE Preserve, as its called, is the f...

May 20, 2025
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CAB Solar parent organization achieves ISO Certification

The Johnstown, Pennsylvania-based Cambria County Association for the Blind and Handicapped (CCABH) has achieved ISO 9001:2015 Certific...

May 19, 2025
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Nextracker adds eBOS line with Bentek Corp. acquisition

Nextracker added electrical balance of systems (eBOS) products and services to its toolbelt last week, acquiring the Bentek Corporation. The...

May 19, 2025
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Keller Logistics Group launches Solar Logistics Solutions

Keller Logistics Group proudly announces the launch of Solar Logistics Solutions, a dedicated logistics division focused on providing specia...

May 19, 2025
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Boviet Solar factory in North Carolina earns ETL certification from...

Boviet Solar Technology‘s PV module manufacturing facility in Greenville, North Carolina has received ETL certification from Intertek,...

May 19, 2025
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TPO in non-residential solar climbs to 72 percent in 2024

Third-party ownership (TPO) of non-residential projects in the United States increased to 72% market share in 2024, up from 69% in 2023, acc...

May 19, 2025