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December 3, 2024
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Projects Verogy Plymouth Industrial REIT Milliken Street solar Portland Maine
Verogy unveils 1.1 MW solar installation in Portland, Maine
December 3, 2024
Projects RWE Peabody solar energy storage partnership
RWE partners with Peabody to reuse mine lands for renewable energy
December 3, 2024
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AD preliminary determination higher than expected
December 2, 2024
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U.S. solar module and cell manufacturing investments in November
December 2, 2024
Projects Ribbon cutting at Clemons Road community solar project in Minoa, New York
Renewable Properties builds 3.5 MW community solar project in upstate...

Renewable Properties has completed construction on a 3.5 MW solar project that will serve a small village in upstate New York. The Clemons R...

November 21, 2024
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California landslide victims gain emergency solar + storage systems

A growing number of the 350 landslide victims left without electricity or natural gas in Southern California’s Rancho Palos Verdes aft...

November 21, 2024
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Solar Scholarship for engineering students available via A1 SolarStore, Wesco...

Building the solar workforce is a key objective of the solar industry. A1 SolarStore, a US-based online solar equipment store, together with...

November 20, 2024
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Thornova Solar aims for U.S. module supply with Indonesia facility

In response to U.S. tariffs placed on solar modules imported from Southeast Asia, Thornova Solar has started up solar PV manufacturing on th...

November 20, 2024
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Fronius GEN24 Plus battery compatibility upgrade now available

Since launching the GEN24, Fronius USA has made sure to mention GEN24 Plus and UP.storage would be coming soon — an upgrade that trans...

November 20, 2024
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Major U.S. companies procure record levels of solar + storage

Companies across the United States are investing in record-levels of solar and energy storage to power their operations. According to the So...

November 20, 2024
Projects Maine solar project
Sunnova to build microgrid for Penobscot Nation in Maine

Sunnova Energy International Inc. is working with the Penobscot Nation in Maine to deploy an innovative microgrid system to establish depend...

November 19, 2024
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Energy Storage System Buyer’s Guide 2025

Energy storage systems (ESS) might all look the same in product photos, but there are many points of differentiation. What power, capacity, ...

November 19, 2024
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Massachusetts prioritizes energy justice in bill to overhaul project siting,...

The Massachusetts legislature passed S.2967 last week, a robust climate bill that is earning praise from renewable energy advocates for the ...

November 18, 2024
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Maxeon comments on detention of solar panels from its Mexico...

Maxeon solar panels shipping from Mexico continue to be detained by U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) — inexplicably so, acco...

November 18, 2024
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Compass Group Equity Partners invests in Baja Carports

Compass Group Equity Partners has announced a strategic partnership with Baja Carports, a California-based national provider of solar suppor...

November 18, 2024
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Namaste Solar raises $53,000 to cover community solar subscriptions for...

Namaste Solar leaned into its mission of creating holistic wealth for the community by developing Keep the Lights On Colorado (KTLOC), an an...

November 15, 2024
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Intersolar & Energy Storage North America acquires Midwest Solar Expo

Intersolar & Energy Storage North America (IESNA) announced the acquisition of Midwest Solar Expo (MWSE). Jake Rozmaryn, former Midwest ...

November 15, 2024
Projects California is the place you ought to be
Standard Solar expands California presence with 25 MW solar acquisition

Standard Solar has acquired the 25 MWdc Windhub Solar B solar project from Balanced Rock Power (BRP), a developer specializing in ...

November 14, 2024
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Enphase and IGS Solar solidify safe harbor deal for U.S.-made...

Solar finance company IGS Solar has solidified a safe harbor agreement with Enphase Energy for IQ8 Microinverters supplied from Enphase&rsqu...

November 14, 2024