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June 30, 2025
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SEIA secures approval for two national standards focused on solar O&M and consumer protection
June 27, 2025
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Heatwave grid save: Sunrun Home Battery fleets dispatch 340 MW on June 24
June 26, 2025
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Midwest Solar Expo to rebrand as Intersolar & Energy Storage North America Midwest
June 26, 2025
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Federal tax credits or not, 195 GW of queued solar projects could still pencil, says Enverus
June 26, 2025
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Freedom Forever debuts in-house AI to improve operations and support

Freedom Forever, one of the country’s largest residential solar installers, launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) assistant name...

June 25, 2025
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U.S. battery supply boost: SolarEdge shipping from Salt Lake City,...

Two key brands in the battery energy storage space in the U.S. announced production milestones at new facilities this week. Let’s take...

June 25, 2025
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Strong growth continues for energy storage market in Q1

Despite uncertainty from Washington, the U.S. energy storage market experienced record growth in Q1 2025, according to the latest U.S. Energ...

June 25, 2025
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Soltage secures $260M to expand utility-scale solar buildout | Solar...

This edition of Solar Financing Spotlight shines on several companies securing loans to expand solar and other renewable energy assets, as w...

June 24, 2025
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EcoFlow expands disaster relief partnerships ahead of hurricane season

EcoFlow DELTA Pro 3 Portable power manufacturer EcoFlow is expanding its emergency response efforts in the U.S. through new partnerships wit...

June 23, 2025
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Array Technologies to acquire fixed-tilt racking specialist APA Solar

APA Solar photo from our archives. Array Technologies is expanding beyond its core single-axis tracker solution for the first time, entering...

June 23, 2025
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Product of the Week | Roof Tech’s new RT-Plus

Roof Tech’s latest innovation in solar racking is designed directly in response to installer feedback and real-world challenges on the...

June 23, 2025
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California approves world’s largest solar + storage plant | Projects...

This edition of Projects Weekly is heavy on news from the Golden State. To start with, California regulators have approved a milestone solar...

June 23, 2025
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SINEXCEL, Schneider Electric teaming on ‘Urban-Scale Virtual Power Plant ecosystem’

SINEXCEL with industry partners Schneider Electric, Enjoyelec, SZ GISCADA, Cunhui New Energy, and GOOD ENERGY during SNEC 2025 to jointly la...

June 19, 2025
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State-level battery incentives expand in California, Washington, and Oregon

Illustration of SolarEdge remote cloud control technologies State-level programs are making battery storage more accessible—and someti...

June 19, 2025
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Sonnen certifies compatibility with Tigo TS4 MLPE

The Sonnen energy storage system, built to perform grid services as part of a virtual power plant, is gaining a foothold in the U.S. market....

June 19, 2025
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Roofs of Hazard: PV connector risks continue to plague solar...

Who is ready for some more bad news this week? Field inspection and analytics firm HelioVolta reports the solar industry is still struggling...

June 18, 2025
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Senate budget bill looks no better for residential solar

The solar industry is watching each step of the budget reconciliation bill process with rapt attention because so much rests on the cuts and...

June 17, 2025
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Intersolar’s Solar Games gives back thanks to partnership with Twende...

Each year at Intersolar & Energy Storage North America’s (IESNA) flagship event, the Solar Games (now accepting applicants!) elect...

June 16, 2025
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Boviet Solar ranks in top 10 of financially stable PV...

Boviet Solar Technology Co. Ltd. has once again been ranked as a top 10 financially stable PV module manufacturer by Sinovoltaics. “It...

June 16, 2025