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Generac_Power_Systems_Inc___Logo-002 Generac Grid Services signs VPP deal with Southern California Edison
Chris Crowell
January 26, 2022
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Projects Ameresco
Ameresco awarded Slemon Park microgrid project on Prince Edward Island
January 26, 2022
News nanogrid community solar
Community solar industry calls its shot: 20 GW of capacity by 2025 (but these 7 changes are needed)
January 26, 2022
News California residential solar forecast scenario under N.E.M. 3.0 PD and prior forecast
Wood Mackenzie: NEM 3.0 provisions ‘will cut California solar market in half by 2024’
January 25, 2022
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Solar + storage supply chain woes: Better or worse?
January 25, 2022
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Solar Energy International, Mayfield Renewables launch new solar + storage...

The cooperative relationship between solar training organization Solar Energy International (SEI) and PV design firm Mayfield Renewables goe...

January 25, 2022
News White Pine Renewables and New Chicago build rooftop solar for Chicago schools
White Pine Renewables, New Chicago collaborate on rooftop solar for...

White Pine Renewables has completed four rooftop solar projects for La Grange School District 102. These projects are the first on-site sola...

January 25, 2022
Projects NV ENERGY solar
NV Energy, Primergy Solar get approval for large-scale solar +...

NV Energy has received final approval from the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) to purchase from Primergy Solar LLC’s Iron...

January 24, 2022
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Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. goes with Talesun Solar modules...

Algonquin Power Fund (America) Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., ordered 126,000 bifacial PV modules...

January 24, 2022
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Growatt goes off-grid with AXE LV battery

Growatt added the AXE LV battery system to its smart energy product portfolio this week, expanding into the growing demand for residential o...

January 24, 2022
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Sol-Ark rolls out a new product line for true whole...

Sol-Ark already manufacturers some of the most robust hybrid inverters and energy storage technology on the market. At Intersolar, the compa...

January 24, 2022
+ Storage Florida
Duke Energy Florida enables customers to ‘Bring Your Own Battery’...

Utility battery programs are usually prescriptive on the technology involved. Duke Energy Florida is debuting a “Bring Your Own Batter...

January 24, 2022
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BayWa r.e. donates to Boulder County Wildfire Fund

As the need for recovery efforts in Boulder County continues, BayWa r.e., announced a $15,000 donation to the Boulder County Wildfire Fund t...

January 20, 2022
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SMA confirms 25-year design life for Sunny Highpower PEAK3 inverters

In a formal manufacturer’s declaration released this week, SMA America confirmed a 25-year design life for the Sunny Highpower PEAK3 i...

January 20, 2022
News solar worker rally
‘Changes needed’ with CPUC decision says California Governor and other...

California’s proposed NEM 3.0 decision would kill the return on investment homeowners expect from a solar system. Sage analysis shows ...

January 19, 2022
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Burns & McDonnell complete three 20-MWh energy storage systems in...

Burns & McDonnell has completed construction of three 10-MW/20-MWh lithium-ion battery energy storage systems (BESS) in West Texas. The ...

January 19, 2022
News PPA price rise
LevelTen: Solar PPA prices rise, volumes decrease and other findings...

LevelTen Energy released its Q4 2021 PPA Price Index, which includes the latest wind and solar prices for North America on the world’s...

January 19, 2022
News connecticut solar
Connecticut launches statewide battery storage incentive program

Energy storage solutions are needed around the country. Behind-the-meter residential and commercial systems are especially important, as the...

January 19, 2022
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OYA Solar raises $35 million to accelerate construction of its...

Independent power producer OYA Solar raised additional capital this week, led by Greenbacker Capital Management, increasing its corporate in...

January 19, 2022
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DSD acquires 11.79 MWs of community solar from Mainely Solar

DSD Renewables has acquired 11.79 MWs of community solar projects in Southwest Maine from Mainely Solar. The ground-mounted pair will genera...

January 19, 2022