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October 25, 2021
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Northeast high school adds myPV IQ to optimize PV, battery use and shave peak loads
October 25, 2021
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Koch-owned refinery joins Minnesota SEIA, plans to build a solar plant
October 25, 2021
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UGE’s microgrids provide energy resilience to New York City
October 25, 2021
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Nautilus Solar Energy, ISM Solar open Rhode Island community solar array
October 25, 2021
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NABCEP, IREC simplify solar certification for U.S. veterans

The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) has developed new Veterans Pathways for key credentials that support car...

October 25, 2021
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Enphase debuts microgrid-forming microinverter (keeps solar up when grid goes...

Microinverter manufacturer Enphase Energy debuted a first of its kind technology that will make a lot of solar-only customers happy. This al...

October 25, 2021
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Swell Energy working on distributed power plant Redwood Coast Energy...

Sometimes we mess up: This headline and article originally goofed on the numbers of the deal — we missed a decimal point. All figures ...

October 22, 2021
Projects Sol Systems
New Energy Equity closes 7 MW landfill solar project with...

New Energy Equity has closed on a 7 MW system with National Energy Development located in the Village of Depew, N.Y. The Broadway solar farm...

October 22, 2021
Financing solar beats projection arrow up
Solar, wind PPA prices are up 19 percent this year...

Market forces are driving up PPA prices, according to LevelTen Energy’s Q3 2021 PPA Price Index, which includes the latest wind and so...

October 21, 2021
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Cypress Creek closes financing on its largest solar project yet

Cypress Creek Renewables closed financing on Shakes, a 270-MW solar project located in Dimmit County, Texas. The Shakes solar project is cur...

October 21, 2021
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Standard Solar brings energy savings to over 20 Maine businesses

Through a new community solar project in Bethel, Maine, over 20 commercial and institutional organizations in Maine have reduced their energ...

October 21, 2021
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ES Solar and sonnen collaborate on new model for Rocky...

Utah solar contractor ES Solar and sonnen are working with Rocky Mountain Power to transform thousands of intermittent rooftop solar systems...

October 21, 2021
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Two Virginia school districts going solar (nine campuses total) via...

Secure Futures Solar has signed an agreement with school divisions in Wise and Lee Counties in Southwest Virginia&n...

October 20, 2021
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SolRiver Capital acquires portfolio of 14 solar projects planned across...

SolRiver Capital has acquired a portfolio of community solar and utility-scale solar PV projects from developer Sulus Solar. The portfolio c...

October 20, 2021
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SolarEdge Home product line debuts in North America with a...

The residential energy storage technology battle gets more interesting as the SolarEdge Energy Bank residential battery and a new line of En...

October 20, 2021
News Groundbreaking at Middlebury College
Middlebury College closer to 100 percent renewable energy goal with...

Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont joined representatives from Middlebury College, Encore Renewable Energy and Green Mountain Power (GMP) last...

October 20, 2021
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Trinity Property, Solar Design Associates debut cool translucent solar-powered atrium

Trinity Property Management and Solar Design Associates have commissioned a one-of-a-kind translucent solar energy installation over an atri...

October 20, 2021
Policy New York
Regulatory proposals threaten community solar growth in New York

New York is at the forefront of community solar growth across the United States. The community solar boom has helped the state make signific...

October 19, 2021
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Heliogen collaborating with Woodside Energy to bring concentrated solar system...

Heliogen is closer to deploying its new concentrated solar energy system, signing a deal with Woodside Energy (USA) Inc., a wholly-owned sub...

October 19, 2021