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White Pine Renewables and New Chicago build rooftop solar for Chicago schools White Pine Renewables, New Chicago collaborate on rooftop solar for Chicago-area schools
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January 25, 2022
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Projects NV ENERGY solar
NV Energy, Primergy Solar get approval for large-scale solar + storage projects in Nevada
January 24, 2022
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Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. goes with Talesun Solar modules for projects in Texas, New Mexico
January 24, 2022
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Growatt goes off-grid with AXE LV battery
January 24, 2022
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Sol-Ark rolls out a new product line for true whole home back-up (plus a microinverter)
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
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‘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
+ Storage Texas-energy-storage-construction
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
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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
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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
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New Energy Equity, Cedar Creek Energy ready to work on...

New Energy Equity is teaming with solar garden and eco-village housing developer Engineering Concepts and Minnesota solar EPC Cedar Cre...

January 19, 2022
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Standard Solar acquires Maryland community solar project

Standard Solar has acquired the 2.9 MW Klees Mill community solar project in Carroll County, Maryland, from developer partners Ogos Ene...

January 19, 2022
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Sungrow’s 1+X Modular central solar inverter makes international debut

Sungrow Launches “1+X” Modular Inverter at World Future Energy Summit, 2022 Sungrow launched the brand new 1+X Modular central i...

January 19, 2022
News Purchase order sheet
Honeywell purchasing 19 GWh of battery cells from FREYR for...

Honeywell and FREYR Battery signed a significant agreement this week to provide smart energy storage solutions for a wide range of commercia...

January 19, 2022
Batteries Volta-rps50
Viridi nets nearly $100M for ‘fail-safe’ lithium-ion battery tech in...

Viridi Parente Inc. has raised $94.695 million in a Series C funding round, its latest step toward delivering a “fail-safe, point-of-u...

January 17, 2022
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AI Clearing debuts AI Surveyor for utility-scale solar construction

Utility scale solar farm development presents several unique challenges. The sheer volume of objects installed on large solar farms can rend...

January 17, 2022