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APS Arizona utility Details on Enphase, Arizona Public Service’s residential battery grid services program
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December 2, 2021
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Clean Energy Group says batteries are lowest cost option for winter grid reliability in Massachusetts
December 2, 2021
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Ipsun completes Virginia’s first C-PACE funded solar projects
December 2, 2021
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Maryland county will have the largest community solar project dedicated only to low-income residents
December 2, 2021
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Benchmark costs for five solar PV module technologies
December 2, 2021
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Power Forward: Solar supply chain overview and an outlook for...

On this episode of Power Forward! we’re diving deep into solar supply chain issues with David Dunlap, vice president of operations wit...

December 2, 2021
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Sunverge, LG team on VPP pilot program that includes load...

LG Electronics USA and Sunverge Energy are collaborating on a groundbreaking residential virtual plant project with customers in Northern an...

December 1, 2021
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Net metering news this week: Duke agrees in N.C., Florida...

Duke Energy agrees to NEM plan in North Carolina Solar business and clean energy advocates signed an agreement with Duke Energy this week to...

December 1, 2021
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BayWa r.e. acquires Beacon Solar, part of the largest roofing...

BayWa r.e., a leading renewable energy developer, services and systems provider globally and in the Americas, acquired Beacon Solar, the sol...

December 1, 2021
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Koch Engineered Solutions acquires solar EPC DEPCOM Power

Koch Engineered Solutions LLC (KES), a unit of Koch Industries Inc., acquired DEPCOM Power Inc., an engineering, procurement and constructio...

November 30, 2021
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Boston Solar is the latest acquisition of SinglePoint

SinglePoint, Inc. is set to acquire 80.1% of Boston Solar, a full EPC solar installer in New England. The transaction is expected to close p...

November 30, 2021
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Help crowdfund PVpallet’s reusable, recyclable pallets, built for shipping solar...

The solar industry benefits from other sustainable concepts in its supply chain. The team at PVpallet has zeroed in on a huge problem: the s...

November 30, 2021
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Florida’s Baldwin Roofing adding solar roofs via GAF Energy

Baldwin Roofing Company is now offering GAF Energy solar roofs Florida-based Baldwin Roofing Co. is among the first roofing companies in the...

November 30, 2021
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Mosaic funds $1 billion in home solar, energy efficiency loans...

Mosaic, a leading financing platform for U.S. residential solar and energy-efficient home improvements, has surpassed $6 billion in loans fu...

November 30, 2021
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Community solar is primed for energy storage

BentonSun project in Minnesota, via SunShare Community solar gardens are being primed as a major niche for energy storage, as more businesse...

November 30, 2021
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Lightsource bp just placed the biggest order ever for First...

Lightsource bp and bp have placed multi-year orders with First Solar for its thin film PV solar modules, totaling up to 5.4 GW. As part of t...

November 29, 2021
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Why conventional floating solar will fail in the ocean, says...

Freshwater floating PV breaks due to strong wind with the result of an electrical fire (Source) Floating solar is an emerging market with a ...

November 29, 2021
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SunTegra moves solar shingle production to Binghamton, New York

SunTegra started production of its solar shingle products at a facility in Binghamton, N.Y., this month. This new facility will also become ...

November 29, 2021
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JinkoSolar launches 620-W Tiger Neo modules

JinkoSolar Holding Co. launched a new series of ultra-efficient 2021 Flagship Tiger Neo modules earlier this month. The New Tiger Neo adopts...

November 29, 2021
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USA Solar Networks targets poultry farms with this solar deal

USA Solar Networks launched a new sales program targeted at U.S. poultry farmers to transition to solar energy solutions for their energy in...

November 29, 2021