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California solar bills California might mandate solar + storage for new multifamily, commercial buildings
Chris Crowell
August 12, 2021
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News CleanSpark
CleanSpark says new Bitcoin mine will operate at net carbon neutral
August 11, 2021
Projects Hartford Pike
Hartford Pike community solar project in Rhode Island features SolarEdge optimizers
August 11, 2021
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Nexamp expands community solar in Maine with five-project portfolio
August 11, 2021
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Climate First Bank joins 1% for the Planet
August 11, 2021
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Consider the Source part 2: Factoring in embodied carbon

Solar PV panels — the symbol of the industry — are a bit of Rorschach test. What do you see when looking at one? The starting po...

August 11, 2021
News Florida
Florida Power & Light prioritizes solar buildout in rate settlement

Florida Power & Light Company announced a comprehensive, four-year rate settlement agreement developed jointly with the Florida Office o...

August 11, 2021
Projects Orbital Solar Services
Orbital Solar Services awarded 132.2-MW EPC contract for Southeast solar...

The Orbital Energy Group subsidiary, Orbital Solar Services, has been awarded an EPC contract to construct a 132.2MWdc/100MWac solar farm in...

August 11, 2021
Residential Solar Palmetto
Palmetto wants to help launch your solar installation business (apply...

Palmetto is launching a 12-month incubator-style program to help aspiring clean energy entrepreneurs get their own solar installation busine...

August 11, 2021
Projects The Lenox Community Solar Project
Standard Solar completing New York’s largest community solar + storage...

New York’s largest community solar project connected to an energy storage system is nearly complete. The Lenox Community Solar Project...

August 11, 2021
Projects Robert Biale Vineyards
Robert Biale Vineyards installs new 145-kW Solaria PowerXT solar array

Robert Biale Vineyards has installed a new 145-kW Solaria PowerXT solar array atop its winery and tasting room in Napa, ...

August 10, 2021
News Heliene-solar-modules
Heliene opening a new heterojunction solar module manufacturing facility in...

More domestic solar module supply is on the way. Heliene is opening its third North American solar module manufacturing facility located in ...

August 10, 2021
News LG Solar Lagunitas
Details on Lagunitas Brewery’s big switch to solar energy via...

Thousands of people congregate annually to Lagunitas Brewery Company for live music, food and of course – craft beer. The company prod...

August 9, 2021
News Medline facility in Connecticut
Medical supply company sees efficiency in switch to solar power

Energy is imperative in delivering and improving high-demand medical supplies. For a crucial, and very busy manufacturing facility like Medl...

August 9, 2021
News solar industry deal
Aurora Solar acquires Folsom Labs, developer of HelioScope

Solar sales and design software company Aurora Solar acquired the other leading company in this space, Folsom Labs, developer of HelioS...

August 9, 2021
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BayWa r.e. renews solar job training scholarship fund with SEI

Solar Energy International (SEI) and BayWa r.e. continued their partnership to provide scholarship funds, re-upping their commitment to awar...

August 9, 2021
Projects Laketricity and BlueWave Solar
BlueWave Solar, Laketricity eyeing floatovoltaic solar projects in Massachusetts 

BlueWave Solar signed into a joint venture agreement with Laketricity for future projects in Massachusetts with intent to expand t...

August 6, 2021
Projects Mcdonald's and eBay solar powered
McDonald’s and eBay sign solar PPA with Lightsource bp to...

McDonald’s Corporation and eBay have made agreements with Lightsource bp to purchase power from what will be Louisiana’s largest...

August 6, 2021
News Integrated Grounding
CAB Solar with two new above ground solar cable management...

CAB Solar has developed two new and innovative solutions to reduce costs and expand choices in its popular Cable Management with Integrated ...

August 6, 2021
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Soltage closes with Silicon Valley Bank to finance national solar...

Soltage raised a $130M debt facility led by Silicon Valley Bank to finance a 110 MW national portfolio of projects across six states: North ...

August 5, 2021