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August 16, 2021
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Projects Solar Wolf Texas expansion
Broad Reach Power to deploy 1 GW of standalone energy storage in Texas
August 16, 2021
News Pennsylvania
PECO launches second phase of solar RFP in Southeastern Pennsylvania
August 12, 2021
Projects Geothermal project under construction
New binary geothermal project in Mammoth Lakes, California under construction
August 12, 2021
Projects sage-energy-consulting
Judicial Council of California eyeing solar + storage at 43 sites says Sage Energy
August 12, 2021
Policy California solar bills
California might mandate solar + storage for new multifamily, commercial...

The California Energy Commission (CEC) sent the 2022 California Energy Code to the California Building Standards Commission with a requireme...

August 12, 2021
News CleanSpark
CleanSpark says new Bitcoin mine will operate at net carbon...

CleanSpark, a clean Bitcoin mining and diversified software and services company, has closed on its acquisition of an additional ~87,000 sq ...

August 11, 2021
Projects Hartford Pike
Hartford Pike community solar project in Rhode Island features SolarEdge...

SolarEdge Technologies provided a DC-optimized PV system for a 12-acre solar farm in Foster, Rhode Island. The Hartford Pike site is se...

August 11, 2021
News NexampLogo
Nexamp expands community solar in Maine with five-project portfolio

Nexamp advanced its investment in Maine’s solar market, becoming the long-term owner of a portfolio of community solar projects develo...

August 11, 2021
News climate-first-bank
Climate First Bank joins 1% for the Planet

Eco-friendly community bank Climate First Bank has partnered with global nonprofit network 1% for the Planet. As part of its ...

August 11, 2021
News coal
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