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July 8, 2021
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BayWa r.e. signs solar + storage PPA with San Diego Community Power
July 8, 2021
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Generac adds a microinverter, acquires Chilicon Power
July 8, 2021
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Miami-Dade NOA approves ArteZanos Flexible Solar PV
July 8, 2021
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EnergyLink retrofitting 46 buildings in Buncombe County as part of two-year solar overhaul
July 8, 2021
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Cypress Creek Renewables acquired by EQT Infrastructure

The EQT Infrastructure V fund has agreed to acquire Cypress Creek Renewables from certain funds managed by HPS Investment Partners and Temas...

July 8, 2021
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Sunfinity installs solar at a health food market in Dallas

Ann’s Health Food Center & Market has found a new way to bring clean, healthy energy to their community after decades of business ...

July 8, 2021
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2021 Battery Showcase for Solar Installers

Not all batteries are created equal, and not all batteries make sense – in capabilities or price point – for every customer. To ...

July 6, 2021
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Greenskies Clean Energy and Pfister Energy install over 460 kW...

Greenskies Clean Energy and Pfister Energy have completed over 460 kW rooftop solar energy at two schools in Barrington, New Jersey. The pro...

July 1, 2021
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Nexamp, ComEd and Rockford, Illinois launch “Give-A-Ray”

Mayor Tom McNamara of Rockford, Illinois joined Nexamp and ComEd to launch Give-A-Ray, a new 15-year program to provide solar energy benefit...

July 1, 2021
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Minnesota can triple solar installations on schools via new state...

Via Energy News Network: A new, first-of-its-kind state fund could help triple the number of solar installations on Minnesota K-12 schools a...

July 1, 2021
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Greenskies Clean Energy, Pfister Energy install over 460 kW at...

Greenskies Clean Energy and Pfister Energy have completed over 460 kW rooftop solar energy at two schools in Barrington, New Jersey. The pro...

July 1, 2021
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Nautilus Solar Energy acquires nearly 60 MWdc of solar capacity...

Nautilus Solar Energy has acquired twenty-one, fully-operational solar projects in New York and Maryland which total almost 60 MWdc of solar...

July 1, 2021
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Cool idea: Nexamp, ComEd are giving away solar to low-income...

Here’s something cool: Mayor Tom McNamara of Rockford, Illinois joined Nexamp and ComEd to launch Give-A-Ray, a new 15-year program to...

July 1, 2021
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Here’s 11 solar projects recently turned on by Kearsarge Energy...

Commercial operations have begun for over 34 MW of solar renewable energy and battery energy storage consisting of 11 individual projects in...

July 1, 2021
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GoodWe joins United Nations Global Compact

Global solar + storage inverter company GoodWe has joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), organization which encourages globa...

July 1, 2021
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Rooftop array makes AltaSea the nation’s largest solar-powered ocean R&D...

The final plans have been announced for the installation of a solar array atop AltaSea‘s 180,000 square foot ocean R&D facility at...

June 30, 2021
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OMCO Solar hits 9 GW milestone, gains Wood Mackenzie and...

Photo courtesy of Moss Solar. OMCO Solar has had a big year, shipping 1 GW of its factory-direct products over the past year in projects ran...

June 30, 2021
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New Columbia Solar helps iconic synagogue harness the power of...

New Columbia Solar and Adas Israel Congregation in Washington DC, one of the oldest surviving synagogues in the United States, to power thei...

June 30, 2021
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IRS extends ITC safe harbor provisions, adds ‘continuous work’ standard

The Internal Revenue Service extended the safe harbor for solar projects under the Section 48 Investment Tax Credit (ITC) in Notice 2021-41 ...

June 30, 2021