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October 27, 2021
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Infiniti Energy installs solar atop six buildings in New Jersey’s Teaneck school district
October 27, 2021
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Major financiers are capitalizing on U.S. residential solar, growing the market
October 27, 2021
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Sandia National Labs partners with GAF Energy to test solar roofing tech
October 27, 2021
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Solaria wins initial ITC ruling against Canadian Solar
October 27, 2021
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Perovskite research update: Turns out hybrid perovskites are fairly defect-tolerant

Cesium-containing triple-cation perovskite solar cell. Credit: Marius Franckevicius Silicon remains the most common semiconductor material f...

October 26, 2021
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Reliable financing is key to overcoming solar supply chain obstacles

The future of solar energy is clearly bright, but large commercial or utility-scale projects in this rapidly evolving market face unique hur...

October 26, 2021
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Pine Gate Renewables to build 70-MW solar array in Albemarle,...

The Stanly Solar project is currently under construction, and upon completion it will be capable of powering approximately 15,500 homes per ...

October 25, 2021
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Northeast high school adds myPV IQ to optimize PV, battery...

Operators use more technical tiles to build dashboards for monitoring, scheduling, and control. For schools, corporate lobbies, and those cu...

October 25, 2021
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Koch-owned refinery joins Minnesota SEIA, plans to build a solar...

The Pine Bend Refinery near Rosemount, Minnesota. Credit: Tony Webster / Creative Commons Via Energy News Network: The latest dues...

October 25, 2021
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UGE’s microgrids provide energy resilience to New York City

UGE International designed and deployed eight state-of-the-art microgrid systems for New York City communities as part of a post-Hurricane S...

October 25, 2021
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Nautilus Solar Energy, ISM Solar open Rhode Island community solar...

Nautilus Solar Energy and ISM Solar Development opened a 3.43 MW community solar array yesterday on a remediated EPA superfund site. In Cran...

October 25, 2021
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NABCEP, IREC simplify solar certification for U.S. veterans

The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) has developed new Veterans Pathways for key credentials that support car...

October 25, 2021
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Enphase debuts microgrid-forming microinverter (keeps solar up when grid goes...

Microinverter manufacturer Enphase Energy debuted a first of its kind technology that will make a lot of solar-only customers happy. This al...

October 25, 2021
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Swell Energy working on distributed power plant Redwood Coast Energy...

Sometimes we mess up: This headline and article originally goofed on the numbers of the deal — we missed a decimal point. All figures ...

October 22, 2021
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New Energy Equity closes 7 MW landfill solar project with...

New Energy Equity has closed on a 7 MW system with National Energy Development located in the Village of Depew, N.Y. The Broadway solar farm...

October 22, 2021
Financing solar beats projection arrow up
Solar, wind PPA prices are up 19 percent this year...

Market forces are driving up PPA prices, according to LevelTen Energy’s Q3 2021 PPA Price Index, which includes the latest wind and so...

October 21, 2021
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Cypress Creek closes financing on its largest solar project yet

Cypress Creek Renewables closed financing on Shakes, a 270-MW solar project located in Dimmit County, Texas. The Shakes solar project is cur...

October 21, 2021
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Standard Solar brings energy savings to over 20 Maine businesses

Through a new community solar project in Bethel, Maine, over 20 commercial and institutional organizations in Maine have reduced their energ...

October 21, 2021
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ES Solar and sonnen collaborate on new model for Rocky...

Utah solar contractor ES Solar and sonnen are working with Rocky Mountain Power to transform thousands of intermittent rooftop solar systems...

October 21, 2021