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July 1, 2021
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Nautilus Solar Energy acquires nearly 60 MWdc of solar capacity in New York and Maryland
July 1, 2021
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Cool idea: Nexamp, ComEd are giving away solar to low-income residents in Rockford, Illinois
July 1, 2021
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Here’s 11 solar projects recently turned on by Kearsarge Energy in Rhode Island, Massachusetts
July 1, 2021
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GoodWe joins United Nations Global Compact
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
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Is it community solar if the utility — not community...

Via Energy News Network: Critics say a recently announced low-income solar program by DTE Energy stretches the definition of “communit...

June 29, 2021
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Grissom Solar is now online in Enfield, North Carolina

Grissom Solar, previously announced by Pine Gate Renewables is now online in Enfield, NC, interconnected to Halifax Electric Membership Corp...

June 29, 2021
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Anaheim Solar One selects Mechatron Solar tracker to avoid disturbing...

Anaheim Solar One, based in Corona del Mar, is developing a 3-MW solar PV project in Anaheim Hills, Calif. The site is zoned Open Space as i...

June 29, 2021
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GZA, Kearsage Energy commission 2.8 MW solar array on former...

GZA GeoEnvironmental has helped Kearsarge Energy successfully develop and commission a 2.8-MW solar energy array on 9.5 acres of a former pe...

June 29, 2021
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Electriq Power raises another $10 million to expand PowerPod 2...

Electriq Power announced last week that it raised over $10 million in incremental funding, led by a co-investment vehicle managed by Greenso...

June 28, 2021
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1366 Technologies, Hunt Perovskite merge to bring tandem solar modules...

1366 Technologies, Inc. and Hunt Perovskite Technologies, L.L.C (HPT) have merged, combining two disruptive technologies – 1366’...

June 28, 2021
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OYA Solar adds another 600-MW of community solar to its...

OYA Solar closed an exclusive co-development agreement with Omni Navitas to develop, construct, and own 600 MW of community solar projects a...

June 28, 2021
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Fortress Power debuts FlexRack battery cabinet

Fortress Power unveiled its newest product, the FlexRack, last week. This compact, high quality steel enclosure stores up to 4 eFlex 5.4kWh ...

June 28, 2021
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Handwritten notes boost solar customer response rates — and robots...

Customers are barraged by more messaging in more ways than ever before, from email and text messages to tweets and social media ads. While m...

June 28, 2021
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KiloVault debuts deep-cycle lithium-based HLX+ battery series

KiloVault, a provider of residential and commercial renewable energy solutions, unveiled a new series of deep-cycle lithium-based batteries....

June 28, 2021
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Gridential Energy’s Silicon Joule battery tech being evaluated by Pilot...

Pilot Battery Co., a Taiwan leading producer of AGM battery technology and solar components and Gridtential Energy, the inventor o...

June 28, 2021