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Solar Wolf Texas expansion Texas’ Freedom Solar raises issue with PEC’s proposed solar rate changes
Chris Crowell
June 28, 2021
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New insights into homeowner thoughts on residential solar
June 28, 2021
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Nautilus Solar Energy acquires nearly 60 MWdc of solar capacity in New York and Maryland
June 25, 2021
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Nautilus Solar acquires New York community solar project from Saturn Power
June 25, 2021
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Georgia Tech microgrid project serves as living laboratory, Georgia Power case study
June 25, 2021
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Extensible Energy raises $3.4M to scale its DemandEx load flexibility...

How DemandEx works Extensible Energy, a cleantech load flexibility software company, has raised a $3.4 million venture capital inv...

June 24, 2021
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Quality and Reliability Matter: Looking at the Latest PV Module...

Some in the clean energy sector consider PV modules to be commodities, interchangeable and undifferentiated. The look, feel, relative wattag...

June 24, 2021
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Polysilicon from China added to Forced Labor list by Department...

Source: CEA. Every two years, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs publishes its “List of Goods ...

June 24, 2021
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Duke Energy constructing 22.6-MW Stony Knoll Solar plant in Surry...

In continuing to expand solar power in North Carolina, Duke Energy has begun construction on its 22.6-MW Stony Knoll Solar power plant. Once...

June 24, 2021
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Ameresco to upgrade Cannon Air Force Base with solar PV...

Ameresco, Inc. announced its partnership with Cannon Air Force Base and DLA Energy for a $19 million ESPC project featuring 1.9 MW of solar ...

June 24, 2021
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How automated EV charging could reduce carbon emissions across the...

Carbon reduction percent by state when EV charging takes place within a 24-hour window A new study from Sense and Singularity Energy has dem...

June 24, 2021
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New Columbia Solar’s 1-MW solar array at The Shops at...

New Columbia Solar and Trammell Crow Company are proud to announce their 1 MW solar system has reached authorization to operate from PEPCO. ...

June 23, 2021
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New York’s Monroe County Water Authority adding 5-MW solar array...

As part of a long-term goal to reduce energy expenses, the Monroe County Water Authority (MCWA) has plans to install a 5 MW solar array on i...

June 23, 2021
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Tigo’s rapid shutdown device can now handle 700-W solar modules

Tigo Energy’s TS4-A-F rapid shutdown device (RSD) can now support solar modules up to 700-watts, the company says, trying to get ahead...

June 23, 2021
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HSGS to install solar + storage microgrid system at USAG...

The US Army Garrison (USAG) Fort Hunter Liggett in Jolon, Calif., held a groundbreaking ceremony in May to begin the installation of their n...

June 23, 2021
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Onslow, Australia shows how to operate entirely on solar-plus-stored-energy

Horizon Power of Western Australia, PXiSE Energy Solutions and SwitchDin have collaborated on a first-of-its-kind hydrocarbon-free power gri...

June 23, 2021
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Massachusetts STAR program secures 3-MW of solar for affordable housing

Credit: Dennis Schroeder / NREL Via Energy News Network: A Massachusetts program announced this month that it has secured $10 million t...

June 22, 2021
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Overview of Trina Solar’s 210mm modules at SNEC Expo

During the fifteenth SNEC Expo in Shanghai, China, Trina Solar showcased a bunch of cutting-edge technologies, from its advanced 210 Vertex ...

June 22, 2021
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Five regional residential solar installers combine to form new national...

A new national player has emerged on the residential solar scene. Led by serial entrepreneur Greg Butterfield, Lumio, formally launched earl...

June 22, 2021
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Yotta Energy integrates APsystems MLPE tech into module-level storage product

Yotta Energy inked a partnership with APsystems this week and is officially unveiling its DualPower Inverter, Yotta DPI. For the unaware, Yo...

June 22, 2021