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July 28, 2021
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Sol Systems’ new investor commits up to $1 billion to acquire shovel-ready projects
July 28, 2021
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Pine Gate Renewables solves inrush current issue at North Carolina site with Solar-Ops’ ClearSky
July 28, 2021
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SolSmart has plans to boost local solar energy from Idaho to Puerto Rico
July 28, 2021
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Community solar is winning U.S. market share, but will it last?
July 28, 2021
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Nautilus Solar Energy opens Maryland’s largest community solar project

The opening of Maryland’s largest community solar project, dedicated to providing 54% of the power generated to the low-to-moderate in...

July 27, 2021
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PowerMarket, SunRaise bring 7-MW community solar project online in Belfast,...

A 7-MW community solar project in Belfast, Maine is now operational and providing clean energy to theutility grid. PowerMarket and SunRaise ...

July 27, 2021
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Standard Solar acquires 35 MW solar portfolio in Maine

Five net energy billing (NEB) projects will now make solar energy accessible to homes, businesses and communities throughout the Mid-Coast a...

July 27, 2021
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McCarthy Building Companies to build a craft worker training center...

McCarthy Building Companies has always hyped its training methods as a big part of its value proposition. The company is about to expan...

July 27, 2021
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Two California aggregators sign joint contracts for 778 MW of...

Central Coast Community Energy (CCCE) and Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) have executed seven PPAs, equating to 778 MW of energy generati...

July 26, 2021
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Opdenergy signs REPA with AEP Energy for Virginia solar plant

Opdenergy has closed on a new renewable energy purchase agreement (REPA) in the United States with AEP Energy, a subsidiary of American Elec...

July 26, 2021
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Signal Energy utilizing Nextracker’s NX Horizon, TrueCapture software at two...

Intersect Power has announced Signal Energy as the EPC firm and supply of the NX Horizon smart solar trackers and TrueCapture yiel...

July 26, 2021
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SMA updates Sunny Tripower CORE1 inverter with intelligent IV curve...

SMA America has released an update to the Sunny Tripower CORE1. The update not only includes multiple innovative offerings—such as an ...

July 22, 2021
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LevelTen: Buyers need to act now to capture high-value solar...

LevelTen Energy released its Q2 2021 PPA Price Index, which includes the latest wind and solar prices for North America. The report also sur...

July 22, 2021
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New York PSC affirms Joule Assets’ opt-out community solar program

We’re reported previously that Joule Community Power, a division of Joule Assets, launched an opt-out community solar program in New Y...

July 22, 2021
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Renewables on pace to provide one-half of U.S. electricity by...

An analysis conducted by the SUN DAY Campaign of data released over the past decade by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and ...

July 22, 2021
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Enable Energy officially rebranded as BayWa r.e. Power Solutions

BayWa r.e. announced the formal launch of BayWa r.e. Power Solutions Inc., the new brand identity for the former Enable Energy Inc., which B...

July 22, 2021
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Palmetto debuts Instant Proposal solar design tool

Palmetto launched a new Instant Proposal tool, said to generate a PV proposal with design within 60 seconds of entering a homeowner’s ...

July 21, 2021
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Glassywing solar project benefits hundreds of Delmarva Power customers in...

Residents of Dorchester county, Maryland, along with company representatives and local officials recently celebrated the completion of a 2-M...

July 21, 2021
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Encore Renewable Energy, Bee The Change develop two pollinator-friendly solar...

Vermont’s Shelburne Museum will be fully powered by renewable energy when two new arrays constructed on museum property come online la...

July 21, 2021