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Renasola ReneSola Power and Greenbacker close sale of 10-MW solar portfolio in Utah
Mark Gorman
April 8, 2021
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Power couple: Spruce Power, sonnen partner on residential energy storage, VPP plan
April 8, 2021
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Wells Fargo signs solar PPA under Duke Energy’s GSA program
April 8, 2021
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Start the (re)cycle: Zero-waste solar construction and end-of-life plans
April 8, 2021
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Intelligent Blends powering its operations with solar energy 100 percent
April 8, 2021
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Intersolar North America going virtual again for 2021, eyes January...

Intersolar North America (ISNA) and Energy Storage North America (ESNA) announced that their newly combined conference and tradeshow is impo...

April 7, 2021
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McKinstry installs solar array at Wisconsin High School, offsets nearly...

Algoma High School solar array The Algoma School District in Wisconsin worked with McKinstry to design, install, commission and monitor a 18...

April 7, 2021
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Ameresco, Holy Cross Energy team on solar + storage project...

Ameresco, Inc. partnered with Holy Cross Energy for a solar and battery energy storage project, utilizing land leased from Colorado Mou...

April 7, 2021
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Upper Bay commits $60 million to Infiniti’s solar development plans,...

Infiniti Energy Services has partnered with Upper Bay Infrastructure Partners to form Infiniti Energy, a platform for the development and ac...

April 7, 2021
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IEEFA: Duke Energy’s IRPs give short shrift to solar, wind...

A pair of long-range plans for Carolina utilities owned by Duke Energy underestimate potential savings from renewable energy sources over th...

April 7, 2021
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First U.S. solar sites built over cranberry bogs to be...

Not the actual bog. Pine Gate Renewables has closed financing on two new dual-use solar projects that will bring 9 MW of solar energy and st...

April 7, 2021
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RWE Renewables goes with Wärtsilä’s energy storage solution for Hickory...

RWE Renewables, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, owns the project, awarded a contract to technology group Wä...

April 6, 2021
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Community solar construction continues at Blue Army Shrine in Franklin,...

Construction of the 68- kWdc Citrine Power community solar canopy project on the grounds of the Blue Army Shrine in Franklin, N.J., beg...

April 6, 2021
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California’s Volt-Watt consumer protection — what installers need to know

High levels of renewable energy will be critical to meeting climate goals and creating a clean and sustainable economy, yet there are challe...

April 6, 2021
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Three steps to properly size battery-based off-grid systems

For optimal performance, and to prolong the life of your batteries and other components, an off-grid renewable energy system must be properl...

April 6, 2021
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Neighborhood Power, Mana Monitoring to manage Landmark Community Solar in...

Renewable energy provider Neighborhood Power has partnered with Mana Monitoring to deliver the cost-saving and environmental advantages of s...

April 6, 2021
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BayWa r.e. to distribute REC Alpha Series solar modules in...

BayWa r.e. Solar Systems LLC, a U.S. distributor of top-tier solar and energy storage components and systems, is now a Platinum distributor ...

April 6, 2021
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HES Solar rebrands residential side after hitting SunPower Master Dealer...

HES Solar, established this month in 2001 in San Diego as Home Energy Systems, became HES Solar in 2017 and today t...

April 5, 2021
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New England needs grid upgrades and solar developers are footing...

From Energy News Network: Solar developers in Rhode Island and Massachusetts say soaring charges to interconnect with the electric grid are ...

April 5, 2021
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Leeward Renewable Energy finalizes buy of First Solar’s utility-scale development...

Leeward Renewable Energy closed the previously announced acquisition of a utility-scale solar project platform of approximately 10-gigawatts...

April 5, 2021