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April 12, 2021
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Maxeon eyes large-scale solar with shingled module line, U.S-based production
April 12, 2021
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Solar Carport Buyer’s Guide 2021
April 12, 2021
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Schneider Electric’s XW Pro eligible for California SGIP rebates
April 12, 2021
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Clearway Energy breaks ground in central O‘ahu
April 12, 2021
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Q CELLS keeps top spot in U.S. residential, commercial solar...

Q CELLS retained its top market share position in the U.S. residential and commercial solar module markets, according to the Q1 2021 U.S. PV...

April 9, 2021
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ReneSola Power and Greenbacker close sale of 10-MW solar portfolio...

ReneSola Power has closed the sale of an approximately 10 MW portfolio of solar development projects to Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company...

April 8, 2021
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Power couple: Spruce Power, sonnen partner on residential energy storage,...

Spruce Power, a Power-as-a-Service company with roots in energy efficiency and residential solar energy, signed a supply and partnership agr...

April 8, 2021
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Wells Fargo signs solar PPA under Duke Energy’s GSA program

Wells Fargo has become the latest large energy user to execute a renewable power agreement under Duke Energy’s Green Source Advantage ...

April 8, 2021
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Start the (re)cycle: Zero-waste solar construction and end-of-life plans

Solar projects aren’t inherently homeruns for the environment in terms of waste. Jobsites are packed with product packaging and leftov...

April 8, 2021
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Intelligent Blends powering its operations with solar energy 100 percent

Intelligent Blends Headquarters, San Diego, CA The San Diego based sustainable manufacturer and parent company of Maud’s Coffee &...

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