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June 22, 2021
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Five regional residential solar installers combine to form new national player Lumio
June 22, 2021
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Yotta Energy integrates APsystems MLPE tech into module-level storage product
June 22, 2021
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Anbe Roofing completes largest residential solar project for GAF Energy
June 22, 2021
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iSun wins bid to deploy solar-powered EV charging stations across the country
June 22, 2021
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A Brief Primer on Rising Solar Module Costs and How...

Since the solar boom began more than a decade ago, residential solar installers have been able to count on one thing: the price of solar mod...

June 22, 2021
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How Sunfig’s Instant Feasibility Tool is boosting utility-scale solar returns

Sunfig, a solar software company recently acquired by Gibraltar Industries, Inc., says it is showing a 5% to 15% increase in project returns...

June 21, 2021
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Soltec debuts SFOne, a 1P solar tracker

Soltec, the solar tracker company most known for its 2 modules in portrait configuration (2P) launched a new solar tracker with a double row...

June 21, 2021
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Citizens Energy Corp. working with Schneider Electric to drive energy...

Schneider Electric and Boston-based non-profit energy company Citizens Energy Corporation announced a strategic alliance to support mun...

June 21, 2021
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Q CELLS, eStat partner to serve Hawaii’s residential energy storage...

Q CELLS is expanding its reach in the Hawaiian residential energy market via a new partnership with eStat Inc, which provides clea...

June 21, 2021
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Stem, CleanCapital teaming to finance mid-market energy storage projects

Stem, a pioneer in the world of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven energy storage, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) CleanCapital,...

June 21, 2021
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Is UL 3741 an alternative to Module-Level Shutdown?

As debate continues regarding the unintended consequences of the Module Level Shutdown requirement in the National Electric Code (NEC, secti...

June 17, 2021
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Inovateus Solar diverted 67.5 tons of waste from landfills and...

Inovateus Solar is maybe the most forthcoming and innovative solar developer when it comes to sustainability. The Indiana-based solar develo...

June 16, 2021
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Midwest anomaly no more: Iowa solar installers adapt after lawmakers...

Via Energy News Network: Iowa solar installers say the expiration of a state solar tax credit could make solar panels a tougher sell for res...

June 15, 2021
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Here’s what’s new in pvDesign 3.0 from RatedPower

RatedPower unveiled pvDesign 3.0 last week, the result of a year of developments and in-depth work of listening, gathering, and analyzing th...

June 14, 2021
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Homebuying headache? New York solar O&M company finds issues 55...

The housing market is booming right now, and New York Solar Maintenance (NYSM) owner Matthew Messer says that homeowners are calling by the ...

June 11, 2021
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California’s SOMAH program speeds up payment process to attract more...

California has a cool program to incentivize the installation of solar on affordable multifamily housing. The program, SOMAH (Solar on Multi...

June 10, 2021
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CleanCapital, CI Renewables team up on 11-project solar portfolio in...

CleanCapital has partnered with CI Renewables to construct a portfolio of solar projects which will supply clean solar electricity to Howard...

June 9, 2021
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Former Rhode Island petroleum storage facility redeveloped for solar energy...

With the help of GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc. (GZA), Kearsarge Energy has successfully developed and commissioned a 2.8-MW solar energy array o...

June 9, 2021
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NYU researchers solve one perovskite solar cell production bottleneck

Perovskite solar cells have progressed in recent years with rapid increases in power conversion efficiency (from 3% in 2006 to 25.5% today),...

June 9, 2021