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June 23, 2025
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June 23, 2025
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California approves world’s largest solar + storage plant | Projects Weekly
June 23, 2025
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SINEXCEL, Schneider Electric teaming on ‘Urban-Scale Virtual Power Plant ecosystem’
June 19, 2025
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State-level battery incentives expand in California, Washington, and Oregon
June 19, 2025
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Sonnen certifies compatibility with Tigo TS4 MLPE

The Sonnen energy storage system, built to perform grid services as part of a virtual power plant, is gaining a foothold in the U.S. market....

June 19, 2025
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Roofs of Hazard: PV connector risks continue to plague solar...

Who is ready for some more bad news this week? Field inspection and analytics firm HelioVolta reports the solar industry is still struggling...

June 18, 2025
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Senate budget bill looks no better for residential solar

The solar industry is watching each step of the budget reconciliation bill process with rapt attention because so much rests on the cuts and...

June 17, 2025
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Intersolar’s Solar Games gives back thanks to partnership with Twende...

Each year at Intersolar & Energy Storage North America’s (IESNA) flagship event, the Solar Games (now accepting applicants!) elect...

June 16, 2025
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Boviet Solar ranks in top 10 of financially stable PV...

Boviet Solar Technology Co. Ltd. has once again been ranked as a top 10 financially stable PV module manufacturer by Sinovoltaics. “It...

June 16, 2025
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Bila Solar’s ‘domestic content’ solar modules now available

Bila Solar is now producing a line of domestic content solar modules at its Indianapolis factory, sourcing U.S.-made solar cells from ES Fou...

June 16, 2025
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West Virginians fight cuts to solar rates, Minnesota saves community...

With access to federal investment tax credits up in the air, state policy is more important than ever for solar installation companies and d...

June 16, 2025
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Avangrid switches on 57 MW Camino Solar in California |...

This edition of Projects Weekly highlights Avangrid’s newest project in Kern County, California. Plus, we look at Geronimo Power&...

June 16, 2025
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From 51 systems to 12,000: How Northern Virginia became a...

The Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC) has earned the nation’s first regional organization SolSmart Platinum designation&mda...

June 12, 2025
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Smart Solar initiative to aid farming communities

A new long-term partnership between Doral Renewables LLC and American Farmland Trust (AFT) aims to improve innovation and sustainability in ...

June 12, 2025
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Sunrun readies 130,000+ home batteries for summer grid support

Nation’s largest virtual power plant operator preps 650 MW of dispatchable capacity across U.S. as Congress mulls ending the tax credi...

June 11, 2025
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SolMicroGrid’s Pitch: Sell us your solar array, get a microgrid...

Photo credit: SolMicroGrid Commercial building owners invest in solar arrays for many reasons. Some for the return on investment, others to ...

June 11, 2025
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Ohio Electrical Workers unite to support solar jobs, federal tax...

Union trades unite behind Wombat Solar and clean energy tax credits amid mounting political pushback Ohio’s electrical workers are spe...

June 10, 2025
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BayWa r.e. U.S. now distributing entire Briggs & Stratton battery...

The entire line of residential batteries from Briggs & Stratton is now available from BayWa r.e. Solar Trade US, a distributor of solar ...

June 10, 2025
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Hidden-Fastener Solar Mount proves its strength in CSA up-lift testing

Martin Solar’s Hidden-Fastener Solar Mount (HFSM) just passed independent mechanical testing from CSA Group — and the results ba...

June 10, 2025