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Schneider-Electric-Logo Citizens Energy Corp. working with Schneider Electric to drive energy equity in Northeast
Mark Gorman
June 21, 2021
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Q CELLS, eStat partner to serve Hawaii’s residential energy storage market
June 21, 2021
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Stem, CleanCapital teaming to finance mid-market energy storage projects
June 21, 2021
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Is UL 3741 an alternative to Module-Level Shutdown?
June 17, 2021
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Inovateus Solar diverted 67.5 tons of waste from landfills and other tidbits from its sustainability report
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
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As the solar industry grows, keep watch of your intellectual...

As of 2020, more than 230,000 Americans work in solar and, despite the pandemic, solar deployment hit record levels in 2020. Continued growt...

June 9, 2021
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BayWa r.e. partners with GoodLeap on Split Pay financing for...

BayWa r.e., a U.S. distributor of top-tier solar and energy storage components and systems, announced a partnership with GoodLeap (formerly ...

June 9, 2021
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Details on the new Span Panel – now smaller, cheaper...

Span, as you may know, wants to disrupt the electric panel and become the true hub of the modern, solar + storage-focused, all-electric smar...

June 9, 2021
Financing Leyline Renewable Capital
Leyline teams with SaveSolar to build rooftop solar for low-income...

Leyline Renewable Capital, a provider of debt and equity capital for renewable energy development and construction, has partnered with SaveS...

June 8, 2021
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How extreme weather is changing homeowner views on climate change...

Extreme weather has prompted most Americans (54%) to worry more about climate change. Over the past 12 months, extreme weather–&n...

June 8, 2021
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BT Solar part of green rehabilitation of Cleveland’s Forest City...

The Forest City Apartments building, located on the corner of West 25th Street and Detroit Avenue in Cleveland’s thriving Ohio City ne...

June 8, 2021
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Pisgah Ridge Solar in Texas is Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions’...

Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions, a nonregulated commercial brand of Duke Energy has started construction of the 250 MW Pisgah Ridge Solar ...

June 8, 2021
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Agilitas Energy expands in the Northeast acquiring New England Battery...

Agilitas Energy has acquired Boston-based New England Battery Storage (NEBS), a private energy storage developer focused on utility-scale ba...

June 8, 2021