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Chris Crowell
February 24, 2021
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City of Plano, Illinois energizes solar farm to power water treatment plant
February 24, 2021
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Hannah Solar Government Services to construct solar array for Bosch Rexroth Corp.
February 24, 2021
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Capital Dynamics, Hoosier Energy sign PPA for 150-MW Ratts 2 Solar Project
February 24, 2021
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Sunrun expands supply agreement with SolarEdge
February 23, 2021
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New perovskite solar cell research eliminates lead release while boosting...

Perovskite solar cells have attracted interest because, unlike silicon solar cells, they can be mass produced through roll-to-roll processin...

February 23, 2021
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Johnson Controls debuts early warning system for lithium-ion battery failure,...

Johnson Controls has launched a system to provide early-warning detection of battery failure in Lithium-Ion Energy Storage Systems (ESS) and...

February 22, 2021
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Sunnova secures 85 MW in ISO-New England Forward Capacity Auction

Sunnova Energy International Inc.’s news flurry continues. Last week came the big announcement that it purchased Lennar’s r...

February 22, 2021
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CleanSpark launches mVoult as a more affordable home microgrid controller

CleanSpark is scaling its robust microgrid controller software to better serve the residential market with the launch of mVoult —...

February 22, 2021
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Freedom Forever partners with Mosaic for its residential solar financing

U.S. residential solar financing platform Mosaic announced a unique, multiple-year partnership with one of the fastest-growing residential s...

February 22, 2021
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JinkoSolar strengthens its glass, crystalline silicon supply chain

JinkoSolar shored up aspects of its supply chain last week. JinkoSolar Holding Co., signed a “strategic cooperation agreement” w...

February 22, 2021
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Three wire management tips for residential solar installers

As part of our Wire and Cable Management Buyer’s Guide, we asked manufacturers for some installation tips. Here is what they had to sa...

February 22, 2021
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Check out Megger’s new Solar Clamp Meter (measures up to...

Megger now offers a solar clamp meter that can measure up to 2,000 V DC and 1,500 V AC (using PVHV leads) during installation, maintenance, ...

February 22, 2021
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MGE announces plans to purchase solar and storage from Paris...

Madison Gas and Electric (MGE), in partnership with We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service (WPS), subsidiaries of WEC Energy Group, is see...

February 19, 2021
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Missouri legislature, electric co-ops look to charge solar customers more

The Missouri Solar Energy Industries Association (MOSEIA) sent word that the state’s upcoming HB539 and SB178 bills, which seek to mod...

February 19, 2021
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O&M tip: Protect PV connectors at all times

One of the most impressive things about walking around (at least most) utility-scale PV sites, is how neat, orderly, and consistent the cabl...

February 19, 2021
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Genie Solar Energy completes rooftop solar installation for Kraft Power

Developer and commercial solar installer Genie Solar Energy has completed an innovative rooftop solar installation for Kraft Power...

February 18, 2021
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Sunpin Solar signs power purchase agreement for the Titan Solar...

  Sunpin Solar and Exelon Generation Company have signed a PPA for the Titan Solar 1 Power Plant. The project has a 12-year power purch...

February 18, 2021
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Highview Power begins 2021 with 4 GWh of CRYOBattery storage...

Highview Power, a global leader in long duration energy storage solutions, closed its Growth Capital round of funding with over $70 million,...

February 18, 2021
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Here’s the main obstacle to solar plant predictive maintenance according...

Predictive maintenance is an ideal that will become a must as the solar industry continues to grow. A new report from DNV GL highlights just...

February 18, 2021