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Contec adds rooftop solar array to global headquarters via Pisgah Energy and Southern Current
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February 4, 2021
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SunShare commission’s Colorado’s largest community solar project to-date (450 homes)
February 4, 2021
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Owning O&M: How C&I solar installers can turn a nuisance into new business
February 4, 2021
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How to ensure your solar components weren’t sourced from Xinjiang or involved forced labor
February 3, 2021
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Standard Solar adds nearly 25 MW of community solar via tax equity deal with Crestmark
February 3, 2021
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How Case Western is using AI to study, improve solar...

Case Western Reserve University computer scientists and energy technology experts are teaming up to leverage the diagnostic power of artific...

February 3, 2021
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Edison Energy helps chemical supplier Ashland add solar carports

Edison Energy has helped major specialty chemical manufacturer Ashland add one of Delaware’s largest solar carports to its headquarter...

February 3, 2021
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CS Energy is working to advance opportunities for women in...

CS Energy, a leading integrated energy firm that designs and builds optimized projects in the solar, storage, and emerging energy industries...

February 3, 2021
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Wire and Cable Management Buyer’s Guide 2021

Wire and cable management decisions can seem small, but they have both short- and long-term ramifications, from boosting installation effici...

February 2, 2021
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Residential solar point of sale platform Loanpal closes investment round...

Loanpal, the top point-of-sale payment platform for sustainable home solutions, complete an external investment round of more than $800 mill...

February 2, 2021
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FIMER debuts solar inverter for commercial and industrial segment

FIMER introduced a new PVS-10/33-TL three-phase string inverter solutions for commercial and industrial applications. Designed to cater for ...

February 2, 2021
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Fourth Wave Energy to spin-off GeoSolar Plus into separate publicly...

Fourth Wave Energy, a Silicon Valley based climate change solutions company, will be spinning-off its smart home technology subsidiary, GeoS...

February 2, 2021
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SunPower adds EagleView high-res aerial analytics to solar design app

SunPower has reached a deal with EagleView, a provider of aerial analytics, to combine EagleView’s high-resolution Roof Reports with t...

February 2, 2021
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Three ways inverter-agnostic solar PV monitoring can improve your solar...

Basics worth repeating When a solar PV system is not functioning as it should, that means less energy production, which means a loss of ROI ...

February 2, 2021
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Sense can now track home power quality and detect floating...

Sense has introduced two new Sense Labs projects that make homes safer and more reliable. The Power Quality project tracks variations in ele...

February 1, 2021
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Financing approved for OYA Solar’s community solar projects in New...

OYA Solar, a solar developer and asset owner, announced today that it has secured financing that will support the development and constructi...

January 28, 2021
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Pivot Energy completes 34-MW community solar portfolio via Illinois Adjustable...

Pivot Energy has completed 12 new community solar gardens located across Illinois, totaling 34-megawatts of emission-free, clean, and local ...

January 28, 2021
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Minnesota PUC fined Xcel Energy $1 million for interconnection delays...

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission fined Xcel Energy $1 million for exceeding a maximum number of customer service complaints as a re...

January 28, 2021
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Kloss Distributing now powers beverage distribution business with solar

Residents of Lake County, Illinois, can drink a little greener in 2021 thanks to the solar installation that now powers Kloss Distributing i...

January 27, 2021
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Lightsource bp completes financing, starts construction on 316-MW of solar...

Lightsource bp has successfully closed on a $380 million financing package and mobilized construction on its Elm Branch and Briar Creek sola...

January 27, 2021