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January 20, 2021
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This co-located solar array serving two Arkansas school districts is also part of agriculture curriculum
January 20, 2021
News C2 Energy Capital Acquires Largest FLoating PV in California_V2
EDPR NA buys majority stake in C2’s small-scale solar portfolio
January 20, 2021
News Maine state house
Why ‘Maine won’t wait’ on climate action and what the rush means for solar developers
January 20, 2021
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UX Solar, Namasté Solar start on four Denver-areas community solar gardens
January 19, 2021
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Joliet Junior College adds solar array to power 22 percent...

Pivot Energy and Joliet Junior College in Illinois (JJC) have completed and activated the 1.3-megawatt onsite solar system at JJC’s Ma...

January 19, 2021
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Covid impact: Home electrical usage increased 9.3 percent through spring,...

Based on an analysis of anonymized energy data in more than 5,200 homes that have the Sense home energy monitor, Sense found that, since Cov...

January 19, 2021
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Lock that box: Hazard posed by switch disconnects in PV...

Update: This article has been updated to remove the claim that the PV line in would still be live if the switch was off.  While we&rsqu...

January 19, 2021
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ConnectDER patents easier-to-install, DER-focused smart meter

ConnectDER, a company that enables utilities and homeowners to expand access to distributed energy resources, has received a patent for inno...

January 19, 2021
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How carbon improves flooded lead-acid batteries in off-grid solar |...

On this edition of The Pitch, we look at how applying a carbon additive in traditional flooded lead-acid batteries significantly improves th...

January 19, 2021
News Funding
AutoGrid nets ARPA-E funding to scale its virtual power plant...

AutoGrid was awarded $2.25 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) t...

January 18, 2021
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BoxPower CEO on the growing microgrid market for small businesses

Made-to-order microgrids are a recognized energy solution for large industrial, government and agricultural facilities. New more agile syste...

January 18, 2021
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Swell Energy virtual power plant deal with Hawaiian Electric approved...

The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved Swell Energy‘s $25 million contract with Hawaiian Electric for the delivery...

January 18, 2021
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Boosts and boasts: The latest data on solar tracker +...

Improving the electricity yield in photovoltaic solar energy long has been a game of incremental additions of new technology. Over the ...

January 18, 2021
News Panasonic
Panasonic promotes 13 installers in Residential Solar Installer Program

As mentioned in our Guide to Partner Programs this month, solar installation contractors who join partner programs can build a stronger...

January 18, 2021
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Massachusetts Water Resource Authority adding energy storage system via Stem

Stem, Inc. has been awarded a project mandate to provide energy storage solutions to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA)...

January 15, 2021
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Tigo Energy raises $20 million in huge investment round

Tigo Energy, Inc., one of the top brands in module level power electronics, announced a $20 million round of investment, led by Energy Growt...

January 15, 2021
News SunBrush USA
Solar panel cleaning company SunBrush opens Nevada branch to better...

The world market leader for PV cleaning systems from Germany, SunBrush mobil, is breaking new ground with the opening of its branch office S...

January 14, 2021
News inter solar north america
Intersolar North America, Energy Storage North America launch Solar +...

Intersolar North America (ISNA) and Energy Storage North America (ESNA), the newly combined flagship solar + storage events, have partnered ...

January 14, 2021
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Everest Solar Systems changes name to K2 Systems

Everest Solar Systems opened its doors in the U.S. in 2012, and just a few short years later opened a second office in Mexico. Now in 2021, ...

January 13, 2021