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pivot-energy Pivot Energy completes 34-MW community solar portfolio via Illinois Adjustable Block Program
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January 28, 2021
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Minnesota PUC fined Xcel Energy $1 million for interconnection delays and two solar companies are to thank
January 28, 2021
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Kloss Distributing now powers beverage distribution business with solar
January 27, 2021
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Lightsource bp completes financing, starts construction on 316-MW of solar in Texas
January 27, 2021
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Corporations are buying into solar energy and are calling on the federal government to do more
January 27, 2021
News solar ppa prices north america
COVID-19 had little impact on solar PPAs in 2020 says...

LevelTen Energy released its Q4 PPA Price Index reports for North America and Europe, delivering the industry’s most comprehensive ana...

January 27, 2021
News First Solar
First Solar sells solar development platform (10-GW total) to Leeward...

Notable wind developer Leeward Renewable Energy is purchasing First Solar’s utility-scale solar development platform of approximately,...

January 27, 2021
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SunPower expanding Residential Installation program into seven new markets

Freed from its solar panel manufacturing side after splitting from Maxeon, SunPower is looking to significantly expand its SunPower Resident...

January 27, 2021
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Dominion Energy acquires solar energy project in Ohio from Invenergy

Dominion Energy has announced that one of its subsidiaries has acquired the 150-MWac Hardin solar generating facility, which recently entere...

January 26, 2021
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Concord Public Schools in Arkansas turns on 341-kW solar array...

Officials from Concord Public Schools in Arkansas, members of the community, and Entegrity hosted a flip the switch ceremony to celebrate th...

January 26, 2021
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California commission grants $1.5M to Salient Energy to develop zinc-ion...

Salient Energy is developing novel zinc-ion batteries as an alternative to conventional lithium-ion batteries, and the California Energy Com...

January 26, 2021
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Span’s Smart Panel has an Alexa integration, $20M in new...

Span launched and started shipping its smart electrical panel last year – a reinvention of an old, basic concept to better serve today...

January 26, 2021
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Check out this school solar array that features student art...

Take a look at this cool, 1-MW solar array that was also a unique hands on STEAM learning experience for elementary school children at KCSD9...

January 25, 2021
News Sungrow inverters
Chisholm Grid Battery Energy Storage Project in Texas selects Sungrow...

Sungrow forged a contract to supply its fully integrated Energy Storage System to the 100 MWac Chisholm Grid project in Fort Worth, Tex...

January 25, 2021
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Borrego Solar rebrands, shifts focus to utility-scale solar + storage

Borrego, a top-tier developer, EPC and O&M provider for large-scale renewable energy projects throughout the United States, today unveil...

January 25, 2021
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Four reasons residential solar + storage installations are surging in...

Until recently, most solar + storage systems have been out of reach of average homeowners. At first, that was because solar systems were exp...

January 25, 2021
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RETC’s 2020 PV Module Index Report shows overall improved performance

Renewable Energy Test Center, LLC (RETC) published its annual PV Module Index (PVMI 2020) report near the end of last year, using its indepe...

January 25, 2021
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Navisun adds New Jersey landfill community solar project to portfolio

Navisun LLC, a solar power producer that owns and operates distributed and small utility-scale solar projects, acquired a 4.5-MW community s...

January 22, 2021
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Tesla launched a solar inverter. Here’s all we know

With little fanfare this week, Tesla launched its own solar inverter, getting a step closer to having a fully in-house PV system. Available ...

January 21, 2021
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Solstice raises $3.1 million for innovative, equitable approach to community...

Climate change is a top concern for many Americans and its mitigation requires massive clean energy expansion. Still, 77% of American househ...

January 21, 2021