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November 4, 2020
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News Voya building
Solar carports at Voya Financial’s new facility to offset 32 percent of its total energy usage
November 4, 2020
News Massachusetts solar
MassAmerican Energy LLC secures $20M for 17 commercial solar rooftop projects in Massachusetts
November 4, 2020
News CSU-Parmalee-Hall-139-kW
Namasté Solar, Solaris Energy working on 10 MW of solar installations at Colorado State University
November 3, 2020
News supply chain risks
Evaluate your solar supply chain partners with Avetta’s new Financial Risk tool
November 3, 2020
News Dominion Energy
Dominion Energy Virginia set to build nine new solar facilities

Dominion Energy Virginia proposed its largest slate yet of new solar projects as the company moves forward to provide customers with more cl...

November 3, 2020
News BoxPower_microgrid_mendocino
Case study: MCHC Health Centers’ solar battery microgrid

A pioneering collaboration between MCHC Health Centers, Direct Relief and BoxPower, is adding crucial backup power plan for MCHC. Recent wil...

November 3, 2020
News market watch
Market Watch: BayWa r.e. gives us the scoop on solar...

With 2020 almost a wrap, we’re fully looking at what 2021 has in store. As a leading global distributor, BayWa r.e. is positioned to s...

November 2, 2020
Inverters and eBOS sma brookfield
SMA signs service agreements with Brookfield Renewable covering 500 solar...

Following the execution of a Framework Agreement in November 2019, SMA America and Brookfield Renewable executed service agreements per...

November 2, 2020
News Intertek
Esdec is now a North America Intertek Satellite Lab

Esdec, a global rooftop solar mounting solutions provider, announced today that it has become an Intertek Satellite Lab for their North Amer...

November 2, 2020
News pivot-energy
Extra Space Storage is adding 65 solar PV systems across...

Pivot Energy and Extra Space Storage have announced collaboration to install 65 rooftop solar systems on storage buildings across eight stat...

October 29, 2020
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Small Ohio town turns away from coal to this utility-scale...

On a partly cloudy day in December of 2019, the mayor of Shelby, Ohio, flipped the switch that would add clean, renewable solar power to the...

October 29, 2020
News Ashley Furniture solar
Ashley Furniture has one of the largest rooftop solar systems...

Ashley Furniture Industries started a multi-phase effort to reduce its energy footprint last year. Cut to today and 28,776 roof-mounted sola...

October 28, 2020
News renewable energy policy
Over 60 percent of new electrical generating capacity added this...

Renewable energy sources have dominated new U.S. electrical generating capacity additions in the first eight months of 2020, according to a ...

October 28, 2020
News singlepoint
Solar energy brokerage Direct Solar of America signs deal with...

Direct Solar of America signed an agreement with Soligent Distribution LLC so that it can sell, finance and supply contractors with the mate...

October 28, 2020
News Danville-Virgina-solar-project-installed-with-Solar-FlexRack-TDP-2-Trackers-1
Solar tracker trend in 2020? More projects in the Northeast...

According to Wood Mackenzie, 2020 will be the first year the global tracker market’s value will surpass the value of the fixed-tilt ma...

October 28, 2020
News Danville, Virginia utility-scale solar project
CS Energy and Danville Utilities launch 14 MW solar project...

Danville Utilities, in partnership with CS Energy LLC, Navisun LLC and TurningPoint Energy, has completed a 14-MW utility-scale solar projec...

October 28, 2020
News AEP
AEP Energy to purchase of output from 50-MW Columbus Solar...

AEP Energy Partners has signed a letter of intent with BQ Energy Development, LLC to purchase 100% offtake of the Columbus Solar Park being ...

October 27, 2020
News Stony Point Campus (1) - Santa Rosa, CA
Energy-Producing Retail Realty finishes Solar Pilot program with Basin Street...

  Energy-Producing Retail Realty, Inc. (‘EPR2’) completed its EPR-Solar Pilot Program with Basin Street Properties, a ...

October 27, 2020
News solar module buyers guide
Solar PV Module Buyer’s Guide 2021

Solar PV module technology is better and more cost-effective than ever, but manufacturers continue to push the boundaries in terms of power,...

October 27, 2020