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Chris Crowell
November 10, 2020
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C&I Rooftop Solar Project of the Year 2020: Catholic Diocese of Richmond
November 10, 2020
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JinkoSolar just secured 100,000 metric tons of polycrystalline silicon
November 9, 2020
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Residential Solar Project of the Year 2020: Villa Residence and Home Brewery
November 9, 2020
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Pure Safety Group has new all-in-one tool tether kits for use by workers at height
November 9, 2020
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Check out Sungrow’s new 1500-volt central, string solar inverters during...

Sungrow is hitting the road this fall / winter, spanning the United States to debut its latest 1500V central and string inverter solutions t...

November 9, 2020
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Sunrun’s Brightbox battery system is now available in every Sunrun...

Sunrun Inc. is expanding the reach of its battery system, Brightbox, to all of the company’s active markets. Sunrun currently has more...

November 9, 2020
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Esdec acquires top C&I solar mounting provider PanelClaw

Global rooftop solar mounting provider Esdec continues to add to its lead, announcing the acquisition of PanelClaw, the largest supplier of ...

November 9, 2020
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Construction starts on 186-MW Pflugerville Solar Project in Texas

Construction of the Pflugerville Solar Project near Austin, Texas, is underway. Developed by Recurrent Energy, the 186-MWdc project in Travi...

November 5, 2020
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Sungrow goes with Tigo for its rapid shutdown solution

Sungrow has selected Tigo as its technology provider for PV rapid shutdown solutions in the United States. The company has also joined the T...

November 5, 2020
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The City of Camarillo, California set to build hybrid solar...

In the face of increasingly severe wildfire seasons and the California utilities’ Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS), the City of Cam...

November 4, 2020
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Former Cypress Creek, CalCom execs launch White Pine Renewables

A team of solar industry veterans (Evan Riley, Dylan Dupre and Michael Kremer) have launched White Pine Renewables, a renewable energy devel...

November 4, 2020
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Cherry Street Energy places first bulk buy of intriguing C3-powered...

A year after Solar Inventions took first place in the U.S. Department of Energy’s American-Made Solar Prize competition, the company a...

November 4, 2020
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Solar carports at Voya Financial’s new facility to offset 32...

Voya Financial, Inc., recently announced that its newly constructed Chandler, Arizona, office features solar carports that are expected to o...

November 4, 2020
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MassAmerican Energy LLC secures $20M for 17 commercial solar rooftop...

Commercial solar developer MassAmerican Energy LLC, announced a $20 million fund in partnership with PeoplesBank of Holyoke, Mass. The funds...

November 4, 2020
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Namasté Solar, Solaris Energy working on 10 MW of solar...

Namaste Solar and financial partner Solaris Energy were awarded up to 10 megawatts of solar installations by Colorado State Univer...

November 3, 2020
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Evaluate your solar supply chain partners with Avetta’s new Financial...

Supply chain risk management provider Avetta has a new way for you to evaluate and monitor the financial health of your supply chain. The go...

November 3, 2020
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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
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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
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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