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November 2, 2020
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News Intertek
Esdec is now a North America Intertek Satellite Lab
November 2, 2020
News pivot-energy
Extra Space Storage is adding 65 solar PV systems across the U.S. via Pivot Energy
October 29, 2020
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Small Ohio town turns away from coal to this utility-scale solar array
October 29, 2020
News Ashley Furniture solar
Ashley Furniture has one of the largest rooftop solar systems in the country thanks to SunPeak
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
News home energy rise
Nearly 40 percent of homeowners are interested in storage, generator...

Sunrun Inc. released a study that found COVID-19 has increased energy consumption for the majority of homeowners, causing unique challenges ...

October 27, 2020
News Maine
Borrego expands Maine’s solar portfolio with eight new solar projects

Borrego Solar announced eight new projects in municipalities across Maine, continuing its leadership in Northeast U.S. distributed...

October 26, 2020
News Indiana state sign
NIPSCO to add 900-MW of solar PV in Indiana via...

Northern Indiana Public Service Company LLC (NIPSCO), a subsidiary of NiSource Inc., announced the addition of  900 MW of solar energy ...

October 26, 2020
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Alliant Energy adds solar-battery combo in Iowa next to Marshalltown...

More than 9,500 solar panels now generate clean energy at Alliant Energy’s new Marshalltown Solar Garden. This pilot project comb...

October 26, 2020
News Sense Flex add-on
Sense rolls out Flex sensors to track home energy hogs...

Sense rolled out cost-effective add-on Flex sensors for its Sense Home Energy Monitor. These Flex sensors connect to the auxiliary port on t...

October 26, 2020
News Trinasolar
Trina Solar is first solar module manufacturer to earn IEC...

Trina Solar received the world’s first IEC 62941:2019 certification for their photovoltaic module manufacturing quality system issued ...

October 26, 2020
News MachII_Machine_v2
Details on Roll-A-Rack, a portable roll-former to produce custom solar...

Roll-A-Rack, a faster, lower-cost, ballasted solar-racking solution, unveiled its first portable, roll-forming machine in at its virtual SPI...

October 26, 2020
News ratedpower
RatedPower automates engineering of substations for utility-scale solar in pvDesign

To connect a solar PV plant to distribution or transmission networks, it is necessary to step-up the voltage level from medium to high volta...

October 26, 2020