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Charles W. Thurston
August 24, 2020
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LS Power turns on 250-MW Gateway Energy Storage project in San Diego County
August 21, 2020
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This Vermont YMCA’s rooftop solar array will provide 25 percent of its energy needs
August 21, 2020
News GAF Energy
Roof-integrated solar boost: GAF Energy partners with Sunnova
August 20, 2020
News Trinasolar
Trina Solar adds another 7.6 GW of 210 mm solar cell production capacity
August 20, 2020
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Pretty cool: Sunrun, GRID to provide free battery systems to...

Everyone in solar and storage is making their pitch to California homeowners to get ahead of wildfire season, and this deal from Sunrun and ...

August 20, 2020
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Solar stats of the week, including 50,000 California homes adding...

With our Terminator-style data vision turned on, we scoured the internet for solar market stats this week. Here’s what caught our eye....

August 19, 2020
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HOLT Renewables adds solar atop this industrial laundry facility in...

UniFirst, one of North America’s largest uniform and workwear services companies, is now generating solar power at its industrial laun...

August 19, 2020
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Win for clean energy: Minnesota PUC orders Xcel to provide...

Two weeks ago, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission ordered Xcel to make several changes to its 2020 Hosting Capacity Analysis (HCA) re...

August 19, 2020
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Three policy pathways to climate and COVID recovery through renewable...

Clean energy can fuel economic recovery. Large commercial and industrial (C&I) energy buyers, like corporations with ambitious clean ene...

August 19, 2020
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Recurrent Energy breaks ground on 144-MW Pflugerville Solar Project in...

Canadian Solar Inc. announced this week that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Recurrent Energy, LLC, commenced construction on the 144 megawatt ...

August 19, 2020
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Are you ready for some solar power? Indianapolis Colts add...

Solar energy provider POWERHOME SOLAR has completed the installation of solar panels at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center, the headqua...

August 19, 2020
News UCI Grad Student and Associate Professor performing research in the solar industry
UCI researchers hacked solar inverters using just $50 worth of...

File this under not great: Cyber-physical systems security researchers at the University of California, Irvine can disrupt the functioning o...

August 18, 2020
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BayWa r.e. adds Generac PWRcell battery system to distribution network

BayWa r.e. Solar Systems LLC partnered with Generac Power Systems, adding its advanced PWRcell battery system and integrated energy sto...

August 18, 2020
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City of Eureka Springs, Arkansas to save more than $750K...

The City of Eureka Springs has been discussing the potential for solar for several years prior to Arkansas’s new solar laws being writ...

August 18, 2020
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How to manage your solar company’s online reputation according to...

For better or worse, the internet is now a major part of every business. Many customers search for reviews about potential contractors befor...

August 18, 2020
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Momentum Solar aligns with Generac to deploy solar + storage...

Momentum Solar, the largest privately-owned residential solar installer in the United States, forged a strategic relationship with Generac P...

August 17, 2020
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Explained: How PVCAD Mega integration enables PVSyst to model sites...

  For nearly three decades, PVSyst has retained its place as the industry-standard software for modeling the yield of PV arrays. Howeve...

August 17, 2020
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Blackstone, GSO commit to $300 million in residential solar loans...

Residential solar financier Loanpal announced last week that Blackstone has committed to invest in up to $300 million of residential solar l...

August 17, 2020
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Greenskies Clean Energy grows commercial storage pipeline thanks to Stem...

Commercial and industrial (C&I) solar developer Greenskies Clean Energy became the first company to hit Premier Partner status...

August 17, 2020