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McKinstry, Colorado school district partner on utility savings project with 500-kW solar array
SB Staff
October 8, 2020
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Featured balance of system
How a holistic approach to balance of system design benefits utility-scale solar
October 8, 2020
Batteries battery analysis
Evaluating redox flow vs. lithium-ion batteries with IDTechEx Research
October 7, 2020
News Fourth Wave Energy
Fourth Wave Energy acquires solar tile producer DeSol Power Tiles
October 7, 2020
Mounting Guide PDCommand
This new pile driving machine software optimizes solar site construction, fleet management in real-time
October 7, 2020
News BoxPower
BoxPower earns grant from CEC to develop its microgrid platform...

The California Energy Commission awarded a $1.2 million grant to BoxPower, a provider of modular microgrid energy solutions, to further...

October 7, 2020
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Apple, Amazon, Walmart stay atop solar corporate buyer rankings

Tech giants, major retailers and other corporate leaders are making significant investments in clean energy and installed 1,283 megawatts of...

October 7, 2020
News Sunnova residential solar-001
Sunnova’s solar homes qualify for the ISO New England capacity...

Sunnova Energy International Inc. qualified for the ISO New England Forward Capacity Auction 15 (FCA15), which means its residential solar p...

October 6, 2020
Products Fire Raptor UL-PVRSS-Listing
Rapid Shutdown option to know: IMO FireRaptor receives UL PVRSS...

IMO Automation tells us its FireRaptor received UL PVRSS (Photovoltaic Rapid Shutdown System) listing on the Fronius Primo family of solar i...

October 6, 2020
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Generac acquires Enbala to expand its grid services capabilities

Generac continues to strengthen its position as distributed energy resource, this week signing an agreement to acquire Enbala Power Networks...

October 6, 2020
News groundbreaking shovels
Entergy New Orleans breaks ground on Louisiana’s largest solar facility...

D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) and Entergy New Orleans announced the groundbreaking of two projects in Louisiana—t...

October 6, 2020
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New York’s Albany Medical Center joins Nexamp’s Community Solar Program

Albany Medical Center, northeastern New York’s only academic health sciences center, has chosen to enroll in the Nexamp community sola...

October 5, 2020
News old HVAC
Get this: Updating inefficient homes could save 8 percent of...

During the first presidential debacle debate, Joe Biden threw out a promise to upgrade 4 million buildings and weatherize 2 million homes ov...

October 5, 2020
News Ultra Rail SpeedSeal Foot_Installed with UR-40
Details on new SpeedSeal Technology for solar roof attachments from...

SnapNrack debuted its all new SpeedSeal Technology last week with SpeedSeal Foot for the Ultra Rail Roof Mount System and SpeedSeal Tra...

October 5, 2020
News panduit
Panduit’s new Metal Solar Edge Clips can be installed in...

PV installation costs dropped 13 percent from 2010 – 2019, causing the industry to look closer at BOS for potential cost and efficienc...

October 5, 2020
News EDF Renewables
EDF Renewables signs PPA to add a 200-MWh battery system...

EDF Renewables North America has announced the signing of a storage contract with CleanPowerSF as an expansion to the previously announced 2...

September 30, 2020
News Floating Solar1
Fort Bragg adds a floating solar + storage plant via...

The U.S. Army’s Fort Bragg in North Carolina will soon be home to the largest floating solar plant in the Southeast – a 1.1-MW s...

September 30, 2020
News sustainable capital
Sustainable Capital Finance updated its PPA financing platform

Sustainable Capital Finance Inc., a solar financing firm, has announced the official launch of the SCF Suite 2.0, a heavily updated iteratio...

September 30, 2020
News solar microgrids
These Santa Barbara School District solar microgrids have a resilience...

In a big win for clean local energy and resilience in the Santa Barbara region, the Santa Barbara Unified School District (SBUSD) Board unan...

September 30, 2020
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Electriq Power enhances its virtual power plant possibilities with Lilypad...

Electriq Power, a developer of home energy solutions, entered into a definitive agreement with Lilypad Energy, a provider of data analytics ...

September 30, 2020