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Indigenous community in Canada going solar via Polar Racking
SB Staff
August 5, 2020
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CS Energy eyes big solar opportunity in New York, opens new office
August 4, 2020
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Cool solar project in Washington, D.C., includes financial aid to low-income residents
August 4, 2020
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Georgia Power launches new Customer-Connected Solar Program
August 4, 2020
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Longhorn Solar teams with Texas-based digital retail energy provider Griddy
August 3, 2020
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Megger with new digital low resistance ohmmeter

Megger now offers a digital low resistance ohmmeter that can deliver reliable results when using long test leads. The DLRO2, a 2 Amp handhel...

August 3, 2020
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Check out Siemens’ microgrid demonstration lab at its New Jersey...

Siemens USA has launched an advanced microgrid research and demonstration environment at its U.S. Corporate Technology headquarters in Princ...

August 3, 2020
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Fourth Wave Energy to sell ‘complete home energy makeovers’ with...

Fourth Wave Energy, a publicly traded climate solutions company, is preparing to launch GeoSolar Plus, a new smart home clean energy system ...

August 3, 2020
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Duke Energy begins construction of new solar capacity in North...

Continuing its expansion of solar energy, Duke Energy started construction on two major solar projects in North Carolina last week. The proj...

August 3, 2020
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Sunrun signs deals with three California Community Choice Aggregators to...

Sunrun has secured exclusive partnerships with three Bay Area Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs), which collectively provide power for appr...

July 31, 2020
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Sol-Ark solar inverters now have closed-loop communication with Discover AES...

  Sol-Ark continues to form solid partnerships with energy storage companies, the latest being Discover Battery. The two have implement...

July 31, 2020
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McKinstry is expanding solar partnerships in Western Arkansas

McKinstry, a national construction and energy services firm, continues to expand its municipal government partnerships in western Arkansas w...

July 31, 2020
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FYI: Texas-based CPS Energy is prepping for some big renewable...

CPS Energy, the largest municipally owned, fully-integrated electric and gas utility in the United States, is taking a significant step to d...

July 31, 2020
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NV Energy agrees to PPA with EDF Renewables for huge...

EDF Renewables North America signed a 22-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with NV Energy for a 200 MW solar photovoltaic project cou...

July 30, 2020
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This Ohio school district solar project via C2 Energy Capital...

C2 Energy Capital LLC, a rapidly growing developer and investor in renewable energy and storage assets, announced the completion of a 1-MW s...

July 29, 2020
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Six takeaways from LevelTen’s Q2 2020 North American PPA Price...

The LevelTen Energy PPA Price Index shows how the global pandemic has impacted the renewable energy industry and tracks solar and wind price...

July 29, 2020
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GlobalData: Proposed ITC extension could bump solar, wind over 25%...

The proposed Investment Tax Credit (ITC) extension is greatly welcomed by power industry associations and developers. Cost-effectiveness is ...

July 29, 2020
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Soltage, Basalt invest in 28-MW solar portfolio across New Jersey,...

Independent power producer Soltage LLC and infrastructure equity investment fund Basalt Infrastructure Partners are investing in a...

July 29, 2020
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sPower closes on $700M for Spotsylvania Solar Energy Center in...

sPower, a renewable energy Independent Power Producer (IPP), closed on $700+ million construction / term loan financing for Spotsylvania Sol...

July 29, 2020
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Solaria teams with OpenSolar to debut this free Solaria Proposal...

Solaria Corp. has arguably the best high-efficiency, all-black residential PV module out there, which means that common solar design tools d...

July 28, 2020