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September 16, 2020
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Liberty Utilities goes with BoxPower solar microgrid for wildfire mitigation, cost avoidance
September 16, 2020
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RealX, Land Broker Co-op teaming to ease property rights transactions for landowners, solar developers
September 16, 2020
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Walmart and Schneider Electric team up to increase supplier access to renewable energy PPAs
September 15, 2020
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Load management software DemandEx now integrates with microgrid controllers, reduces need to rewire
September 15, 2020
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Electriq Power signs agreement with turnkey microgrid provider Emergent

Electriq Power, a developer of intelligent and integrated home energy storage, management, and monitoring solutions, entered into a definiti...

September 15, 2020
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Solar installer Freedom Forever takes its training mobile with EdApp

Freedom Forever — a pioneer of the 25-year solar energy production guarantee — is one of the fastest-growing solar contract...

September 15, 2020
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Hemlock Semiconductor acquires DuPont’s Trichlorosilane biz to decarbonize solar PV...

Hemlock Semiconductor Operations (HSC) announced its acquisition of a DuPont business that makes trichlorosilane (TCS), the primary raw mate...

September 15, 2020
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Nextracker explains its bifacial PV gains and how to accurately...

Nextracker recently published findings from its bifacial solar tracker research. It explains some of the advantages inherent within its NX H...

September 14, 2020
News Solar Builder Project of the Year awards
Vote for the 2020 Solar Builder Projects of the Year

Solar Builder readers submitted their coolest, most innovative and noteworthy solar projects of the last 12 months, and after combing throug...

September 14, 2020
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Largest solar-plus-storage project by a California CCA coming via Clean...

8minute Solar Energy  executed a 15-year power purchase agreement with Clean Power Alliance for the 400-MW Rexford 1 Sol...

September 10, 2020
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RPCS, Knobelsdorff Electric partner on 17-MW portfolio in Minnesota

RP Construction Services, Inc. and Knobelsdorff announced a 2020 partnership to supply 14 communities throughout the state of Minnesota...

September 10, 2020
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117-year-old pottery in Detroit installs solar panels via POWERHOME SOLAR

Pewabic Pottery, a National Historic Landmark, and one of the oldest continuously operating potteries in the country, has been making potter...

September 10, 2020
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Facebook and PacifiCorp sign 155 MWac worth of PPAs in...

D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments sent additional details regarding its power purchase agreements for the Rocket and Horseshoe Solar pro...

September 10, 2020
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Non-utility solar installations definitely slowed by Covid in Q2, says...

The U.S. solar market installed 3.5 gigawatts (GW) of new solar PV capacity in Q2 2020, only a drop of 6% from Q1 installations, but that&rs...

September 10, 2020
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Duke Energy, solar developers make a deal to clear utility-scale...

Duke Energy announced several agreements with third-party solar developers and industry organizations to create a better interconnection fra...

September 10, 2020
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Load Profiles: How different storage systems, microgrid controllers fit specific...

This section originally appeared in the Summer 2020 issue of Solar Builder. Subscribe today (print or digital) for free right here. Church L...

September 10, 2020
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New Columbia Solar completes standout solar system atop MLS stadium

Audi Field, the home of Major League Soccer club, D.C. United, has partnered with New Columbia Solar, a D.C.-based solar energy company, to ...

September 9, 2020
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Caterpillar dealer delivers microgrid power solution at Peruvian copper mine

Caterpillar Inc. today announced that Cat dealer Ferreyros has been selected by Ferrenergy, Ferreycorp’s energy company in Peru, to pr...

September 9, 2020
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Sunrun brings Brightbox battery system to Florida Power and Light...

Sunrun is expanding access to its Brightbox rechargeable solar battery system, which features Tesla Powerwall batteries, to serve more parts...

September 9, 2020