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October 26, 2020
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News Schneider InsightHome
Schneider Electric Solar adds home, large commercial smart edge energy management devices
October 26, 2020
News BlockEnergy
Emera Technologies officially unveils BlockEnergy and first project with Lennar at NASEW
October 22, 2020
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The Pitch: The business case for BlockEnergy’s community microgrid approach
October 22, 2020
Batteries battery analysis
Overview of redox flow battery chemistries, market players
October 22, 2020
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Eight California CCAs join up on huge long-duration storage request...

Eight Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs) launched a joint Request for Offers (RFO) this week to procure up to 500 megawatts (MWs) of long- ...

October 21, 2020
Financing PPA price rise
Solar PPA prices rise for second straight quarter in LevelTen...

The Q3 2020 PPA Price Index for North America from LevelTen Energy shows PPA prices rising for both wind and solar projects. After...

October 21, 2020
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Lightsource BP, McCarthy start construction on 300-MW Bighorn Solar Project...

Lightsource BP has secured a funding package of $285 million for its 300 MW Bighorn Solar Project, and as of October 1, project construction...

October 21, 2020
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Altus Power acquires operating solar portfolio in Georgia from Beltline...

Altus Power America, Inc. has completed the acquisition of a 4-megawatt operating solar portfolio comprised of four single-axis tracker proj...

October 21, 2020
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Check out Ideematec’s new 2P solar tracker, Horizon L:Tec

  Ideematec Inc., debuts its Horizon L:Tec solar tracker at virtual Solar Power International 2020. The new two-module-in-portrait (2P)...

October 21, 2020
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k12 Energy installs a solar system for PBS on top...

PBS and their member stations are America’s largest classroom, the nation’s largest stage for the arts and a trusted window to t...

October 20, 2020
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Sage Energy Consulting issues RFP for Temecula Valley School District...

Sage Energy Consulting continues work with the Temecula Valley Unified School District on sustainability initiatives and resiliency with the...

October 20, 2020
Featured crowd sourced AHJ permitting
Searching AHJs for solar permitting? Check this free, crowd-sourced registry

Every little step in residential solar project planning and design can add hours, days or more to the time that customers sit around and wai...

October 20, 2020
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Mosaic debuts two new solar loans with market-low interest rates

At a time when homeowners could most use a break, residential solar financing powerhouse Mosaic is launching two new solar loan products&mda...

October 20, 2020
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LG solar module updates: Beefed up specs, slicker microinverter integration

LG hosted a virtual press briefing last week to give us the scoop on their beefed up, high-efficiency residential and C&I solar modules....

October 20, 2020
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Boston Solar partners with Generac to install PWRcell battery systems...

Boston Solar, one of the top solar installers in Massachusetts, announced a partnership with Generac to offer PWRcell solar batteries. ...

October 19, 2020
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Apparent improved solar array utilization at Texas’ Austin Central Library...

CORRECTION: In this Austin Central Library case study, Apparent reported that the renewable energy generated by the Austin Central Library&r...

October 19, 2020
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Electriq Power’s residential battery system now certified for automated demand...

The PowerPod residential battery system from Electriq Power received a Certificate of System Conformance from the OpenADR Alliance...

October 19, 2020
News GAF Energy
New York-based roofing company to install GAF Energy’s roof-integrated solar

New York-based Frank J Tucek & Sons is the first roofing company in its region to offer roof-integrated solar for homeowners via GA...

October 19, 2020
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GlobalData: Corporate buyers are driving 100+ MW solar plant segment

Corporate buyers are increasingly interested in solar energy, and analytics firm GlobalData says this will be a key driver of projects addin...

October 19, 2020