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July 29, 2020
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GlobalData: Proposed ITC extension could bump solar, wind over 25% share of installs
July 29, 2020
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Soltage, Basalt invest in 28-MW solar portfolio across New Jersey, Illinois, South Carolina
July 29, 2020
Projects
sPower closes on $700M for Spotsylvania Solar Energy Center in Virginia
July 29, 2020
News Solaria Proposal tool
Solaria teams with OpenSolar to debut this free Solaria Proposal Tool
July 28, 2020
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PowerMarket, Lodestar Energy bring community solar to NYSEG territory

PowerMarket has partnered with LodestarEnergy, an Avon, Conn.-based community solar developer, to integrate their expertise and provide Tiog...

July 28, 2020
News Solar Water Farm
Each solar panel sold by Aptos Solar Technology helps fund...

Aptos Solar Technology, a supplier of high-performance solar modules, announced a cool partnership with GivePower, a non-profit organization...

July 28, 2020
News Duke Energy Solar Construction
Gaston and Catawba counties selected by Duke Energy for North...

Continuing its expansion of solar energy to deliver cleaner energy for customers, Duke Energy today announced it has begun construction on t...

July 28, 2020
News EDF Renewables
EDF Renewables works with CollectiveSun on solar, battery, EV charging...

EDF Renewables North America announced an agreement with Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and San Diego-based CollectiveSu...

July 27, 2020
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Renewable Properties breaks ground on Napa’s Soscol Ferry Solar Project

Renewable Properties, a developer and investor of small-scale utility and community solar energy projects throughout the U.S., begins constr...

July 27, 2020
News bifacial solar tests ratedpower
What RatedPower learned after running 1,000 bifacial solar project simulations...

RatedPower, a young company focused on the design and engineering of solar plants via pvDesign software, recently launched its own bifacial ...

July 27, 2020
News LG Electronics USA Solar Modules
Details on LG’s next generation NeON 2 solar panels (shipping...

LG Business Solutions is launching a new generation of solar modules in the United States – the latest LG NeON 2 panels featuring even...

July 27, 2020
News sunpower panel and cells
SunPower spin-off Maxeon hypes new line of bifacial solar panels...

Maxeon Solar Technologies, the planned spin-off from SunPower Corp., is bursting out of the gate with a new line of bifacial SunPower Perfor...

July 27, 2020
News solar worker
Good news: NABCEP solar certifications now eligible for GI Bill...

Exam fees for solar industry credentials are now eligible for reimbursement under the GI Bill thanks to work done by The Solar Foundation, t...

July 27, 2020
News renewable energy investment
Renewable energy now provides a quarter of all U.S. electricity

Renewable energy sources (biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) produced significantly more electricity than either coal or nuclear ...

July 27, 2020
Projects
Switch announces three solar + storage projects as part of...

Switch and Capital Dynamics announced three groundbreakings in Nevada as part of Switch Founder and CEO Rob Roy’s Gigawatt Nevada sola...

July 27, 2020
News snmp and modbus
How does SNMP compare to MODBUS?

SNMP and MODBUS are both components of the application layer in the OSI model. Where MODBUS is a protocol that can be supported by different...

July 23, 2020
Residential Solar Allegiant Electric
Allegiant Electric boosted revenue 581 percent with the help of...

Get this: Southern Nevada-based electrical company Allegiant Electric says it increased revenue by 581 percent since early 2017 thanks ...

July 23, 2020
News DiMare solar
Sweet Sunlight: Connecticut Green Bank program helps pastry shop go...

Using financing from Connecticut Green Bank’s C-PACE program helps Stamford family business save money The DiMare Pastry Shop in Stamf...

July 22, 2020
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The Pitch: Emera Technologies CEO on why BlockEnergy is perfect...

Developed by Emera Technologies LLC, a subsidiary of Emera Inc., the BlockEnergy Smart Platform is the world’s first utility-focused, ...

July 22, 2020