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City of Eureka Springs, Arkansas to save more than $750K via solar energy
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August 18, 2020
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How to manage your solar company’s online reputation according to SolarReviews
August 18, 2020
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Momentum Solar aligns with Generac to deploy solar + storage with whole home backup
August 17, 2020
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Explained: How PVCAD Mega integration enables PVSyst to model sites with varying terrain
August 17, 2020
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Blackstone, GSO commit to $300 million in residential solar loans via Loanpal
August 17, 2020
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Greenskies Clean Energy grows commercial storage pipeline thanks to Stem...

Commercial and industrial (C&I) solar developer Greenskies Clean Energy became the first company to hit Premier Partner status...

August 17, 2020
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National Land Realty launches property database for solar developers

National Land Realty (NLR) has opened a comprehensive database for solar developers that offers access to the latest listings of available p...

August 12, 2020
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Storm season prep: Best practices for renewable energy project resiliency

Earlier this summer, a study projected 16 tropical storms to hit the Caribbean and Atlantic coasts, eight of which would turn into hurricane...

August 12, 2020
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What’s new with: Kaiserwetter’s ARISTOTELES renewable energy asset management system

International energy IntelliTech company Kaiserwetter Energy Asset Management’s flagship IoT & AI platform – ARISTOTELE...

August 12, 2020
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SmartStop Self Storage completes first of many solar PV projects...

SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. a self-managed and fully-integrated self-storage company with approximately $1.6 billion of self storage a...

August 11, 2020
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The Pitch: Unlocking added value with AC-coupled PV + storage...

The annual ESA conference is coming up August 24 to 27, hosted as virtual event this year by the Energy Storage Association, and prominent a...

August 11, 2020
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Covid recovery: Mosaic pairs new 12-month no-payment solar financing with...

A Covid era conundrum in residential solar: Homeowners could really use the monthly savings that home solar provides, but now is not the tim...

August 11, 2020
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CIT arranges $185 million for Clearway Energy Group community solar...

CIT Group Inc. announced that its Power and Energy business served as lead arranger for approximately $185 million in financing for a 66-meg...

August 11, 2020
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Distributed Solar Development acquires Massachusetts community solar portfolio

Distributed Solar Development has acquired a four-project, 3.9 megawatt community solar portfolio in Massachusetts. The four projects are cu...

August 10, 2020
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Whoa: Generac now offering whole-home solar backup power (with no...

When Generac Power Systems acquired Pika Energy last year, it was only a matter of time before the company promoted / built the solar + stor...

August 10, 2020
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JinkoSolar launches 610-W Tiger Pro solar PV module, new BIPV...

JinkoSolar officially launched its new generation 610 W Tiger Pro High-efficiency monocrystalline TR solar module and its BIPV solutions, Bu...

August 10, 2020
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Schneider Electric Solar debuts new energy management platform for residential,...

Digital technologies have been transforming energy management with in-depth analysis to help better decision-making, and automate or control...

August 10, 2020
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign starts solar project construction, expects...

Construction is underway on the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign’s Solar Farm 2.0, with a commercial operation date expecte...

August 10, 2020
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NBA Hall of Famer Bill Walton now an advocate for...

Stellar Solar, one of San Diego’s most experienced residential and commercial installers since 1998, has teamed up with NBA Hall of Fa...

August 10, 2020
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Boyd Jones adds rooftop PV to bank in Nebraska’s Dundee...

A new rooftop solar project is now generating clean electricity in Nebraska’s historic Dundee neighborhood. Boyd Jones recently c...

August 10, 2020