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April 30, 2025
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Solar road trip? Xponent Power retractable solar system powers RV market
April 30, 2025
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April 29, 2025
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April 29, 2025
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EverVolt not ForeverVolt: Panasonic discontinues solar and battery storage line
April 29, 2025
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Report: Residential solar + storage prices dropped to new lows...

Prices are dropping on residential solar and storage installs throughout the United States, according to new market data released today. Aft...

April 29, 2025
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Survey: Growing ‘time to power’ challenge for data centers

A new survey of data center executives shows a growing “time to power” challenge that’s leading the industry to look to al...

April 29, 2025
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Conductor Solar analyzes mid-market solar deals in new report

Solar energy’s middle market (or non-residential) includes everything in between the residential and utility segments. Historically mi...

April 28, 2025
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Briggs & Stratton SimpliPHI 6.6 batteries now available on OpenSolar

The SimpliPHI 6.6 stackable batteries from Briggs & Stratton are now featured on OpenSolar’s free solar design, sales and project ...

April 28, 2025
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Omnidian eyes expansion plan with $87 million funding round

Solar asset assurance provider Omnidian wants to expand and scale, and it has secured a more than $87 million funding commitment to do so. T...

April 28, 2025
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BlueWave shares responsible solar development impact from 2024

BlueWave is one of the most eco-focused solar owner-operators in the country. BlueWave developed 12 projects across Massachusetts, Maine and...

April 28, 2025
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Sunrun completes three affordable housing projects in California

Sunrun completed three new solar installations at affordable apartment communities in Orange County, California. Collectively, the new rooft...

April 28, 2025
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World4Solar approved as GSA Schedule manufacturer

World4Solar carport rendering World4Solar (W4S) earned approval as a manufacturer under the General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule, ...

April 28, 2025
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Pico Rivera, California earns SolSmart Gold designation for solar permitting...

The national SolSmart program, a free technical assistance and solar readiness initiative, has recognized the City of Pico Rivera, Californi...

April 28, 2025
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UL Solutions improves BESS safety test methods

UL Solutions has made significant enhancements to the testing methods for battery energy storage systems (BESS), which are critical for...

April 25, 2025
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Aspen Power completes 10 net-metering solar projects in Pennsylvania

Aspen Power held a ceremony this week to celebrate the completion of 10 new solar sites that are contributing to Pennsylvania’s energy...

April 24, 2025
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VanTran, MGM Transformers open new manufacturing facility in Texas

A new transformer manufacturing facility in Waco, Texas, will unlock $1 billion in production capacity to power data centers, the renewable ...

April 24, 2025
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AIP Management invests $500M in Silicon Ranch | Solar Financing...

This edition of the Solar Financing Spotlight looks at AIP’s major investment in Silicon Ranch, while several other developers have cl...

April 24, 2025
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Profiling Zodiac, a ‘substring inverter’ that could revolutionize PV systems

Solar module manufacturing has been in the spotlight in the United States the last few years, mostly in terms of supply chain for convention...

April 23, 2025
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Installed KiloVault? Solamp is here to help

Chris Brown, tinkering with a KiloVault battery. As the battery attachment rate soars, so too will the number of abandoned systems and defun...

April 23, 2025