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namaste solar logo Namaste Solar raises $53,000 to cover community solar subscriptions for low-income households
Chris Crowell
November 15, 2024
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Intersolar & Energy Storage North America acquires Midwest Solar Expo
November 15, 2024
Projects California is the place you ought to be
Standard Solar expands California presence with 25 MW solar acquisition
November 14, 2024
Inverters and eBOS Enphase IQ8 microinverter
Enphase and IGS Solar solidify safe harbor deal for U.S.-made IQ8 microinverters
November 14, 2024
News wartsila ESS
Wärtsilä Quantum ESS ready for NFPA 855 2026 and noise mitigation standards
November 14, 2024
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Anza expands real-time access to U.S. solar module supply

Anza screenshot from our archives Solar developers, IPPs, EPCs, and utilities are all seeking U.S.-made solar modules, so solar module procu...

November 14, 2024
Sponsored Content Wattmonk AI Webinar
On-Demand Webinar | AI’s Role in Solar: Transforming Today, Defining...

Thurs. Dec 12 | 2 pm | Register Join us for an insightful session, “AI’s Role in Solar: Transforming Today, Defining 2025,&...

November 13, 2024
Financing solar money puzzle piece
BayWa r.e. and Sungage partner to streamline solar equipment financing

Residential solar financing Sungage Financial and BayWa r.e. Solar Systems, a distributor of residential and commercial solar and storage eq...

November 13, 2024
News SolSmart bronze designation
Michigan city removes solar installation barriers, earns SolSmart designation

National solar energy program SolSmart has awarded the City of Dearborn with a Bronze designation for the city’s commitment to reducin...

November 13, 2024
News Tara Bosserman CAB CEO
CAB Solar CEO selected in Women Making a Difference program

Tara Bosserman, President/CEO of the Cambria County Association for the Blind and Handicapped, was nominated and selected as one of the 2024...

November 13, 2024
Projects maryland community solar
Navisun, Queen City Solar to add 30 MW of community...

Independent power producer Navisun and North Carolina-based solar developer Queen City Solar have teamed up to develop community solar in Ma...

November 12, 2024
Projects Nautilus Sanford Maine community solar
Nautilus transforms contaminated site into community solar farm in Maine

Nautilus Solar Energy has opened a 7 MW community solar project located on a remediation site in Sanford, Maine. The Nautilus Solar team wor...

November 12, 2024
News red arrow going up
Utility rate escalation is trending up according to new study

The annualized utility rate escalation input is one of the most influential factors in a financial model when determining the lifetime econo...

November 12, 2024
+ Storage franklin Home Power
FranklinWH partners with EnergyHub for virtual power plant grid services

FranklinWH photo in our archives. EnergyHub has integrated FranklinWH’s whole-home energy management system with the EnergyHub Edge Di...

November 11, 2024
News Illinois solar map
ComEd updates capacity maps every month to drive more solar...

Demand for solar power and energy storage is high in Illinois. To help streamline solar projects for developers in areas that need it most i...

November 11, 2024
News Generac PWRcell 2 Pitch
Video: Key features of Generac’s PWRcell 2 Series

Generac is now selling its next generation home energy storage system, the PWRcell 2 Series. On The Pitch, Beto Fonts, product manager at Ge...

November 11, 2024
Utility-Scale Solar Dispatches webinar screenshot
How solar companies can use 3D motion animation in training,...

Digital tools like 3D motion animation are bringing greater effectiveness to solar and storage education, training, and marketing, says Ryan...

November 8, 2024
News BUZZ Battery MESS
Calling out illegal cheap batteries | The Buzz

Jeff Spies, president of Planet Plan Sets, is increasingly concerned that the solar and storage industry is facing the biggest safety challe...

November 7, 2024
Projects LevelTen 2024 Q3 PPA Price Index
Report: North American solar PPA prices on the rise in...

A recent report shows that solar power purchase agreement (PPA) prices in North America are on the rise in the third quarter of 2024. LevelT...

November 6, 2024
News Middlebury College solar project
Solar array brings Middlebury College closer to 100% renewable energy 

Vermont’s Middlebury College is one step closer to its goal of using 100% renewable energy after the installation of a 5 MW solar arra...

November 6, 2024