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May 28, 2020
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How COVID-19 is impacting New York’s ambitious distributed solar goals
May 27, 2020
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Solar, other renewables faring much better during COVID crisis than other electrical generation sources
May 27, 2020
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C2 Energy Capital completes two community solar project in New York
May 27, 2020
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Solar tracker site layout streamline: PVcase designs can now transfer into PVsyst
May 26, 2020
News QuadPod long span solar carports construction photo Washington DC
New Columbia Solar maximizes kW density of this solar carport...

New Columbia Solar and Quest Renewables completed a 241.2-kW solar system in Northeast D.C.’s Ward 5. The solar carport system was con...

May 26, 2020
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From Big Ten to Big Sun? University of Northwestern signs...

The University of Northwestern just made a long-term commitment to support the development and construction of 16 community solar projects i...

May 26, 2020
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Alliant Energy plans to add over half a gigawatt of...

Alliant Energy plans to acquire and build a whopping 675 MW of solar in mostly rural areas in six Wisconsin counties: Grant, Jefferson, Rich...

May 26, 2020
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DNV GL explains 12 ways behind-the-meter solar + storage provides...

Distributed solar and storage is an important part of the energy transition, as well as a popular option for customers to lower utility bill...

May 26, 2020
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Pennsylvania’s largest municipal electric utility signs solar PPA with Sun...

The Borough of Chambersburg in Pennsylvania, home to the largest municipal electric utility in the state, agreed to a public-private partner...

May 26, 2020
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Alencon Systems debuts simplified DC to DC power conversion units...

The DC:DC power conversion innovators at Alencon Systems LLC have unveiled their latest creations this week: the BOSS BOX and the SPOT ...

May 21, 2020
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Trina Solar explains how its Vertex module could push to...

Trina Solar Co. continues to hype the power and possibilities of its 500+ Watt Vertex solar modules in a new white paper. The big claim in t...

May 21, 2020
News Holgate Inovateus Solar
Six Ohio school districts are going solar with no upfront...

Inovateus Solar, a Midwest solar developer, and En-Trust, an energy service and finance company for K-12 education, are collaborating on a p...

May 21, 2020
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Amazon announces next round of solar projects (three in the...

Amazon announced five new renewable energy projects in China, Australia and the U.S. as part of its quest to reach 80% renewable energy by 2...

May 21, 2020
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Madison Gas and Electric files to build a 20-MW solar...

Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) filed an application with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) for approval of a 20-megawatt (MW...

May 20, 2020
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Smarter Grid Solutions explains how it can double the capacity...

Clean energy software firm Smarter Grid Solutions (SGS) says it has developed five methods that could double the capacity available for sola...

May 20, 2020
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Peck Company Holdings adds 50 MW to its Maine solar...

Vermont-based EPC The Peck Company Holdings expanded its pipeline of solar project portfolios in Maine for up to 50 MWs capacity from a lead...

May 20, 2020
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State of Virginia has a plan to make solar more...

In the battle to grow solar energy adoption, the SolSmart program is on the frontlines, focusing on local-level inefficiencies. Municip...

May 20, 2020
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ARCHIVED WEBINAR: C&I solar demo — How to Utilize the...

The commercial and industrial (C&I) space is one of the most challenging environments for solar installations, however it can also be th...

May 19, 2020
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SolRiver Capital, AVANA team up on financing for six solar...

  SolRiver Capital LLC, a solar investment fund that acquires and owns distributed generation and utility scale projects, closed on $30...

May 19, 2020