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Extensible Plus Extensible Energy tells us how to reduce commercial demand charges with just solar (no batteries)
Chris Crowell
April 24, 2020
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Solar Distancing: Sizing a storage system based on an energy bill
April 23, 2020
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Big news: California PUC adds ‘avoided transmission costs’ to value of distributed energy resources
April 23, 2020
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8minute Solar Energy added 3-GW of large-scale solar to its pipeline this month
April 23, 2020
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Origis Energy, Royal DSM agree to virtual PPA for Rockhound Solar C project
April 23, 2020
News Jiangsu-Seraphim
Seraphim with a new 166 mm half-cut bifacial solar PV...

Jiangsu Seraphim Solar System Co., Ltd. (Seraphim), a world-class solar product manufacturer in China, rolled out its new 166 mm half-cut ce...

April 22, 2020
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Two California CCAs sign solar, storage agreements with First Solar

First Solar signed two 15-year Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs) Monterey Bay Community Power (MBCP)...

April 22, 2020
News solar prices on trees
Average residential solar system now under $3 per Watt on...

EnergySage released its tenth semiannual Solar Marketplace Intel Report, which is based on millions of transaction-level data points generat...

April 22, 2020
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Geronimo Energy, Cargill finalize another virtual PPA (maybe the largest...

Geronimo Energy, a National Grid company, and Cargill finalized a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) for the Prairie Wolf Solar Project...

April 22, 2020
News Solaria PowerXT deployed
Solaria PowerXT 400W panel now available to drive more rooftop...

Premium solar energy product provider Solaria Corp. introduced PowerXT 400W this week, one of the highest power and most aesthetically pleas...

April 22, 2020
News power zoning
Watch: Generac explains its Power Zoning solar PV approach

What is Power Zoning? Your guess is as good as ours, so we asked Jeff McAndrew, director of sales, for clean energy solutions at Generac to ...

April 22, 2020
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Watch: What is round-trip efficiency?

The performance of a solar + storage system is tied to the round-trip efficiency of the entire system — how many electrons are capture...

April 21, 2020
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sPower closes on tax equity for the ‘largest solar project...

Renewable independent power producer (IPP) sPower closed on a $350 million tax equity commitment for Spotsylvania Solar Energy Center i...

April 21, 2020
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Careful out there: Jinko Solar issues alert of potentially fraudulent...

Jinko Solar US sent an email late last week issuing a “Potential Fraud Alert” for third parties purporting to offer Jinko module...

April 21, 2020
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CALSSA launches its Professional Development webinar series for solar installers...

The California Solar & Storage Association (CALSSA) unveiled the first lineup in its Professional Development Series of webinars. The fi...

April 21, 2020
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Solar installers in Minnesota are deemed essential and continue to...

From the Energy News Network: Minnesota solar installers say they have been able to continue work on rooftops with only limited disruptions ...

April 21, 2020
News renewables versus coal
Solar still on track to add more new generating capacity...

Solar, wind and hydropower provided 85.7% of new U.S. electrical generating capacity added during the first two months of 2020 – swamp...

April 21, 2020
News Blue Planet microgrid controller
Meet Blue Ion LXHV: The most complete microgrid solution you’ll...

A major pain point in commercial-scale storage and microgrids is integrating all the disparate pieces of equipment together into a cohesive ...

April 21, 2020
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CPS America adding 20A rated fuses to its standard large-scale...

As the solar PV industry moves toward larger module power generation capacities and short circuit current ratings, many PV system dc circuit...

April 20, 2020
+ Storage future proofing solar systems
Watch: How to ‘future-proof’ solar PV systems today to add...

Solar systems are 20+ year assets — and a lot can change in 20 years. A homeowner could add an electric vehicle. Lithium-ion batteries...

April 20, 2020