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Duke Energy Solar Construction Gaston and Catawba counties selected by Duke Energy for North Carolina solar projects
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July 28, 2020
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EDF Renewables works with CollectiveSun on solar, battery, EV charging project at a San Diego college
July 27, 2020
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Renewable Properties breaks ground on Napa’s Soscol Ferry Solar Project
July 27, 2020
News bifacial solar tests ratedpower
What RatedPower learned after running 1,000 bifacial solar project simulations last month
July 27, 2020
News LG Electronics USA Solar Modules
Details on LG’s next generation NeON 2 solar panels (shipping next month)
July 27, 2020
News sunpower panel and cells
SunPower spin-off Maxeon hypes new line of bifacial solar panels...

Maxeon Solar Technologies, the planned spin-off from SunPower Corp., is bursting out of the gate with a new line of bifacial SunPower Perfor...

July 27, 2020
News solar worker
Good news: NABCEP solar certifications now eligible for GI Bill...

Exam fees for solar industry credentials are now eligible for reimbursement under the GI Bill thanks to work done by The Solar Foundation, t...

July 27, 2020
News renewable energy investment
Renewable energy now provides a quarter of all U.S. electricity

Renewable energy sources (biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) produced significantly more electricity than either coal or nuclear ...

July 27, 2020
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Switch announces three solar + storage projects as part of...

Switch and Capital Dynamics announced three groundbreakings in Nevada as part of Switch Founder and CEO Rob Roy’s Gigawatt Nevada sola...

July 27, 2020
News snmp and modbus
How does SNMP compare to MODBUS?

SNMP and MODBUS are both components of the application layer in the OSI model. Where MODBUS is a protocol that can be supported by different...

July 23, 2020
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Allegiant Electric boosted revenue 581 percent with the help of...

Get this: Southern Nevada-based electrical company Allegiant Electric says it increased revenue by 581 percent since early 2017 thanks ...

July 23, 2020
News DiMare solar
Sweet Sunlight: Connecticut Green Bank program helps pastry shop go...

Using financing from Connecticut Green Bank’s C-PACE program helps Stamford family business save money The DiMare Pastry Shop in Stamf...

July 22, 2020
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The Pitch: Emera Technologies CEO on why BlockEnergy is perfect...

Developed by Emera Technologies LLC, a subsidiary of Emera Inc., the BlockEnergy Smart Platform is the world’s first utility-focused, ...

July 22, 2020
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Microsoft, Sol Systems create cool community investment agreement fund as...

Sol Systems, a national solar energy finance and development firm, announced a groundbreaking initiative with Microsoft, Corp. that creates ...

July 22, 2020
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2019 saw a record number of microgrids installed in the...

Five hundred and forty-six microgrids were installed in the United States during 2019, more than any previous year, according to new researc...

July 22, 2020
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Construction begins on first-of-its-kind microgrid at Pittsburgh International Airport

This week, construction began on the first-of-its kind electrical microgrid that will completely power the Pittsburgh International Airport ...

July 22, 2020
News Indiana solar net metering
NIPSCO announces two Indiana-grown solar projects with NextEra Energy

NIPSCO, a subsidiary of NiSource Inc., announced the next phase of its plans to transition to lower-cost, cleaner energy resources, with the...

July 22, 2020
News solar online training
EMPOWER 2020 Virtual Summit to focus on solar installer growth...

Just as the larger economy has started adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic, solar installers too are adjusting to doing business in the new no...

July 21, 2020
News Citadel-roofing solar
Citadel Roofing & Solar opens new office, adds generator services

Citadel Roofing & Solar is growing both its service territory and service offering, having opened an office in Fresno, Calif., to meet t...

July 21, 2020
News PVEL PV module reliability scorecard
PVEL expands inverter testing capabilities with new Inverter Test Center

PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), the leading independent test lab for the global downstream solar industry, is blowing out its inverter product qua...

July 21, 2020