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sunrun logo GlobalData: Despite layoffs amid pandemic, Sunrun outlook remains positive
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April 13, 2020
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SolarReviews cautions consumers to understand risks of Tesla’s solar rental program
April 9, 2020
News generac
Watch: Creating an all-in home solar, battery storage and generator system with Generac
April 9, 2020
News Standard Solar Murdock community solar
How to navigate the world of community solar billing
April 9, 2020
News Sunlogix
SunLogix adds 500,000 sq ft of safe harbor warehouse space on East coast
April 8, 2020
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Longroad Energy completes financing for 215 MW Little Bear Solar...

Longroad Energy, a US-based renewable energy developer, owner and operator, will be starting construction of Little Bear Solar, comprising f...

April 8, 2020
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Advantage Capital Solar Partners financing five New York community solar...

Advantage Capital Solar Partners III, LLC has completed the solar investment tax credit financing of five community solar projects sited acr...

April 8, 2020
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Discussing generator backup vs. energy storage backup with Generac

Apologies for the recording hiccup in this, but the quarantine isn’t time to panic, it is time to prep! And today we do that with Russ...

April 8, 2020
News energy sharing
What will make green energy sharing a reality this decade?

Solar energy is becoming increasingly more prevalent in our society as we look for more sustainable forms of energy. However, change has bee...

April 8, 2020
News new york climate leadership
New York to fast-track large-scale solar project permitting

Here’s something helpful: New York State leaders enacted critical, pro-solar provisions as part of the New York state budget this week...

April 7, 2020
News OMG Roofing Products
OMG Roofing Products debuts new solar PV attachment anchor for...

OMG Roofing Products has introduced PowerGrip Universal 7 (PGU-7), a rooftop attachment anchor for mounting solar racking systems and other ...

April 6, 2020
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OutBack Power charge controllers now compatible with Tigo Energy rapid...

OutBack Power and its FLEXmax charge controllers are now compatible with Tigo Energy Inc.’s Fire Safety solution device to m...

April 6, 2020
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Solar Distancing: The value of solar + storage system monitoring

Solar + storage systems aren’t set it and forget it. Or, they shouldn’t be at least. Homeowners and installers can utilize monit...

April 3, 2020
News maryland interconnection
Good news: Maryland just made it easier to interconnect solar...

The Maryland Public Service Commission adopted updated rules this week for connecting distributed energy resources (such as solar and energy...

April 2, 2020
News Minnesota map outline
This new building code in Minnesota is going to hurt...

From Energy News Network: In Minnesota, an industry group says the rules will shrink available space for solar panels by at least 20%. New s...

April 2, 2020
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Are delays disrupting your solar PV project schedule? The Osprey...

Picture this: You’re a solar EPC that got bank rolled for X-amount of PV projects for the year and you are now relying on third-party ...

April 2, 2020
News batteries and generators
Solar Distancing: Can batteries and generators coexist on the same...

So you have a generator and want to add batteries and solar. Or, you have a solar + storage system and want to add a generator. Can you even...

April 1, 2020
News OneEnergy Renewables CEO
Solar developer OneEnergy Renewables names new CEO

OneEnergy Renewables named Tobin Booth its new CEO. Booth succeeds Bill Eddie, who co-founded OneEnergy and has served as its CEO. Eddie wil...

April 1, 2020
News PVComplete plan set
7 things to ask your AHJ before submitting a permit

  With more than 18,000 Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) in the United States, each with their own solar-permitting requirements,...

April 1, 2020
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Coronavirus impact: Wood Mackenzie could drop its global energy storage...

If coronavirus containment measures continue to curtail movement of goods and people through Q2 this year, alongside an economic downturn, t...

April 1, 2020