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Funding Meet David Energy, a new kind of DER management company that just raised $1.5 million
Chris Crowell
March 11, 2020
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An automated, searchable database of all U.S. electricity rates is being built by WattBuy, NREL
March 11, 2020
News michigan
Michigan’s utility-scale solar is about to boom — is the state ready for it?
March 11, 2020
News Solar energy field in Virginia
Virginia’s solar energy industry now poised for a boom time
March 10, 2020
News Omnidian solar monitoring
Omnidian acquires commercial solar O&M business from PV Pros
March 10, 2020
News Aurora Solar screenshot
California approves Aurora Solar’s solar assessment tool for new home...

Aurora Solar, the solar industry’s leading software platform for distributed solar (and sponsor of this year’s Rooftop Report), ...

March 10, 2020
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Spruce Finance adds another 3,000+ residential rooftop solar assets (portfolio...

Spruce Finance, the largest private owner and operator of distributed generation solar and residential energy assets in the U.S., has comple...

March 9, 2020
News court settlement
FYI: You may be eligible to replace BP Solar panels,...

The following statement is being issued by Birka-White Law Offices and Arnold & Porter LLP, regarding the BP Solar class action settleme...

March 9, 2020
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Huawei: 10 predictions for smart solar PV trends by 2025

Over the next 5 to 10 years, renewable energy will assume a more prominent role as a main power source for power grids. Solar power, in part...

March 9, 2020
News Coming soon
JinkoSolar has a new 400 Wp solar module coming just...

JinkoSolar is debuting a new N type all black solar panel specifically developed for the residential solar market, boasting a maximum o...

March 9, 2020
News residential rooftop report (2)
Residential Rooftop Report: A focus on new home solar business...

  The Residential Rooftop Report for 2020 focuses on solar PV sales and installs for the new home market. There is a lot of opportunity...

March 9, 2020
News Smart Bolts Image
Smart bolts to prevent over-torque are poised to expand in...

Smart bolts are tension indicating threaded fasteners that are used to bind two or more unthreaded structures. Improper amount of torque app...

March 9, 2020
News pennsylvania
Grasshopper Solar adds 278-MW solar project portfolio in Pennsylvania from...

Grasshopper Solar, a global developer and asset owner headquartered in Canada, acquired a 278 MWdc portfolio of solar projects in Pennsylvan...

March 9, 2020
News solar-snake-max
A Breath of Free Air: Let’s talk about above-grade cable...

Solar is the new “cash crop” for landowners who have had land for agricultural uses for generations, but now cannot yield tradit...

March 6, 2020
Policy iowa solar policy
Solar advocates in Iowa may have reached a net metering...

A proposal in Iowa, which still needs to pass in the legislature, would preserve net metering and let utilities recoup costs faster. After y...

March 5, 2020
News CS Energy commendation
CS Energy earns Safety Commendation from McGuire Air Force Base

CS Energy LLC, an integrated energy firm that designs and builds projects in solar, storage and emerging energy industries, received a comme...

March 5, 2020
Financing PosiGen solar leases
Low-income solar provider PosiGen poised to keep growing with new...

PosiGen, a residential solar and energy efficiency provider for low-to-moderate income families (LMI), nailed down a new debt facility that,...

March 5, 2020
News GAF Energy
Florida’s High Tower Roofing to start installing roof-integrated GAF Energy...

Lakeland, Florida’s High Tower Roofing became the first roofing company in its area to offer roof-integrated solar from GAF Energy for...

March 5, 2020
News Florida
Sunshine statement: Florida Public Service Commission paves way for landmark...

The Florida PSC has approved of Florida Power & Light‘s (FPL’s) new customer-driven solar energy program and tariff, which m...

March 4, 2020
News solar energy idea
Utilities need to play a bigger role incentivizing solar energy...

Renewable energy is widely considered to be an expensive, out-of-reach alternative for the average consumer. Solar power, in particular, has...

March 4, 2020