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Sunlogix SunLogix adds 500,000 sq ft of safe harbor warehouse space on East coast
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April 8, 2020
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Longroad Energy completes financing for 215 MW Little Bear Solar Projects
April 8, 2020
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Advantage Capital Solar Partners financing five New York community solar projects
April 8, 2020
+ Storage Generac
Discussing generator backup vs. energy storage backup with Generac
April 8, 2020
News energy sharing
What will make green energy sharing a reality this decade?
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
+ Storage system monitoring
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
+ Storage energy storage coronavirus forecast
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
News global supply chain
Coronavirus impact: Best case scenario is 2 GW of solar...

The coronavirus pandemic is likely to have a material impact on utility-scale solar installations in the U.S. this year, and perhaps even in...

April 1, 2020
News solaria solar module lawsuit
Solaria sues Canadian Solar for patent infringement

Solaria Corporation, a US-based global provider of advanced solar energy products, announced today that it filed suit against Canadian Solar...

March 31, 2020
News Next era energy
Lendlease sells Wallingford Renewable Energy solar project to NextEra Energy...

Lendlease, a leading international property and infrastructure group, announced the sale of the 16-MW Wallingford Renewable Energy solar pro...

March 31, 2020
News Solar FlexRack Installed in Georgia REDI Solar Projects
Solar FlexRack reaches 200 installations with its TDP 2.0 solar...

Solar FlexRack, a division of Northern States Metals and an innovative leader in photovoltaic mounting and solar tracker solutions, has reac...

March 31, 2020