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request for proposals Request for Qualifications for solar co-development partner issued in Virginia
Chris Crowell
June 16, 2020
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News Panasonic
Panasonic’s solar panel warranty now covers labor on entire PV system
June 16, 2020
Policy nebraska
A Nebraska utility’s solar project plans suddenly clash with new zoning rules
June 16, 2020
Featured Courtesy of Panasonic
Four benefits of Panasonic’s Residential Solar Installer Program according to Elite installers
June 16, 2020
Featured Ideematec solar tracker
Directional wind effects on single-axis solar tracker stow strategies explored in new whitepaper
June 15, 2020
News southwest virginia
New laws open the door for solar in Southwest Virginia

The coal mining industry has been declining for decades in the far southwestern corner of Virginia, a trend made even worse of late due to t...

June 15, 2020
News salt lake city utah
Students in Salt Lake City drive school district to 100...

Earlier this month, the Salt Lake City District School board passed a resolution unanimously establishing the goal of transitioning the scho...

June 15, 2020
News IMEON smart inverter lights
Cool idea: IMEON solar inverters can control Phillips Hue LED...

IMEON ENERGY is a French manufacturer of solar hybrid inverters that also develops software solutions to reduce the cost of kWh generated by...

June 15, 2020
News nelnet logo
Nelnet now offers community solar subscription services

Nelnet, a publicly traded company you might recognize from paying back your student loans, is adding a new business line aimed at community ...

June 12, 2020
News committee brainstorm
National forum launches to solve solar + storage codes, permitting...

Solar and storage technology has come a long way, and now it’s time for the permitting process catch up. Clear and comprehensive proce...

June 12, 2020
News first-solar-series-6-02
First Solar alumni form REPlantSolutions to provide plant controls, trunk...

REPlantSolutions, an Arizona start-up founded by First Solar alumni, launched this week to support the needs of solar developers and asset o...

June 12, 2020
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LG partners with OpenSolar to modernize solar installer sales and...

LG Business Solutions USA is now working with solar software provider OpenSolar to support LG solar installers migrating to digital processe...

June 11, 2020
News michigan
Geronimo Energy starts construction on two Michigan solar projects (40...

Geronimo Energy, a National Grid company, is starting construction activities for two Michigan solar projects expected to begin operati...

June 11, 2020
News Massachusetts solar
CCSA says Massachusetts clean energy regs will also cancel at...

The Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA) released a comprehensive analysis revealing how new clean energy regulations in Massachusett...

June 11, 2020
News global solar supply questions
With COVID-19, what are the best countries today for sourcing...

I was talking with a friend in the solar industry last week. He asked, “Given the situation with the coronavirus, where in the world c...

June 11, 2020
News covid solar installations
U.S. Solar Market Insight: COVID cuts more than 3 GW...

The U.S. solar market installed 3.6 gigawatts (GW) of new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in Q1 2020, according to the U.S. Solar Market In...

June 11, 2020
News pollinator friendly solar
Details on Perdue Farms’ commitment to pollinator-friendly solar plants

The pollinator population in the United States has suffered tremendous losses, including the honey bees which American farmers rely on to po...

June 10, 2020
Projects orange county school solar
This Virginia school district will be half-powered by solar thanks...

Orange County Public Schools has signed an agreement with Secure Futures Solar of Staunton to install and operate solar panels at eight faci...

June 10, 2020
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DNV GL forms consortium to figure out floating solar project...

DNV GL has launched a collaborative joint industry project (JIP) with 14 industry participants to develop the industry’s first recomme...

June 10, 2020
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SK E&S and SUSI Partners select Stem to manage energy...

Stem‘s artificial intelligence-driven energy storage software was selected to manage a portfolio of storage assets owned in partnershi...

June 10, 2020