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Chris Crowell
April 21, 2020
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Careful out there: Jinko Solar issues alert of potentially fraudulent PV module sales
April 21, 2020
News CALSSA
CALSSA launches its Professional Development webinar series for solar installers this week
April 21, 2020
News solar installation
Solar installers in Minnesota are deemed essential and continue to find work
April 21, 2020
News renewables versus coal
Solar still on track to add more new generating capacity than natural gas
April 21, 2020
News Blue Planet microgrid controller
Meet Blue Ion LXHV: The most complete microgrid solution you’ll...

A major pain point in commercial-scale storage and microgrids is integrating all the disparate pieces of equipment together into a cohesive ...

April 21, 2020
Products CPS America O&M feature
CPS America adding 20A rated fuses to its standard large-scale...

As the solar PV industry moves toward larger module power generation capacities and short circuit current ratings, many PV system dc circuit...

April 20, 2020
+ Storage future proofing solar systems
Watch: How to ‘future-proof’ solar PV systems today to add...

Solar systems are 20+ year assets — and a lot can change in 20 years. A homeowner could add an electric vehicle. Lithium-ion batteries...

April 20, 2020
News Tariff Change
The United States Trade Representative is getting rid of the...

Feel like I’ve written this headline 100 times already. Anyway, the U.S. Trade Representative called for removing Section 201 tariff e...

April 16, 2020
Financing business elbow bump
TJA Clean Energy teams with Source Power to manage its...

TJA Clean Energy has chosen Source Power Company, a community solar company in New York, as their exclusive partner for subscriber acquisiti...

April 16, 2020
Batteries Powin Battery Stack
Powin debuts a 20-year lithium-ion energy storage system to align...

Powin Energy Corporation unveiled three new products this week, Stack225, Stack230 and Stack230P, that incorporate Contemporary Amperex...

April 16, 2020
News Massachusetts solar
COVID-19 response: Massachusetts doubles its SMART program, but solar industry...

The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) released emergency regulations that expand and update the Solar Massachusetts Renewa...

April 16, 2020
News Powerhome solar
POWERHOME stays committed to growth plans amid COVID-19 slowdown, opens...

POWERHOME, one of the fastest-growing American companies specializing in solar energy and energy efficiency services, is somehow holding ont...

April 15, 2020
News COVID-19
Distributed solar and storage forecasts keeps going down, while module...

The Wood Mackenzie Energy Transition Practice team is writing a weekly update on the coronavirus and its impact on the global power and rene...

April 15, 2020
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Solar Distancing: Trying to avoid peak electricity rates at home

As more solar is added to the grid, more utilities are changing their rate structures for homeowners, implementing “time of use”...

April 15, 2020
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San Antonio’s Go Smart Solar wins award for its solar...

The City of San Antonio Office of Sustainability has awarded Go Smart Solar and Worth & Associates with the SA Tomorrow Sustainability W...

April 15, 2020
News Welcome to Illinois Sign
As Illinois nears the end of net metering, solar installers...

From the Energy News Network: Solar installers in Ameren Illinois’ territory have hit a key milestone, prompting a regulatory process ...

April 15, 2020
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Humless adds super cool electricity management function to its energy...

When the grid shuts down, appliances fight for attention from the power grid. Integrating these different vendor appliances is critical for ...

April 15, 2020
News virtual power plant
The role of inverters in the rise of virtual power...

A virtual power plant (VPP) is a network of distributed energy sources aggregated into a single cloud-based point of control at the utility....

April 15, 2020
News carbon tax
Trade groups say the time is now for carbon pricing...

A diverse coalition of power generators, trade associations and think tank this week asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) t...

April 15, 2020