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Tariff Change The United States Trade Representative is getting rid of the bifacial solar module tariff exclusion again
Chris Crowell
April 16, 2020
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TJA Clean Energy teams with Source Power to manage its community solar portfolio in New York
April 16, 2020
Batteries Powin Battery Stack
Powin debuts a 20-year lithium-ion energy storage system to align with solar PV lifespans
April 16, 2020
News Massachusetts solar
COVID-19 response: Massachusetts doubles its SMART program, but solar industry reaction is mixed
April 16, 2020
News Powerhome solar
POWERHOME stays committed to growth plans amid COVID-19 slowdown, opens two new offices
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
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Lightsource BP to develop a 132-MW solar project in Arkansas

The Conway Corp Board of Directors approved a 20-year purchase power agreement with Lightsource BP, a global solar leader, at its April 3, 2...

April 14, 2020
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Standard Solar continues to grow, adds SVP of structured finance

Amid solar industry uncertainty, Standard Solar Inc. is still growing and investing in its future, announcing today that Peter Coleman ...

April 14, 2020
News generac home energy monitoring
The value of home energy monitoring apps as part of...

This new era of distributed energy is more than just generation (solar) and storage. When homeowners are also engaged with their energy usag...

April 14, 2020
News NREL multjunction solar cell
NREL researchers hit new multijunction solar cell efficiency record of...

Concentrated solar PV doesn’t make many headlines these days, but research continues to show its possible impact in the future. The Na...

April 14, 2020
News Wood Mackenzie global impact of coronavirus
Global solar PV installation forecast dropped 18 percent by Wood...

The coronavirus pandemic will have a significant impact on the global solar PV market. Construction and development is slowing as countries ...

April 14, 2020
News pansonic elite installers
Panasonic names first class of residential solar installers in its...

Panasonic created an Elite tier for its ever-expanding Residential Solar Installer Program as a carrot for only the highest-performing Panas...

April 13, 2020
News home solar
Your weekly residential solar COVID-19 crisis update from SolarWakeup: Is...

Solar Wakeup has circulated and compiled a survey of how companies in the residential solar industry are being impacted by the COVID-19 cris...

April 13, 2020
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Virtual, no-touch sales and marketing plan for solar installation companies

Residential solar sales have been hurt by coronavirus concerns — but customer interest and demand for home energy independence is high...

April 13, 2020