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April 6, 2020
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Solar Distancing: The value of solar + storage system monitoring
April 3, 2020
News maryland interconnection
Good news: Maryland just made it easier to interconnect solar and storage to the grid
April 2, 2020
News Minnesota map outline
This new building code in Minnesota is going to hurt its residential solar market
April 2, 2020
Featured Osprey PowerPlatform
Are delays disrupting your solar PV project schedule? The Osprey PowerPlatform might be your answer
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
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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
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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
Featured CPS America O&M feature
Exclusive details on CPS America’s dedicated solar inverter O&M service

The concept of offering operations and maintenance (O&M) to solar asset holders is not new. A host of O&M companies now provide soup...

March 31, 2020
News PurpleDoor-Solar-Rising-Residence-MA
Series-parallel impact: Measuring the superior shade tolerance of Solaria PowerXT...

Solaria’s PowerXT panels are among the most technologically advanced residential solar panels. Key to its performance is its unique se...

March 30, 2020
News Stem-AI-energy-storage-logo
Stem launches online program to certify solar installers as storage...

Stem, Inc., a leader in artificial intelligence (AI)-driven energy storage services, continues to push its Partner Program by launching Stem...

March 30, 2020
News affiliate marketing
COVID-19 response: Suntuity Solar launches Affiliate Marketer program for people...

Suntuity Solar, the residential solar division of the Suntuity Group of company with its U.S. headquarters in New Jersey, has been proactive...

March 30, 2020
News solar company merger and acquisitions
Fourth Wave Energy acquired by Pierre Corp., will be expanding...

Pierre Corp., a California-based publicly traded company has acquired 100 percent of Fourth Wave Energy (FWE) of Colorado in an all-stock tr...

March 30, 2020
News Velo Solar
COVID-19 response: Velo Solar offering custom Energy Resiliency and Continuity...

In the midst of a rapidly shifting social and economic climate, Atlanta-based Velo Solar has deployed its team of experts (in engineeri...

March 30, 2020
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Generac debuts an automatic transfer switch with home energy monitoring...

Power outages from coast to coast have created a growing demand for home standby generators. With electric utility bills also on the rise, G...

March 27, 2020