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MGM Springfield MGM Springfield adds a rooftop solar canopy via Distributed Solar Development
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December 19, 2019
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Santa Barbara School District to build solar-driven microgrids to improve community resilience
December 19, 2019
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Solar Frontier Americas completes financing for massive solar project in Kings County, California
December 18, 2019
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Q CELLS celebrates 20 years in solar by shifting all PV module production to monocrystalline in 2020
December 17, 2019
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It’s official: The solar Investment Tax Credit will step down next year as last-ditch extension effort fails
December 17, 2019
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Solar farm to be installed at a University of Illinois...

Sol Systems announced the execution of a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Prairieland Energy, Inc. (PEI), a University of Illinois-relate...

December 17, 2019
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Blue Planet Energy offering $500 rebate on its battery system...

Blue Planet Energy has responded to California’s energy crisis, spurred by recent wildfires and Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) ev...

December 17, 2019
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Atlas Renewable Energy places bifacial module order with Chint Solar,...

CHINT Solar/Astronergy signed a new contract with Latam’s solar energy giant, Atlas Renewable Energy, to supply 122 MW of bifacial mod...

December 16, 2019
News SEIA
Here are SEIA’s new board members and division chairs

Solar Energy Industries Association members have elected three at-large members and five division chairs to serve on the SEIA Board of Direc...

December 16, 2019
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Greenbacker and Encore Renewable Energy reach agreement on a 14...

  Through a wholly-owned subsidiary, Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC  signed the rights to purchase a 27.7 MWdc, 14 proje...

December 16, 2019
News Grafton Ohio solar project
Ohio village of Grafton signs a PPA with Safari Energy...

The politicians and utilities in the state of Ohio don’t seem to like solar power, but the Village of Grafton, Ohio, does, having comp...

December 16, 2019
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Bank OZK makes largest solar energy investment by an Arkansas-based...

Bank OZK announced plans for a significant investment for the construction of a solar power plant which will provide enough renewable energy...

December 16, 2019
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Solar with Justice report shows the solar policies, projects that...

Solar energy can reduce electricity costs and attract further investments, yet disadvantaged communities chronically lack access to the boom...

December 16, 2019
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Turnkey solar installer RP Construction Services passed the 1 GW...

California-based solar project design and installation firm RP Construction Services, Inc. (RPCS) announced this week their completion of mo...

December 16, 2019
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Fairfax signs largest county-wide solar PPA in the state of...

Ipsun Solar sent word about its involvement in the largest solar PPA ever awarded by a county in Virginia. The Fairfax County Virginia Solar...

December 16, 2019
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New York State to build a large energy facility instead...

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority signed a contract with Lincoln Park DG LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GlideP...

December 16, 2019
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EDF Renewables to deploy 2 GW of Array Technologies solar...

  Solar tracker giant Array Technologies and EDF Renewables North America, one of the largest renewable energy developers in North Amer...

December 16, 2019
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Nearmap buys 3D geometry tech provider to improve its already...

Leading aerial imagery company Nearmap has acquired technology and assets from Pushpin, a technology company that extracts data from 3D mode...

December 12, 2019
News SEIA residential solar market report
Residential solar installations in U.S. hit record high in 2019...

The U.S. residential solar market reached record highs in the third quarter of 2019 with 712 megawatts of solar installed, according to the ...

December 12, 2019
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Retail energy customers want more than commodities from energy service...

A new survey from DNV GL found that customers want more than commodity supply from energy providers, with behind-the-meter generation and en...

December 12, 2019