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global off grid solar energy Wood Mackenzie: Why the next decade will be huge for off-grid solar energy globally
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March 12, 2020
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News Terrasmart Turquoise Civil
TerraSmart adds a civil division to its utility-scale solar project turnkey services
March 12, 2020
News sustainability goals
Great idea: Inovateus Solar sums up its solar project sustainability goals in new report
March 12, 2020
News miller bros solar
Miller Bros Solar is adding turnkey asset management services to its O&M offering
March 11, 2020
News Funding
Meet David Energy, a new kind of DER management company that just raised $1.5 million
March 11, 2020
News wattbuy and nrel
An automated, searchable database of all U.S. electricity rates is...

WattBuy, an energy intelligence service that enables consumers to make smarter choices about their electricity provider, and the U.S. Depart...

March 11, 2020
News michigan
Michigan’s utility-scale solar is about to boom — is the...

From ENN: Thousands of megawatts of utility-scale solar power are expected in Michigan over the next decade, but most municipalities don&rsq...

March 11, 2020
News Solar energy field in Virginia
Virginia’s solar energy industry now poised for a boom time

Virginia is poised to be a solar energy hotbed. The Virginia General Assembly approved the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) this week and, ...

March 10, 2020
News Omnidian solar monitoring
Omnidian acquires commercial solar O&M business from PV Pros

Omnidian, a nationwide provider of solar PV system performance plans and cash-back energy guarantees, is bolstering its commercial solar ope...

March 10, 2020
News Aurora Solar screenshot
California approves Aurora Solar’s solar assessment tool for new home...

Aurora Solar, the solar industry’s leading software platform for distributed solar (and sponsor of this year’s Rooftop Report), ...

March 10, 2020
News Spruce finance-001
Spruce Finance adds another 3,000+ residential rooftop solar assets (portfolio...

Spruce Finance, the largest private owner and operator of distributed generation solar and residential energy assets in the U.S., has comple...

March 9, 2020
News court settlement
FYI: You may be eligible to replace BP Solar panels,...

The following statement is being issued by Birka-White Law Offices and Arnold & Porter LLP, regarding the BP Solar class action settleme...

March 9, 2020
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Huawei: 10 predictions for smart solar PV trends by 2025

Over the next 5 to 10 years, renewable energy will assume a more prominent role as a main power source for power grids. Solar power, in part...

March 9, 2020
News Coming soon
JinkoSolar has a new 400 Wp solar module coming just...

JinkoSolar is debuting a new N type all black solar panel specifically developed for the residential solar market, boasting a maximum o...

March 9, 2020
News residential rooftop report (2)
Residential Rooftop Report: A focus on new home solar business...

  The Residential Rooftop Report for 2020 focuses on solar PV sales and installs for the new home market. There is a lot of opportunity...

March 9, 2020
News Smart Bolts Image
Smart bolts to prevent over-torque are poised to expand in...

Smart bolts are tension indicating threaded fasteners that are used to bind two or more unthreaded structures. Improper amount of torque app...

March 9, 2020
News pennsylvania
Grasshopper Solar adds 278-MW solar project portfolio in Pennsylvania from...

Grasshopper Solar, a global developer and asset owner headquartered in Canada, acquired a 278 MWdc portfolio of solar projects in Pennsylvan...

March 9, 2020
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A Breath of Free Air: Let’s talk about above-grade cable...

Solar is the new “cash crop” for landowners who have had land for agricultural uses for generations, but now cannot yield tradit...

March 6, 2020
Policy iowa solar policy
Solar advocates in Iowa may have reached a net metering...

A proposal in Iowa, which still needs to pass in the legislature, would preserve net metering and let utilities recoup costs faster. After y...

March 5, 2020
News CS Energy commendation
CS Energy earns Safety Commendation from McGuire Air Force Base

CS Energy LLC, an integrated energy firm that designs and builds projects in solar, storage and emerging energy industries, received a comme...

March 5, 2020