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October 16, 2019
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Massachusetts middle school projected to save $500,000 thanks to solar system installed by Solect Energy
October 16, 2019
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Meet the PEG: A super lightweight fixed-tilt solar system now certified for the United States market
October 15, 2019
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Vertical Reach: Trina Solar is taking turn-key solar procurement to its furthest point yet
October 15, 2019
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Poll: Ohio voters support renewable energy and oppose the state’s recent nuclear subsidy
October 14, 2019
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Duke Energy Carolinas working on a major battery storage project...

Duke Energy Carolinas is partnering with Anderson County, S.C., to build an energy storage project at the Anderson Civic Center that will be...

October 14, 2019
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Solar Energy World expands solar installation business in Florida with...

Although Florida is the “Sunshine State” some residents don’t understand the benefits of going solar. This is why Solar En...

October 14, 2019
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Louisiana PSC votes to allow utilites to lower net metering...

The Louisiana Public Service Commission (PSC) voted last month to lower the net metering rates energy companies must pay solar customers. Th...

October 14, 2019
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Solar energy curriculum included in the deal for these four...

Solar arrays at four more schools in Augusta County, Virginia, are now complete and operational, bringing additional renewable energy to the...

October 14, 2019
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Terabase Energy launches to cut solar project soft costs for...

At Solar Power International in Salt Lake City this year, Terabase Energy a new solar technology company led by CEO Matt Campbell and a team...

October 14, 2019
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Brisbane, Calif. asked for solar production instead of just pricing...

A new 168-kilowatt solar energy system is now operational in the City of Brisbane, Calif., thanks to Sunterra Solar. The SunPower rooftop PV...

October 11, 2019
News Virginia cities
Public-private partnership forms in Virginia to nurture solar workforce development

Twenty organizations including Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC), the Maryland-DC-Delaware-Virginia Solar Industries Association (...

October 10, 2019
News solar government local permitting cutting red tape
Soft cost progress: Over 300 local governments have streamlined solar...

We hype solar technology innovation often as the path forward to a renewable energy future, but the technology we have is already pretty awe...

October 10, 2019
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Ameresco schedules construction of 27-MW solar farm in Illinois village...

Ameresco will develop a 27 MW solar farm in the Village of DePue, Illinois. Upon completion, the DePue solar farm will be the largest in Bur...

October 9, 2019
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Solar energy investors can get real-time benchmarking of their renewable...

German energy Intellitech company Kaiserwetter Energy Asset Management added an advanced renewable energy benchmarking feature to its IoT pl...

October 9, 2019
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Chint Power Systems’s C&I energy storage solution now integrated into...

Energy Toolbase, one of the best solar + energy storage modeling and proposal softwares out there, has integrated Chint Power Systems’...

October 9, 2019
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Keene Housing, ReVision Energy to cut ribbon on solar-powered affordable...

A ribbon-cutting is now set for October 29 at Keene Housing in Keene, NH, to celebrate its solar energy transition. The Monadnock Regio...

October 8, 2019
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Contra Costa County uses SunPower to hedge against peak electric...

Contra Costa County in California recently selected SunPower to deploy a mix of Helix Roof and Carport solar systems at 10 locations totalin...

October 8, 2019
News Arizona state solar module research
New Tech Tuesday: Five universities (in three countries) team to...

A new research project spanning five universities in three countries and led by Arizona State University will work to improve solar cell tec...

October 8, 2019
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Sunrun partners with Citadel Roofing to serve California’s new-build home...

Citadel Roofing & Solar, one of California’s largest and most experienced roofing and solar installers, announced its official par...

October 7, 2019