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Sunnova residential solar-001 Sunnova to bundle roof replacements along with home solar + storage financing
Chris Crowell
February 5, 2020
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News NexTracker logo
NEXTracker debuts new control software functionality for solar plant operators
February 5, 2020
News Safari Energy
Safari Energy and Extra Space Storage have teamed up on 100 solar projects
February 5, 2020
News Raptor Maps
Aerial thermography study uncovers $200 million in potential revenue loss for the solar PV industry
February 5, 2020
News be an eboss
Solar PV eBOS Buyer’s Guide 2020
February 5, 2020
News Lapetus Solar Project_Panels
Duke Energy’s Lapetus Solar project in Andrews County, Texas, is...

The 100-MWac Lapetus Solar project in Andrews County, Texas, began commercial operation in December 2019, according to Duke Energy Renewable...

January 30, 2020
News Generac
Solar Energy International partners with Generac to help educate its...

Generac Power Systems is partnering with the Solar Energy International (SEI) to provide online and in-person training programs for the comp...

January 30, 2020
News REVIA Hybrid Solar Roofing Tiles
Details on a new solar roofing system debuting at the...

  F-Wave LLC, a roofing provider founded by roofing industry veterans in search of a better shingle, is looking to innovate the solar r...

January 30, 2020
News southeast US solar financing
Five factors that will impact Southeast solar financing in 2020

The solar industry has seen several recent developments across the country which have significantly impacted the solar financing landscape. ...

January 30, 2020
News solar report card
IREC grades all state community solar programs and only gives...

Shared solar programs or community solar programs continue to grow in popularity as a compelling model to increase access to clean, renewabl...

January 29, 2020
News Arlington County, Virginia. USA.
Amazon HQ2, Arlington County to both purchase power from this...

Here’s a cool deal: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, will be the home of a new 120-MW solar farm that will support both Amazon’s m...

January 29, 2020
News Encore renewable energy
Encore Renewable Energy brings on former SolarEdge application engineer as...

Encore Renewable Energy has brought aboard Doug MacDonald as engineering manager. MacDonald comes to Encore with more than 20 years of exper...

January 29, 2020
News expansion
Stem Partner Program expands via BayWa r.e., Soligent partnerships to...

Stem is a leading behind-the-meter energy storage services provider (which we have profiled a few times), and it is ready to make its a...

January 29, 2020
News perovskite solar cell
Perovskite solar modules survive three lifetime tests for first time,...

Solliance partners TNO, imec and the Eindhoven University of Technology, demonstrated encapsulated perovskite solar modules fabricated using...

January 29, 2020
Projects Solar training
McCarthy to hire 300+ workers to build Michigan’s largest solar...

McCarthy Building Companies Inc. says it plans to hire more than 200 craft workers and 100 general laborers for Ranger Power’s Assembl...

January 28, 2020
News APS Arizona utility
Arizona Public Services sets aggressive near-term targets on way to...

Last week, Arizona Public Service Co. announced a goal to deliver 100 percent clean, carbon-free electricity to customers by 2050. What&rsqu...

January 28, 2020
Policy Solar Power Rocks Report
Takeaways from the 2020 State Solar Power Rankings Report (where...

Solar Power Rocks (SPR) is one of our favorite sites — a comprehensive resource of state and national solar policy, incentives and fin...

January 28, 2020
Financing CleanCapital
CleanCapital caps off its record year with a seven-project, 16-MW...

CleanCapital announced today its final acquisition of 2019, a 16.5 megawatt portfolio consisting of seven operating solar projects. CleanCap...

January 27, 2020
News Spencer community solar farms
CIT Group leads on financing this New York community solar...

CIT Group’s Power and Energy unit served as sole lead arranger on a $42.8 million in debt financing to support NY Solar Farms, a 70-me...

January 27, 2020
News katrina reconstruction solar home
New Orleans promotes free solar evaluations as part of Solar...

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is breaking from Louisiana’s poor solar policy grade with a new Solar for All NOLA program. Solar fo...

January 27, 2020