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astronergy Atlas Renewable Energy places bifacial module order with Chint Solar, Astronergy
Chris Crowell
December 16, 2019
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News SEIA
Here are SEIA’s new board members and division chairs
December 16, 2019
Financing solar portfolio sale
Greenbacker and Encore Renewable Energy reach agreement on a 14 project solar portfolio sale
December 16, 2019
News Grafton Ohio solar project
Ohio village of Grafton signs a PPA with Safari Energy for this 5.7 MW solar project
December 16, 2019
News Arkansas map outline
Bank OZK makes largest solar energy investment by an Arkansas-based bank
December 16, 2019
News solar with justice
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
News array technologies fangear
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
Financing Ipsun Team photo
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
News new york EV rebates
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
News EDF Renewables
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
News nearmap
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
News wind and solar growth
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
News SolarReviews layout tool 2
Meet Solar Calculator, an AI-driven solar design, estimator tool aimed...

Solar-Estimate.org, a SolarReviews company, has added an online solar estimator, the Solar Calculator, that puts a legit solar design softwa...

December 11, 2019
News Silver Spring-Foods
Huntsinger Farms gains grant money to add 100-kW solar array...

Huntsinger Farms, the world’s largest grower and processor of horseradish and the parent company of Silver Spring Foods, has won a $28...

December 11, 2019
News Sunnova residential solar-001
Sunnova updates: SunSafe System hits Florida, 15-year add-on battery financing...

Sunnova Energy International Inc. made a few announcements to close out 2019: 1) The expansion of its Sunnova SunSafe solar + battery storag...

December 11, 2019
News Solar FlexRack cypress creek
Cypress Creek Renewable, Solar FlexRack team up on 105-MW solar...

Solar FlexRack is installing a fixed-tilt solar racking system at a 105 MW solar power generation plant in North Carolina. Cypress Creek Ren...

December 10, 2019
News Generac storage
Generac’s PWRcell residential storage solution is now ready to order

Generac Power Systems announced that it’s highly anticipated battery storage system and home energy management solution is now availab...

December 9, 2019
News lightsource-bp-logo
BP increases investment in solar developer Lightsource BP to 50...

The management of Lightsource BP and BP have agreed to equalize their shareholdings in Lightsource BP to create a simplified 50:50 joint ven...

December 9, 2019
News Conagra Brands solar project
Wish-Bone salad dressing to be produced by solar energy via...

Conagra Brands, Inc. entered into a 15-year service agreement with SolAmerica Energy to place eight acres of solar panels on the company&rsq...

December 9, 2019