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Chris Crowell
October 30, 2019
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Tax credit support: 166 members of Congress, 70 associations call for solar ITC extension
October 30, 2019
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C&I boost: Empower Energies, Hannon Armstrong to jointly invest in commercial and industrial solar
October 29, 2019
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Details on large-scale solar + storage dispatch software developed by 8minute Solar Energy, Doosan GridTech
October 28, 2019
Financing cleanchoice energy
This New York town partnered with CleanChoice Energy to provide community solar to its residents
October 28, 2019
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SunSpec Alliance is creating a Blockchain Work Group (here’s how...

The SunSpec Alliance and members Doosan Gridtech, Kitu Systems, and Wivity announced the creation of the SunSpec Blockchain Work Group. The ...

October 28, 2019
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Dust magnets meet electrodynamics: Why the future of solar PV...

The operation and maintenance (O&M) of solar plants presents a variety of long-term challenges. Even if we assume reliable inverters, mo...

October 28, 2019
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Solar tracker company Sunfolding is in demand, raises another $32...

Sunfolding is one of the fastest-growing producers single-axis tracker systems. The company recently closed a $32 million Series B growth fu...

October 28, 2019
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Long-duration energy storage provider ESS nets $30 million to expand...

ESS Inc., a manufacturer of long-duration energy storage systems, has secured $30 million in a Series C investment round led by Breakthrough...

October 28, 2019
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Enphase IQ 7A solar microinverters start shipping in November, can...

Enphase Energy says that the Enphase IQ 7A microinverter for high-power monofacial and bifacial solar modules will begin shipping to custome...

October 28, 2019
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Standard Solar completes its first community solar project in New...

Standard Solar completed its first community solar project in New York last week. The project was developed by U.S. Light Energy and su...

October 28, 2019
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BlackRock, GE-backed DSD closes on funding for $250 million distributed...

Distributed Solar Development (DSD) – a business backed by BlackRock Real Assets’ Global Renewable Power platform and GE Renewab...

October 23, 2019
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Sunpin Solar hosts engineering students to learn about solar project...

Businesses and corporations providing real-world opportunities for students is a big step towards growing the field and helping students cho...

October 23, 2019
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Leyline Renewable Capital nets $150 million investment to pump into...

Newlight Partners LP announced a $150 million investment in Leyline Renewable Capital, a provider of development financing across sever...

October 22, 2019
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Wave Solar boosts its lead generation capability by acquiring My...

Wave Solar, a lead generation platform built exclusively for solar installers, completed the acquisition of Solargraf’s consumer educa...

October 22, 2019
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There’s a push in Brooklyn to turn its microgrid into...

Brooklyn residents have launched a campaign via Change.org to turn the Brooklyn Microgrid into a fully functioning Local Energy Marketplace,...

October 22, 2019
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Over 200 mayors across the country urge Congress to extend...

  Solar investment is a local issue, which is why a bipartisan group of 231 mayors from Tacoma, Wash to Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. sent a let...

October 22, 2019
News Ciet Terre floating solar
Largest floating solar array in U.S. now operational in this...

With a strong desire to reduce both energy costs and the town’s carbon footprint, Sayreville, N.J., issued a public RFP in late 2015 c...

October 21, 2019
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Solar PPA prices have dropped 5 percent versus third quarter...

Each quarter, the LevelTen Energy PPA Price Index provides an in-depth look at average offer prices for wind and solar power purchase agreem...

October 21, 2019
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New Hampshire’s Stone Church Music Club will save $100,000 over...

The Stone Church Music Club in Newmarket, N.H., celebrated the installation of a 26 kW rooftop solar array that will produce 32 MWh of elect...

October 21, 2019