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pine gate renewables Pine Gate Renewables starts construction on 101 megawatt solar project in South Carolina
Chris Crowell
July 8, 2019
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News RAF Mills
Label manufacturer opts for 100 percent renewable energy at factory via Duke Energy program
July 8, 2019
News Clenergy solar agricultural mounting
Clenergy’s PV-ezRack SolarTerrace is a mounting system designed for solar agricultural projects
July 8, 2019
News natural gas pipeline
How close is solar + storage to beating natural gas? WRI takes a look
July 8, 2019
News pen on paper
California senators call for solar + storage to be included in comprehensive wildfire prevention legislation
July 8, 2019
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‘Safe Harbor’ from RPCS helps solar developers benefit from this...

RP Constructions Services announced this week a Safe Harbor strategy that will allow project developers, financiers and owners to benefit fr...

July 2, 2019
News solar installer doing a service call
PV Pointer: What can solar installers do now to prep...

  One of the best things that solar contractors can do to prepare for solar in the new homes market is to get familiar with designing a...

July 2, 2019
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KB Racking launches three new rooftop solar mounting systems

KB Racking will be launching three new mounting systems. BarnRack 2.0 and SeamRack 2.0 are newly updated metal roof systems and ReziRack 2.0...

July 1, 2019
News United States electric grid
How big of an investment is decarbonizing the U.S. power...

The transition to a 100% renewable US power grid will need investment of up to $4.5 trillion over the next 10 to 20 years, according to new ...

July 1, 2019
News Trimark Associates
Clean Energy Group awards solar site monitoring and maintenance contract...

Trimark Associates, Inc., a leading provider of metering, SCADA and energy storage technology solutions for the electric power industry, ear...

July 1, 2019
+ Storage Saft battery company
Saft acquired microgrid power control company Go Electric to bolster...

Saft has acquired 100 percent of the shares of Go Electric Inc., a leading US-based developer of distributed energy resiliency solutions for...

July 1, 2019
News California on map
California’s renewable industries support a bill to stabilize utilities while...

California’s wind, solar, geothermal, and bioenergy industries are commending California Governor Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders...

July 1, 2019
News solar permit approval
Soft cost reduction on the way? NREL developing automated solar...

The Solar Foundation and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) tell us they are teaming with the National Renewable Energy Laborato...

July 1, 2019
Batteries Recycle batteries
EV maker Rivian is trying out its second-life batteries in...

Electric adventure vehicle maker Rivian is trying out a new use for its second-life batteries in a solar microgrid initiative with the Honno...

June 27, 2019
News Tufts university solar
Tufts University adds two new solar arrays via PPA with...

Two new roof-mounted solar photovoltaic installations on buildings located on the Medford/Somerville campus of Tufts University will generat...

June 27, 2019
News BIPV Sunflare
You down with BIPV? Here’s a rundown of today’s solar...

This is a continuation of installment III in our Countdown to 2020 series, “Would you like solar with that?”. Will more solar be...

June 27, 2019
News renewables versus coal
IEEFA: Renewables poised to outpace coal on a quarterly basis...

By Dennis Wamsted It’s in the books: Utility-scale renewable resources in the U.S. generated more electricity than coal for the first ...

June 26, 2019
News Omnidian solar monitoring
Omnidian raises new capital to grow its residential solar PV...

Omnidian, a nationwide provider of residential and C&I solar system protection plans and performance guarantees, secured a capital raise...

June 26, 2019
News solar on multifamily affordable housing
California’s Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing program starts accepting applications...

California’s new Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing (SOMAH) program, the nation’s largest investment in low-income resident...

June 25, 2019
News hanergy
Hong Kong certifies Hanergy Thin Film Power Group as a...

Hanergy Thin Film Power Group has been certified as a ‘Sustainable Product Supplier,’ and its thin-film solar tile product, Sing...

June 25, 2019