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United States solar energy Unirac, Enphase, SolarEdge promote U.S. manufacturing capacity this week
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July 12, 2024
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Check out Michael Phelps’ massive home solar + battery system
July 12, 2024
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Nature’s Generator adds 50 amp 120/240V 12-circuit Transfer Switch
July 9, 2024
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Video: Improve solar business profitability with product flexibility
July 9, 2024
Projects Caution AD/CVD tariffs
New AD/CVD tariffs could stifle otherwise thriving U.S. solar industry
July 9, 2024
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LG Home 8 ESS financing available via Synchrony

LG Electronics USA is expanding its partnership with consumer financing company Synchrony. LG’s independent Pro Dealers have access to...

July 8, 2024
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EnergySage now available in all 50 states

For over a decade, renewable energy marketplace EnergySage has been connecting homeowners with solar installers consumers with its nifty com...

July 8, 2024
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PowerWise SOLAR adds Solar Data Systems monitoring to MET Stations

Solar monitoring solution provider Solar Data Systems is partnering with PowerWise SOLAR, a prominent player in the Utility and C&I sola...

July 8, 2024
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Solving public EV charging issues with open-source software

Recent surveys and media reports indicate that the lack of a comprehensive public EV charging network and unreliable EV chargers are a major...

July 8, 2024
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Crash course in PV Hazard Control Systems at NABCEP 2024

This recap of a UL 3741 training session at NABCEP 2024 was originally published in the Q2 2024 edition of Solar Builder. The UL 3741 listin...

July 8, 2024
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Solar ‘resilience hubs’ in California to add 8 GW for...

A new study published by the Society for Risk Analysis shows that solar-powered “resilience hubs” could generate up to 8 GW of p...

July 3, 2024
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J&B Solar tapped for 175 MW utility-scale project in Michigan

J&B Solar will manage the mechanical construction for a 175-megawatt utility-scale solar project in Montcalm County, Michigan. The mecha...

July 2, 2024
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Case study: Chestnut Hill North Apartments rooftop and carport solar...

Solar PV projects for multifamily / apartment buildings is often tricky. How will the solar energy be divided among renters and common loads...

July 2, 2024
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Rutgers selects SolarEdge for agrivoltaics research program

SolarEdge Technologies will be part of a research and demonstration program conducted by Rutgers University in New Jersey. The program will ...

July 1, 2024
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The state of C&I solar policy, regulations in summer of...

By Anthony Laurita, SMA America As solar technology continues to advance, the commercial and industrial (C&I) sectors stand at the foref...

July 1, 2024
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APsystems added to CertainTeed Solstice Panel warranty AVL

APsystems and its high-powered, multi-module microinverters, have been added to the CertainTeed Solstice Panel warranty approved vendor list...

June 28, 2024
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Trina Storage rolling out Elementa 2 Elevate in North America

As we wrote in January, 2024 is a big year for Trina Solar in the United States. “The shining example is the new 1.35 million sq ...

June 26, 2024
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Climavision leans into AI for weather prediction product line

Weather monitoring is crucial for large-scale solar plants and O&M teams. Weather tech pioneer Climavision is marking its third annivers...

June 26, 2024
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Solar module glass is ‘spontaneously breaking’ in the field

Solar module market news is coming fast and furious these days. PV prices have possibly it a floor. A record-setting 11 GW of that new solar...

June 26, 2024
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Video: Innovations in the solar technician tool belt with Fluke

I-V curve tracers, irradiance meters, clamp meters, thermal imagers … the list of tools for solar pros is long and complex. On this e...

June 25, 2024