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KB Racking launches three new rooftop solar mounting systems
Chris Crowell
July 1, 2019
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News United States electric grid
How big of an investment is decarbonizing the U.S. power grid? Try $4.5 trillion
July 1, 2019
News Trimark Associates
Clean Energy Group awards solar site monitoring and maintenance contract to Trimark Associates
July 1, 2019
+ Storage Saft battery company
Saft acquired microgrid power control company Go Electric to bolster energy storage offering
July 1, 2019
News California on map
California’s renewable industries support a bill to stabilize utilities while holding them accountable
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
News NV ENERGY solar
NV Energy reveals plans for 1.2 GW of new solar...

NV Energy continues to work toward its long-term goal of serving its customers with 100 percent renewable energy, announcing the addition of...

June 25, 2019
eBOS Emergency Power Systems
FYI: Russelectric’s Emergency Power System offers redundant PLC controls, manual...

Russelectric, a manufacturer of automatic transfer switches and power control systems, now offers an Emergency Power System that provides ba...

June 24, 2019
News Maine
Maine’s new target: 80 percent renewable electricity by 2030, 100...

Maine passed a pair of bills to both solidify its solar energy market and spur its development. The first, LD 1711, (which we previewed here...

June 24, 2019
News Hanwha_Q_CELLS
Solar module manufacturer Hanwha Q CELLS joins SEIA board of...

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade association for the U.S. solar energy industry, announced the addition of...

June 24, 2019
+ Storage IEEFA storage chart
IEEFA report shows utility-scale storage has some serious momentum

Momentum is gaining around an industry shift toward utility-scale battery storage systems nationally, finds a report published by the Instit...

June 24, 2019
News pennsylvania
Pennsylvania would save $300 million a year if just 10...

A new report commissioned by Community Energy, Inc. finds that transitioning 10 percent of Pennsylvania’s electric generation to solar...

June 24, 2019
News vivint solar survey
Survey shows American adults support a nationwide solar mandate on...

A new survey reveals American adults are much more eager for renewable energy than their elected representatives seem to be, with 70 percent...

June 24, 2019