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ESDEC_Solar_Family Esdec acquires IronRidge and Quick Mount PV to form the largest U.S. solar racking group
Chris Crowell
September 10, 2019
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Extensible Energy’s DemandEx software looks to reduce demand charges via solar system production alone
September 10, 2019
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CleanChoice Energy, Hartz Solar open up nearly 2 MW of community solar in Maryland
September 10, 2019
News North Colorado university solar array
University of Northern Colorado cuts ribbon on 172-kW solar array
September 10, 2019
News CleanChoice Energy
CleanChoice Energy partners with MPOWERD to distribute solar lanterns to victims of hurricane Dorian
September 10, 2019
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SDG&E wants to hike electric bill minimums and add a...

San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) is proposing a new fixed rate of $10 and a monthly increased minimum bill proposal, of $1.26 per day ...

September 10, 2019
News EDF Renewables
EDF Renewables adds EV charging company PowerFlex Systems to its...

EDF Renewables North America has acquired Los Altos, California-based PowerFlex Systems, a pioneer in managed electric vehicle (EV) charging...

September 9, 2019
News sunpower design studio
SunPower to give homeowners the ability to design their own...

Historically, understanding a home’s solar potential required talking to a sales consultant or compromising with one-size-fits-all onl...

September 9, 2019
News Solar Resource Assessment Equipment - NRG
Check out this collaborative solar resource assessment concept from ArcVera...

Assessing an accurate value of a potential solar project — and then maintaining that production outlook — are of utmost importan...

September 9, 2019
News pen on paper
California governor signs bill to protect solar energy customers from...

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law important financial protections for Californians investing in rooftop solar energy. Th...

September 9, 2019
News senate energy bill
Legislation proposed in U.S. Senate to simplify solar energy permitting...

The solar industry is trumpeting the introduction of the American Energy Opportunity Act by U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Su...

September 9, 2019
Financing financing options
Open Energy explains a new tool for solar installers to...

The following was sent our way by Graham Smith, CEO, Open Energy When looking at the commercial solar/storage/energy efficiency sector (comm...

September 5, 2019
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Lack of SMARTs? Report shows Massachusetts will fall short of...

To see how much forward-thinking policy influences the growth of a renewable energy market – and how stops/starts/small caps stifle th...

September 4, 2019
News nclave
Nclave debuts a two-row solar tracker to boost its ground...

Spain-based solar mounting and tracker manufacturer Nclave (now owned by Trina Solar) has a formidable portfolio of products with its single...

September 4, 2019
News inverer power factor
Power Factors, Nor-Cal Controls are combining forces on a full...

Power Factors and Nor-Cal Controls are teaming up to provide owners, developers and EPCs with end-to-end SCADA and technical asset mana...

September 4, 2019
News terrasmart
See TerraSmart’s new bifacial racking system, its new tracker and...

Booth 1227 TerraSmart’s breakthrough bifacial racking solution, GLIDE, will be one of the latest innovations presented through an Augm...

August 30, 2019
News Utility lines
SEIA to FERC: Let’s make utility solicitations more competitive and...

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) filed a proposal with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to enhance competition ...

August 29, 2019
+ Storage Fortress Power
Fortress Power has three Lithium Iron Phosphate battery sizes to...

Booth 7335 Fortress Power is a lithium battery manufacturer based outside of Philadelphia that focuses on helping solar installers use the s...

August 29, 2019
Products Solaria PowerXT deployed
Into solar module aesthetics? Stop by Solaria’s booth at SPI...

Booth 4960 Achieving greater than 20 percent efficiency, the aesthetically pleasing PowerXT panels from Solaria deliver outstanding power an...

August 29, 2019
News RBI Solar_Dahlia
Underground Surety and three other cool things RBI Solar is...

Booth 837 Dahlia. What if you could increase the ground coverage ratio (GCR) on your next project and not have to worry about the complex va...

August 29, 2019