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Ohio utility solar Ohio readies bill to dump more money into coal and nuclear plants, industry groups explain how misguided it is
Chris Crowell
May 13, 2019
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News Wood Mac SEIA 2 million solar installs chart
The U.S. surpasses 2 million solar installations (which will double by 2023)
May 9, 2019
News quixotic solar
National food distributor in New Jersey installs rooftop solar system with a three-year payback period
May 8, 2019
News Tigo Energy
Tigo updates its TS4-A solar MLPE platform: Wattage increase, weight decrease, more
May 8, 2019
Projects C2 Energy Capital Signs An Agreement with Walmart for 46 Solar Projects_2019
Big solar deal: Walmart agrees to 46 power purchase agreements with C2 Energy Capital
May 8, 2019
News QRail Quick Mount
Quick Mount PV added to Sunnova’s approved vendor list

Quick Mount PV, the leading American manufacturer of watertight solar roof mounting and racking systems, has been added to Sunnova Energy Co...

May 8, 2019
News perovskite
Science: Solar-powered hydrogen fuels a step closer

A cheaper, cleaner and more sustainable way of making hydrogen fuel from water using sunlight is a step closer thanks to new research from t...

May 8, 2019
Inverters and eBOS SolarEdge
SolarEdge inverters ready for the EU’s requirement for generator code

SolarEdge inverters now comply with the EU’s 2016/631 Code, also referred to as requirement for generator (RFG), calling for the estab...

May 7, 2019
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Solar System Wire Management Buyer’s Guide 2019

We humans have a lot in common with wires. We are vessels of energy and information that need grounding for stability. When put in situation...

May 7, 2019
News solar shading drones
Scanifly’s drone-based solar shading assessment approved by NYSERDA and MassCEC

Both New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) have approved sh...

May 7, 2019
News SunShare
SunShare commissions six more Minnesota community solar gardens

SunShare’s SaintSun and ZumbroSun community solar projects in Minnesota have been commissioned and are now live. Owned and operated by...

May 7, 2019
News Eaton
Eaton teams with Pecan Street to develop next-gen residential demand...

Energy research organization Pecan Street Inc. and power management company Eaton are partnering to develop and test a next-generation resid...

May 6, 2019
News coalfield
IEEFA: The solar investment tax credit should be extended for...

The federal solar tax credit should be extended by at least four years in coalfield areas, like the ones around the Navajo Generating Statio...

May 6, 2019
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Virginia SCC approves 11 programs proposed by Dominion for energy...

The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) approved a portfolio of 11 new energy efficiency (EE) and demand response (DR) programs prop...

May 6, 2019
News coronal energy
Panasonic parts ways with Coronal Energy, sells to Lincoln Clean...

U.S. renewables developer Lincoln Clean Energy (LCE), a subsidiary of Ørsted, has acquired the development business of Coronal Energy...

May 6, 2019
Projects Revel Mushroom grower solar project
How a California mushroom grower reduced its energy costs by...

Hokto Kinoko, a grower and producer of mushroom superfoods in California, is going to reduce its energy costs by 60 percent thanks to a Reve...

May 6, 2019
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Nexamp awarded six community solar projects in Illinois

Results of the highly anticipated Illinois Power Agency Adjustable Block Program Lottery have been announced, and Nexamp was awarded six com...

May 6, 2019
News Raycatch_BayWa r.e._Solar
PV startup Raycatch (backed by BayWa r.e.) debuts automated AI...

Innovative startup Raycatch, which is backed by global renewable energy developer, service provider and wholesaler BayWa r.e., developed the...

May 6, 2019
News SEIA
Solar industry groups push for more diversity with best practices...

Solar companies are doing a better job of tracking employee demographics and generally provide positive work environments for their employee...

May 6, 2019
Financing 7x-energy
7X Energy completes second PPA to fund development of Texas’...

7X Energy entered into a second power purchase agreement (PPA) for the remaining power of its 690 MWp Taygete Energy Project located in Peco...

May 6, 2019