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maryland community solar Maryland’s Clean Energy Jobs Act passes, includes a 50 percent renewable goal by 2030
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April 15, 2019
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Wisconsin approved a plan that will quintuple the state’s solar capacity
April 15, 2019
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Renewable Properties’ American Canyon Solar Project is the first in California’s Community Choice Aggregation Program
April 15, 2019
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CleanChoice Energy Community Solar opens new solar farm in Prince George’s County, Maryland
April 15, 2019
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DynaPower debuts next-generation energy storage system
April 15, 2019
News California Building Standards vote
Bill for consumer solar rights in California rolls on (meanwhile,...

  California consumers and clean energy supporters applauded the passage of SB 288 through its first critical hurdle in the Senate Ener...

April 15, 2019
News Hawaii solar grid
Energy Toolbase to open new office in Hawaii

Energy Toolbase announced the opening of a new office in Hawaii to service customers in-state and throughout the Asia Pacific region, includ...

April 15, 2019
News Florida solar amendment
Solar in the Southeast Report: Florida on its way to...

Led by an expanded solar commitment from Florida Power and Light (FPL), Florida is beginning to live up to its name as the “Sunshine S...

April 15, 2019
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New York to provide schools with energy benchmarking services

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced a new program for Prekindergarten through Grade 12 schools ...

April 15, 2019
News idaho solar net metering
Idaho Power Co. files to suspend commercial net metering solar...

Advocates are raising concerns about a proposal from Idaho Power Company that would increase utility bills and uncertainty for many business...

April 15, 2019
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Get Connected: Best practices for eliminating PV connector failures

PV connectors play a crucial role in the wiring of solar arrays. As designed and if correctly installed, they provide a high-voltage, high-c...

April 9, 2019
News congress
Bill introduced to add energy storage to Investment Tax Credit...

Legislation was filed by Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA) to modify the tax code to include energy storage as an eligible technology for the investmen...

April 8, 2019
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This Swedish PV production equipment provider is expanding into direct...

Swedish solar energy technology leader Midsummer launched a new energy producing metal sheet roof “Midsummer solar roofs”. This ...

April 8, 2019
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POWERHOME Solar to install solar panels at Cleveland Indians’ baseball...

Solar energy provide POWERHOME Solar will begin installing solar panels on the aptly named Progressive Field, home of the Cleveland Indians,...

April 8, 2019
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Solar Marketplace Report shows the power of one ITC and...

The semiannual Solar Marketplace Intel Report from EnergySage shows that solar system costs continue to fall, despite the Trump tariffs, whi...

April 8, 2019
News global solar data
IHS Markit: Global solar PV market will return to double-digit...

The global solar photovoltaic (PV) market is set to bounce back from single-digit growth in 2018 to 25 percent growth in 2019, reaching 129 ...

April 8, 2019
Policy
Nevada has turned around its solar industry, led the nation...

Remember when Nevada randomly tried to kill its residential solar industry? Since then, Nevada has reversed course and been a clean energy p...

April 8, 2019
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How Massachusetts is supporting energy storage (and how your state...

Batteries are now eligible for state energy efficiency incentives in Massachusetts, and this first-in-the-nation policy should be considered...

April 8, 2019
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Standard Solar opens Chicago office to grow its presence in...

Standard Solar Inc., a leading solar energy company specializing in the development and financing of solar electric systems nationwide, has ...

April 8, 2019
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Virginia’s Ipsun Solar adds energy storage offering with Tesla certification

Ipsun Solar, located in Fairfax, Va., is now a Tesla Powerwall Certified Installer. The company says sign-ups for the product are already co...

April 4, 2019