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New York hits record solar installs but will fall short of clean energy goals without VDER changes
Chris Crowell
March 15, 2019
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News community solar
Florida Power & Light proposes new community solar program that would be the largest in the United States
March 15, 2019
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Residential solar market growth driven by ‘diverse mix of national, regional installers’ in 2018
March 13, 2019
News Solar Frontier Americas continues to develop its pipeline of over 1 gigawatt of utility scale solar power generation plants
The U.S. solar industry survived the Trump tariffs. Here are five stats to prove it
March 13, 2019
News software integration
Energy Toolbase integrates Stem’s AI storage platform into its solar + storage design software
March 12, 2019
News Powerhome solar
POWERHOME Solar expands into Indiana, will be hiring close to...

Indiana residents soon will have another alternative to grid energy with POWERHOME Solar expanding its operations into The Hoosier State. PO...

March 12, 2019
News Jiangsu-Seraphim
Seraphim adds 1 GW of half-cell module capacity with new...

Seraphim’s bifacial products use a double layer of glass combined with advanced two-sided PV cells, generating up to 25 percent more c...

March 12, 2019
Projects
Florida A&M University approves a 25-year lease with Duke Energy...

The Florida A&M University (FAMU) Board of Trustees approved a partnership with Duke Energy Florida (DEF) to build a solar facility in C...

March 11, 2019
News LONGi-solar
LONGi Solar adds another 5 GW of monocrystalline solar module...

LONGi Solar, a leading global supplier of solar monocrystalline products, announced the commissioning of its 5 GW high-efficiency monocrysta...

March 11, 2019
News net metering rate design
This report looks at the status of net metering and...

The National Regulatory Research Institute released a new study of actions by U.S. states to change distributed energy resources rate design...

March 11, 2019
News Microsoft solar project
Microsoft Corp. signs 15-year PPA for this 75-MW solar project...

Microsoft Corp. and Invenergy are moving ahead with a 74-megawatt solar project in North Carolina, the Wilkinson Solar Energy Center, which ...

March 11, 2019
News Raptor Maps
Cypress Creek Renewables adds PV plant drone inspection services from...

Raptor Maps, a Boston-based software company focused on helping enterprise solar companies adopt drone technology to reduce asset management...

March 11, 2019
News intersolar north america
Intersolar North America canceled this year after acquisition (moving to...

Solar Promotion International GmbH and FMMI GmbH announced that three of the company’s North American events – Intersolar, ees (...

March 11, 2019
News NABCEP new logo
NABCEP partners with Solar Insure to provide insurance coverage to...

The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) announced a strategic partnership with Solar Insure, Inc. to provide ins...

March 7, 2019
News Koolbridge
Koolbridge Solar gets UL approval for Renewable Energy Smart Load...

Koolbridge Solar‘s renewable energy product, the SMART LOAD CENTER (SLC), has been awarded UL (Underwriters Laboratories) approval. UL...

March 7, 2019
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Something to copy: Montecito Fire Protection District Board supports renewable...

Fire, Law enforcement, School and County leaders met to plan yesterday! pic.twitter.com/MAkuvkjs3E — Montecito Fire (@montecitofire) F...

March 7, 2019
News Encore renewable energy
Encore Renewable Energy nets $1 million in new funding for...

The Flexible Capital Fund (Flex Fund) of Vermont, Coastal Enterprises (CEI) of Maine and New Hampshire Community Loan Fund (Community Loan F...

March 6, 2019
News Series 6 RPC Hanger_6in
HellermannTyton releases solar wire management exclusively for First Solar modules

HellermannTyton just released the Series 6 RPC Hanger and Series 6 Fir Tree Fastener, specifically designed to fit the new Series 6 solar mo...

March 6, 2019
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Global solar microinverter forecast: Growth of 10 percent expected by...

Global solar microinverters market is projected to grow at a CAGR of over 10 percent to reach $886 million by 2024, owing to persistent adva...

March 6, 2019
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Life of the third-party: Here’s why project-level due diligence is...

For today’s top EPCs, a solar project’s success comes well before an RFP is even issued. It starts with vendor and product asses...

March 5, 2019