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SEPA storage snapshot SEPA: Energy storage interconnection increased 44 percent in 2018 (residential up 500 percent)
Chris Crowell
August 6, 2019
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News Installation of stand-alone exterior photo voltaic panels system. Renewable green energy generation.
Renewable energy apprenticeship program, path to employment launched by Utility Workers Union, Power for America
August 6, 2019
+ Storage NEXTracker
Stacks on Value Stacks: The large-scale solar plus storage market is coming together
August 6, 2019
News CASHTON-SOLAR-Organic Valley
Organic Valley finishes construction of three community solar projects to hit 100 percent renewable power
August 5, 2019
News solar sunshot funding
Here’s the top large-scale solar project funding deals in Q2 2019
August 5, 2019
+ Storage Solar FlexRack on a Growth Trend_2018
Global Market Insights shows 35 percent solar energy storage market...

​​ The Solar Energy Storage Market in the year 2018 was valued at U.S. $170 million and is predicted to witness gains of more th...

August 5, 2019
News hanergy
Hanergy makes appearance on Fortune China 500 list

The world’s largest thin-film power solution company, Hanergy Thin Film Power Group, now ranks 456th on the 2019 Fortune China 500 lis...

August 5, 2019
News Soltec
10 notes from Soltec’s Bifacial Tracker Evaluation Center report

Soltec has launched a second white paper to detail the year-long findings of its Bifacial Tracker Evaluation Center (BiTEC) results located ...

August 5, 2019
News Badger-Hollow-for-web
Wisconsin utility expands its role with Badger Hollow Solar Farm,...

Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) is getting more into solar these days, through project acquisitions and its Renewable Energy Rider program. &...

August 5, 2019
News 3 in 1 solar tile roof
Government of the Bahamas approves use of 3 IN 1...

  Bahamas Industries and Construction Company Ltd (BICC) has been granted approval by The Ministry of Public Works of The Bahamian Gove...

August 5, 2019
News MCE CCA
California CCA MCE has paid out over $2.8 million to...

Editor’s Note: the figure in this post has been updated. MCE is issuing cash outs totaling over $2.8 million to rooftop solar customer...

August 5, 2019
News virginia dominion solar
Amazon to add another 45-MW solar farm in Virginia

Not ready to settle for second place among corporate renewable offtakers, Amazon announced the company’s 65th and 66th renewable energ...

August 1, 2019
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Trimble’s Contractor WorkZone productivity app now has more features for...

In today’s ever-growing construction industry, business owners are faced with tough decisions like how to pay for the most skilled lab...

July 31, 2019
News panasonic enphase
Panasonic to offer full 25-year warranty for AC module including...

Warranties are often seen as the most important / valuable piece of a solar system sale and install. Panasonic Life Solutions Company of Ame...

July 31, 2019
Projects FEASIBILITY STUDY concept
This California city is trying a community microgrid to improve...

The City of Calistoga, Calif., is in Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) territory, and therefore subject to PG&E’s Public ...

July 30, 2019
News C2 Energy Capital Launch Solar Sheep Vegetation Maintenance Program
C2 Energy Capital to scale up its sheep grazing vegetation...

C2 Energy Capital LLC, a rapidly growing investor in renewable energy and storage assets, is scaling up its solar sheep program for vegetati...

July 30, 2019
+ Storage dynapower
Dynapower now offering new financing options for its energy storage...

Dynapower, in partnership with LCA, is now offering financing options for system integrators and buyers of Dynapower energy storage systems ...

July 29, 2019
News BayWa re
BayWa r.e. acquires Canada’s National Solar Distributors as part of...

As part of its ongoing expansion and investment in North America, global renewable energy developer, service provider and distributor BayWa ...

July 29, 2019
News Safari energy
Safari Energy expands its options to fund, acquire, own, operate...

Safari Energy is launching a new flexible financial solution for solar developers and installers. Through the acquisition of solar proj...

July 29, 2019
News renewables versus coal
More than one-fifth of domestic electrical generation comes from renewables...

Taken as a whole, renewable energy sources (biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) accounted for more than a fifth (20.3%) of net dom...

July 29, 2019