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auric-energy Auric Solar rebrands as Auric Energy, acquires Solaroo Energy
Chris Crowell
January 8, 2019
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PV Protection: Four reasons you should already be installing protective barriers on solar arrays
January 8, 2019
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City of Greenville, Illinois, partners with Sunpin Solar on its first major solar project
January 7, 2019
News PV Evolution Labs
DNV GL’s solar equipment reliability testing lab, PVEL, spins off on its own
January 7, 2019
Projects ensync peer to peer energy sharing
This Hawaii housing development to share solar energy via peer-to-peer exchange network
January 7, 2019
News Duke Energy
Duke Energy prepares for second round of residential solar rebates...

Duke Energy has opened the window for another wave of North Carolina customers to apply for its solar rebate program — a program that ...

January 7, 2019
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Philadelphia to offset 22 percent of government building electricity costs...

Developer Community Energy Inc. announced the approval of a 70-MW solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) in Adams County, Pa, to power governm...

January 7, 2019
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Clearway Energy Group secures two solar PPAs with Hawaiian Electric...

Clearway Energy Group and Hawaiian Electric Company have signed power purchase agreements to construct two solar projects on Oahu: Mililani ...

January 7, 2019
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SolarEdge acquires electric vehicle powertrain provider SMRE

SolarEdge Technologies announced a huge move today, acquiring SMRE Spa, a provider of integrated powertrain technology and electronics for e...

January 7, 2019
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Five predictions for the U.S. residential solar market via Freedom...

Freedom Forever is one of the fastest growing residential solar finance and installation companies. The Temecula, California-based company d...

January 3, 2019
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California’s Vineyards a good example of how to design, develop...

With opening a few months away, The Vineyards already is generating anticipation as Southern California’s newest upscale and pedestria...

January 2, 2019
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Solar groups send 100 Day Clean Energy Agenda to South...

A coalition of solar industry groups, conservation organizations, and clean energy advocates have crafted a 100 Day Clean Energy Agenda, cal...

January 2, 2019
News Harvest-Solar-Lenawee
Harvest Energy Solutions installs first utility solar project in Michigan’s...

Jackson, Mich.-based solar energy provider, Harvest Energy Solutions is the first provider of solar energy to a utility in Lenawee County, M...

January 2, 2019
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Thin-film PV company Sunflare readies production boost with big equipment...

Thin-film PV could be on the upswing in the U.S. residential solar sector. Swedish solar energy company Midsummer has received an order from...

January 2, 2019
News NREL floating PV research
Will floating PV start trending? NREL estimates its potential in...

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers estimate that installing floating solar photovoltaics on the more than 24,000 man-ma...

January 2, 2019
Projects Solar Log
How Sunrise Solar saved H.D. Myles farms $160,000 on its...

Sunrise Solar is a locally owned and operated solar designer and installer in Chestertown, MD. It specializes in agricultural solar solution...

January 2, 2019
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Top 10 Solar Builder articles from 2018

The solar industry had a so-so year because of the tariffs, but the Solar Builder offices are busier than ever. From calling out l...

December 26, 2018
News Suntuity
Huge commercial solar rooftop system installed at New Jersey-based Aurobindo...

Suntuity, a global turnkey solar energy solutions provider headquartered in central New Jersey, has delivered one of the state’s large...

December 20, 2018
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Massachusetts SMART program kicks off with this 9.8-MW solar +...

SunRaise Investments, LLC and Borrego Solar Systems Inc. announced the completion of two of the first solar projects under the new Solar Mas...

December 20, 2018
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Hanwha Q Cells pass 10 GW in cell technology production

Hanwha Q CELLS, one of the largest solar cell and module manufacturers in the world, says it has surpassed the 10 GW threshold for productio...

December 20, 2018