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LONGi bifacial tracker module The largest bifacial solar module, tracker project in the U.S. to be built in Mitchell County, Georgia
Chris Crowell
February 25, 2019
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Financing Taygete-Map-texas
7X Energy finds PPA buyer for 250 MW of its Taygete project in Texas
February 20, 2019
News Stillwater Dwellings
Exponent Solar Energy works with Stillwater Dwellings on energy management system for its prefab homes
February 20, 2019
News EcoMen solar install
Watch: EcoMen Solar constructs PV system to offset tenant loads at this New Jersey plaza
February 20, 2019
News Thumbnail - SAM NA - Community Solar - 1.0
Community solar insight: This industry brief cuts through the collective confusion
February 19, 2019
News solar installer survey
Five takeaways from the Solar Installer Survey from EnergySage, NABCEP

Results of the fourth annual Solar Installer Survey from EnergySage and NABCEP are now available. Here are the five takeaways that most stoo...

February 19, 2019
News Solaria
PV panel provider Solaria just doubled its global production capacity

Solaria Corp., a global provider of high-performance solar panel and systems technologies, today announced that Solaria has started shipping...

February 19, 2019
Projects Nexamp logo
Nexamp completes community solar project in Seneca, New York, part...

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced the completion of Nexamp’s 2.6 MW community solar pro...

February 18, 2019
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Residential Rooftop Report: Heat up your solar install sales in...

The Residential Rooftop Report for the first quarter of 2019 is now available for download. The theme is “Heating Up Sales,” and...

February 18, 2019
+ Storage Sonnen battery
Shell acquires 100 percent stake in energy storage provider sonnen

Shell has agreed to acquire 100 percent of sonnen, a leader in smart energy storage systems and innovative energy services for households. T...

February 18, 2019
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Survey: Employees want to work at companies with sustainability programs

With an increasing number of companies establishing environmental, social and corporate governance initiatives, Swytch, a blockchain-based c...

February 18, 2019
Projects Nexamp carports
Solar carport at Massachusetts Comcast call center enough to offset...

Comcast completed a 1,170-panel carport solar installation that will help power its regional call center at 35 Resnik Road in Plymouth, Mass...

February 18, 2019
News DIRECT ENERGY LOGO
This nearly 100-MW California solar PPA was enabled by energy...

Sunpin Solar, a California-based solar developer, and Direct Energy Business, part of Direct Energy, one of North America’s largest en...

February 18, 2019
News Powerhome solar
Carolina Panthers football stadium to add solar panels via POWERHOME...

POWERHOME Solar will begin installing solar panels on Bank of America Stadium, home of the Carolina Panthers, within the next few weeks.&nbs...

February 18, 2019
News panasonic
Ten more solar installers added to Premium ranks of Panasonic...

Panasonic Solar Group announced its cross-country expansion of the Panasonic Residential Solar Installer program with the addition of 10 Pre...

February 15, 2019
News RPCS solar tracker project
Pine Gate Renewables connects 57-MW solar tracker site in South...

Pine Gate Renewables, a national utility-scale solar developer, owner, and operator, energized its Peony solar project in Orangeburg County,...

February 13, 2019
News solar illinois
Illinois’ solar energy policy (and job growth) is an example...

Illinois outpaced 48 states in solar jobs growth in 2018, adding 1,308 jobs in a single year, according to The Solar Foundation’s late...

February 13, 2019
News solect-logo
Solect Energy renews partnership with New England’s largest energy buying...

Solect Energy, a full-service commercial-scale solar developer and installer in Massachusetts and PowerOptions, the largest energy-buying gr...

February 13, 2019
News solar jobs
Total U.S. solar jobs decline again with Trump’s tariffs cited...

The U.S. solar industry employs 242,343 workers as of 2018, a decline of nearly 8,000 jobs (3.2 percent) compared to 2017, according to the ...

February 12, 2019
Featured solar power northeast 2019
Solar Power Northeast takeaways: Solar’s Catch-22 options for navigating politicians,...

The Northeast is a mature solar market already, but how can it keep on growing from here? Solar Power Northeast in Boston last week offered ...

February 11, 2019