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encore renewables This former silk mill in Keene, N.H., is now part of city’s 100 percent renewable electricity goal
Chris Crowell
May 13, 2019
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+ Storage SolarEdge
SolarEdge to offer its own battery as part of full storage solution, among several product portfolio updates
May 13, 2019
News solsystems
Sol Systems awarded SRECs for 80 no-cost solar systems in Washington, D.C.’s Solar for All program
May 13, 2019
+ Storage Bloomberg storage prediction
IHS Markit: Outlook for energy storage strengthens due to demand for utility-scale solar co-location
May 13, 2019
News south carolina solar net metering
South Carolina might finally have a bipartisan compromise to expand solar energy adoption
May 13, 2019
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Conti Solar announces rebrand and name change to CS Energy

Conti Solar, a national solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), O&M and energy storage development company, announced a n...

May 13, 2019
News Ohio utility solar
Ohio readies bill to dump more money into coal and...

While Illinois and Minnesota are driving forward solar energy policy in the Midwest, Ohio, the home state of Solar Builder, continues to emb...

May 13, 2019
News Wood Mac SEIA 2 million solar installs chart
The U.S. surpasses 2 million solar installations (which will double...

The U.S. is now home to more than 2 million solar PV installations, according to Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables and the Solar Energy ...

May 9, 2019
News quixotic solar
National food distributor in New Jersey installs rooftop solar system...

Quixotic Systems Inc. has completed a 546-kilowatt (kW) solar power system for Conca D’Oro Importers LLC, a national distributor of sp...

May 8, 2019
News Tigo Energy
Tigo updates its TS4-A solar MLPE platform: Wattage increase, weight...

Tigo Energy, pioneer of the smart modular Flex MLPE platform, unveiled its new TS4-A, the advanced retrofit/add-on solution that brings smar...

May 8, 2019
Projects C2 Energy Capital Signs An Agreement with Walmart for 46 Solar Projects_2019
Big solar deal: Walmart agrees to 46 power purchase agreements...

C2 Energy Capital executed 46 Power Purchase Agreements and leases with Walmart Inc. to provide solar power at the retailer’s operatio...

May 8, 2019
News QRail Quick Mount
Quick Mount PV added to Sunnova’s approved vendor list

Quick Mount PV, the leading American manufacturer of watertight solar roof mounting and racking systems, has been added to Sunnova Energy Co...

May 8, 2019
News perovskite
Science: Solar-powered hydrogen fuels a step closer

A cheaper, cleaner and more sustainable way of making hydrogen fuel from water using sunlight is a step closer thanks to new research from t...

May 8, 2019
Inverters and eBOS SolarEdge
SolarEdge inverters ready for the EU’s requirement for generator code

SolarEdge inverters now comply with the EU’s 2016/631 Code, also referred to as requirement for generator (RFG), calling for the estab...

May 7, 2019
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Solar System Wire Management Buyer’s Guide 2019

We humans have a lot in common with wires. We are vessels of energy and information that need grounding for stability. When put in situation...

May 7, 2019
News solar shading drones
Scanifly’s drone-based solar shading assessment approved by NYSERDA and MassCEC

Both New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) have approved sh...

May 7, 2019
News SunShare
SunShare commissions six more Minnesota community solar gardens

SunShare’s SaintSun and ZumbroSun community solar projects in Minnesota have been commissioned and are now live. Owned and operated by...

May 7, 2019
News Eaton
Eaton teams with Pecan Street to develop next-gen residential demand...

Energy research organization Pecan Street Inc. and power management company Eaton are partnering to develop and test a next-generation resid...

May 6, 2019
News coalfield
IEEFA: The solar investment tax credit should be extended for...

The federal solar tax credit should be extended by at least four years in coalfield areas, like the ones around the Navajo Generating Statio...

May 6, 2019
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Virginia SCC approves 11 programs proposed by Dominion for energy...

The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) approved a portfolio of 11 new energy efficiency (EE) and demand response (DR) programs prop...

May 6, 2019