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solar company acquisition Solar Integrated Roofing Corp. acquires roofing company in effort to build national footprint
Chris Crowell
November 28, 2018
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News homeowners select contractor
Modernize: 41 percent of homeowners select contractors based on website recommendations
November 28, 2018
Financing request for proposals
PNM New Mexico issues RFP for 50 MW solar facility
November 27, 2018
News PCI Solar
PCI Solar completes final solar installation of Dallas-area apartment complex
November 27, 2018
News SEIA
SEIA urges Congress to add storage to ITC eligibility this year
November 27, 2018
News Nautilus Solar
Nautilus Solar acquires community solar portfolio from Power52 Energy Solutions

Nautilus Solar Energy, a national solar project acquisition, development and asset management company, acquired a 9 MW community solar devel...

November 27, 2018
News solar prison jobs
Cool story: Inmates at this Ohio prison can earn solar...

Marc Lockett entered prison when he was 18 years old, served more than 30 years for aggravated robbery, kidnapping and involuntary manslaugh...

November 27, 2018
News solar jobs
The case for solar as resilience from economic disasters too

Resilience is a hot topic in solar industry conversations these days because of how it and other distributed energy strategies can protect c...

November 27, 2018
News energy markets
Wind Solar Alliance report shows how outdated wholesale market rules...

Record low costs and consumer demand are driving growth in American wind and solar energy. However, outdated wholesale market rules are prev...

November 19, 2018
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Sonnen partners with homebuilder to develop Net-Zero-Plus community in Florida

Sonnen has partnered with Pearl Homes, the U.S. leader in LEED residential development, to bring the vision of solar + storage, home automat...

November 19, 2018
News steel in solar
Renewable energy needs steel, but is steel green? New report...

Green energy sources like solar are the best energy solutions for the planet, but they also aren’t perfect. Example: At the largest co...

November 19, 2018
News Panasonic solar solutions
Six more installers added to Panasonic Solar Premium Installer program

Panasonic Eco Solutions of North America announced a cross-country expansion of its Residential Solar Installer program, adding six Premium ...

November 19, 2018
News KDC SOLAR
KDC Solar to construct 5-MW solar project for glass manufacturer...

KDC Solar is kicking off construction on a 5.5 megawatt solar power system located in the Bridgeton and Fairfield Townships, New Jersey. The...

November 19, 2018
Financing kWh Analytics
How kWh Analytics is enhancing solar financing with its Solar...

kWh Analytics is enhancing solar project financing via Solar Revenue Put, which has already enhanced over $250 million of solar assets, rece...

November 19, 2018
News consumer preference
Poll results show utilities losing ground to third-parties in consumer...

Customer demand for new energy technologies like electric vehicle (EV) charging and solar power has more than doubled since 2017. Utilities ...

November 19, 2018
News mission solar
Department of Energy awards funds to large-scale DNV GL study...

Bifacial PV modules have the potential to increase energy output by 5-10 percent annually in many locations. To achieve commercial viability...

November 19, 2018
PV Modules Canadian Solar BiHiKu
Canadian Solar ships 10 MW of its new bifacial solar...

Canadian Solar Inc. has delivered 10 MW of its bifacial PV modules, the BiKu CS3U-PB-AG that made its debut at Solar Power International in ...

November 19, 2018
News freedom solar
Freedom Solar Financial raises $7.5M to launch new commercial solar...

Texas-based Freedom Solar Financial Services LLC has raised an initial round of $7.5 million in funding to finance commercial solar pro...

November 19, 2018
News EDF Renewables
EDF Renewables, Shell Energy sign 15-year PPA for a Palen...

Shell Energy North America (SENA), is one of the largest energy suppliers in the West and now is actively growing its renewable power busine...

November 19, 2018
News RPCS cloud county community college
Kansas community college adds solar to curriculum and campus via...

As part of Kansas’ Cloud County Community College’s Solar Energy Technology program, new solar energy courses — spurred by...

November 15, 2018