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new york image New York extends net metering to solar projects under 750-kW, among other changes to VDER tariff
Chris Crowell
April 22, 2019
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Financing solar loan
Details on PowerSwitch 6, Mosaic’s latest residential solar financing innovation
April 22, 2019
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Nevada officially passes bill for 100 percent renewable energy by 2050 (Updated article)
April 22, 2019
News Renewed wind and solar
RENewed Wind and Solar launches, an online marketplace for refurbished wind, solar equipment
April 18, 2019
Inverters and eBOS CPS 50 60 kw
Tigo’s TS4 Platform Rapid Shutdown Systems now compatible with Chint Power Systems
April 18, 2019
Financing EnerBank
Details on new ‘Triple Option Loan’ for rooftop solar projects...

National consumer lender that specializes in home improvement loans, EnerBank USA,  announced a new Triple Option Loan for co...

April 18, 2019
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Global fashion distribution center in South Carolina installs solar system...

Perry Ellis International, Inc. (PEI) has completed a new 2,432-panel rooftop solar installation atop one of the company’s largest dis...

April 17, 2019
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EVgo debuts Autocharge technology to charge registered EVs in seconds

EVgo, the nation’s largest public fast charging network, became the first North American EV charging network to debut Autocharge techn...

April 16, 2019
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Cypress Creek inks deal to power 360 Starbucks stores in...

Starbucks Coffee Company, Cypress Creek Renewables and U.S. Bank are teaming up on a portfolio of solar farms across Texas. As a part of the...

April 16, 2019
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Solar inverter company Ginlong Solis goes public, now listed on...

Ginlong (Solis) Technologies has landed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange, making it the world’s only stock listed company with its main busi...

April 15, 2019
News maryland community solar
Maryland’s Clean Energy Jobs Act passes, includes a 50 percent...

Solar industry leaders and advocates celebrated as the Maryland state lawmakers passed the Clean Energy Jobs Act or CEJA (SB 516 / HB 1158),...

April 15, 2019
News wisconsin solar
Wisconsin approved a plan that will quintuple the state’s solar...

The Wisconsin Public Service Commission approved five interrelated cases that will lead to a five-fold expansion of solar energy in Wisconsi...

April 15, 2019
News renewable properties
Renewable Properties’ American Canyon Solar Project is the first in...

Renewable Properties, an investor and developer of small-scale utility and commercial solar energy projects throughout the U.S., is now cons...

April 15, 2019
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CleanChoice Energy Community Solar opens new solar farm in Prince...

CleanChoice Energy, a renewable energy company that empowers people and businesses to cut emissions and live cleaner lives, has opened 3 MW ...

April 15, 2019
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DynaPower debuts next-generation energy storage system

Leveraging over a decade worth of experience in deploying over 500 MWs of battery energy storage worldwide, Dynapower ready to debut its nex...

April 15, 2019
News California Building Standards vote
Bill for consumer solar rights in California rolls on (meanwhile,...

  California consumers and clean energy supporters applauded the passage of SB 288 through its first critical hurdle in the Senate Ener...

April 15, 2019
News Hawaii solar grid
Energy Toolbase to open new office in Hawaii

Energy Toolbase announced the opening of a new office in Hawaii to service customers in-state and throughout the Asia Pacific region, includ...

April 15, 2019
News Florida solar amendment
Solar in the Southeast Report: Florida on its way to...

Led by an expanded solar commitment from Florida Power and Light (FPL), Florida is beginning to live up to its name as the “Sunshine S...

April 15, 2019
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New York to provide schools with energy benchmarking services

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced a new program for Prekindergarten through Grade 12 schools ...

April 15, 2019
News idaho solar net metering
Idaho Power Co. files to suspend commercial net metering solar...

Advocates are raising concerns about a proposal from Idaho Power Company that would increase utility bills and uncertainty for many business...

April 15, 2019