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Duke energy commercial solar Duke Energy launches plan to own, operate non-residential solar sites in North Carolina
Chris Crowell
October 29, 2018
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Internet of Energy update: Google, Stanford, SunTech to collaborate on new DER, customer load controllers
October 25, 2018
News solar foundation workforce
Solar Foundation awarded $2 million to fund solar apprenticeships for military veterans
October 25, 2018
News shovel in dirt
Dynamic Energy working on the largest community solar garden in New York State
October 25, 2018
News Quinnipiac Campus 2
Inside the complex microgrid design of Quinnipac University
October 25, 2018
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GlobalData: U.S. solar developers to benefit from China’s solar subsidy...

The move by China in May this year to slash subsidies for domestic utility-scale solar projects will ultimately benefit developers in the Un...

October 24, 2018
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Walmart to install SunPower solar systems at 21 locations in...

Walmart announced that it has reached an agreement with SunPower to have the commercial energy provider install solar systems at 19 stores a...

October 24, 2018
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OCI Solar’s San Antonio-based Project Ivory sold to D.E. Shaw...

Marathon Capital announced the sale of OCI Solar Power’s 66 MWdc in-construction solar project — Project Ivory — to D. E. ...

October 23, 2018
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Southern Sky Renewable Energy RI completes Warwick airport brownfield solar...

Southern Sky Renewable Energy RI cut the ribbon on a 6.3-MW solar array on the airport connector in Warwick, R.I., this week. The 37-acre br...

October 23, 2018
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Heraeus Photovoltaics says its ‘selectively coated ribbons’ improve solar module...

Heraeus Photovoltaics, a technology solution provider for the renewable energy industry, formed a joint manufacturing and sales partnership ...

October 22, 2018
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APA Racking explains the value of turnkey providers for solar...

The following post is from APA Racking’s Solar Solutions blog series. As timelines get delayed and projects overlap each other, projec...

October 22, 2018
News simpliphi battery solar storage
SimpliPhi launches Installer Qualification Program

To better serve its network of installers operating in more than 35 countries and growing worldwide, SimpliPhi Power is introducing a new In...

October 22, 2018
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Six Flags in New Jersey to be powered by 23-MW...

KDC Solar LLC, a developer, owner and operator of solar power facilities announced today that it has begun construction on a 23.5-megawatt s...

October 22, 2018
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California’s Peninsula Clean Energy breaks ground on 200-MW solar project

California’s largest solar installation built exclusively for a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) agency broke ground in California&r...

October 22, 2018
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Delaware River Solar breaks ground on community solar project in...

The New York State Energy and Research Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Delaware River Solar announced the groundbreaking of a 2.7-megawa...

October 22, 2018
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Here’s the new lineup of fall protection products from PSG...

The biggest news in the fall protection industry this year was the ascent of Pure Safety Group (PSG) to become the largest dedicated provide...

October 22, 2018
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Solar Lendscape report shows increased investor interest in community solar

kWh Analytics released a free resource profiling 28 tax equity investors for developers looking to raise capital. The Solar Lendscape catalo...

October 18, 2018
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Details on Schneider Electric’s microgrid project at the Port of...

Schneider Electric has agreed to design, engineer and build a new microgrid that will enable critical energy resilience at the Port of Long ...

October 18, 2018
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Rhode Island’s Southern Sky Renewable Energy commissions 2.6-MW landfill solar...

Southern Sky Renewable Energy RI was joined by Rhode Island state Governor Gina Raimondo, North Providence Mayor Charles Lombardi, Senate Pr...

October 18, 2018
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Titan Solar Power partners with Silfab Solar for module deployment

Silfab Solar announced a new partnership with PM&M Electric, Inc. – doing business as Titan Solar Power, one of the nation’s...

October 18, 2018