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September 21, 2018
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News Solaria Power XT Enphase AC module
Streamlined residential solar: Solaria, Enphase Energy, Quick Mount PV join forces
September 21, 2018
News Mission Solar
Mission Solar to show off four new solar panels (three PERC) at Solar Power International
September 20, 2018
Mounting Guide APA Ground screw
APA Solar Racking launches new ground screw line at SPI
September 20, 2018
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Solar Power International Action Plan: What to see at the largest solar trade show in the country
September 20, 2018
Solar Trackers Soltec tracker
Details on Soltec’s new solar tracker wind-load analysis method

Soltec, already dedicating itself to bifacial tracker research, now presents Dy-WIND, an innovative method for comprehensive dynamic an...

September 20, 2018
Projects Solstice System Hi Res
California subdivision gets ahead of the solar mandate, re-roofs with...

Across the country, more subdivisions are choosing rooftop solar as a way to attract and retain earth-conscious home buyers. The California ...

September 19, 2018
News SEIA
SEIA, HBCU Coalition launch effort to increase diversity in solar...

With a goal of making the solar workforce and solar communities more diverse, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the Histori...

September 19, 2018
Products Snake Tray
Solar Snake Max is now available for utility-grade solar installs,...

Snake Tray Solar Snake Max is Snake Tray’s new patented cable containment system for utility grade installations. The easy snap togeth...

September 19, 2018
News sunpower logo
SunPower cells, modules to be excluded from the Trump tariffs

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative filed a decision to exclude certain interdigitated back contact (IBC) solar cells and modules wi...

September 19, 2018
News Solmetric PV analyzer
Check out Solmetric’s new PVA-1500 PV Analyzer Kit at SPI

The PVA-1500 PV Analyzer Kit is a 1500 volt I-V curve tracer with built-in PV performance modeling and advanced wireless irradiance, tempera...

September 18, 2018
News Standard Solar DC solar finance
Carlisle Roof Foam and Coatings present C&I roof restoration options...

Just as a mechanic wouldn’t put a new Ferrari 456 V-8 engine in an old Geo Metro, a deteriorating old roof is not the best option to h...

September 18, 2018
News BayWa re
Spin a wheel at BayWa’s booth and help give to...

Global renewable energy developer, service provider and wholesaler, BayWa r.e. is partnering with three national advocacy and charitable org...

September 18, 2018
News solar option
Ampion and Lodestar Energy now offering community solar option to...

Ampion and Lodestar Energy are now offering community solar subscriptions to all Eversource customers in Western Massachusetts. Each subscri...

September 17, 2018
News SMA sunny boy storage inverter
SMA America’s residential storage inverter is now shipping

SMA America‘s AC-coupled solution for residential energy storage and management, the Sunny Boy Storage-US inverter, is now shipping. &...

September 17, 2018
Projects Rhode Island solar project
Rhode Island’s largest solar project is on the way via...

Conti Solar, a national solar EPC, O&M and energy storage company, is providing full turnkey EPC services for the largest solar installa...

September 17, 2018
News new york solar tompkins county
Community solar project in Tompkins County, New York, now operational

The largest community solar project in Tompkins County, New York, has been completed and is fully operational and ready to provide 373 house...

September 17, 2018
News solar thermal certification
Ridged Systems awarded Solar Thermal Systems Program certification

The Solar Rating & Certification Corporation (ICC-SRCC), a program of the ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES), has awarded Ridged Systems a ...

September 17, 2018
Featured electric bill
New York utilities seek demand charges in REV mass market...

New York is at an important juncture in its Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) development as a working group is currently assessing proposal...

September 14, 2018
News rejected fixed charge
Arizona regulators reject new solar fixed charges requested by two...

Out in Arizona, home of the demand charge, the Arizona Corporation Commission rejected a request by two utilities to subject new solar custo...

September 13, 2018