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February 4, 2019
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GP JOULE opens New York office to expand its U.S. solar presence
February 4, 2019
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SepiSolar’s new Salesforce consulting division to help solar installers make better use of their CRM
February 4, 2019
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City of Warwick debuts its second solar array, via Southern Sky Renewable Energy
February 4, 2019
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NEC completes energy storage system for Michigan’s Consumers Energy
February 4, 2019
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Car dealership in Dallas installs 37 solar canopies for both...

Dallas-based El Dorado Chevrolet / Mazda of McKinney, has collaborated and contracted with Sunfinity Renewable Energy of Dallas and The Ratl...

February 4, 2019
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Aurora Solar lands $20 million in Series A funding to...

Aurora Solar, one of the top software platforms for distributed solar, will continue to add new product functionality and improve solar inst...

February 4, 2019
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Standard Solar to integrate 4.2-MW solar system into Rhode Island...

Standard Solar reached an agreement with the Town of Burrillville, R.I., to build a 4.2-MW solar system that will be integrated into the Rho...

January 31, 2019
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CALSSA: These five barriers keep solar + storage from max...

The California Solar and Storage Association (CALSSA) released a white paper detailing barriers that prevent customer-sited solar and storag...

January 30, 2019
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EDF Renewables’ Morris Ridge Solar Project receives long-term contract from...

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) awarded a long-term contract to the 212 megawatt (MWdc) / 170 MW...

January 30, 2019
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DTE Energy’s rate case slashes home solar economics, pumps money...

The Michigan Environmental Council, Natural Resources Defense Council and Sierra Club are sounding the alarm on DTE Energy’s Rate Case...

January 30, 2019
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Turnkey solar developer OYA Solar opens New York office

OYA Solar, a North American turnkey solar developer, has opened a New York office to support the company’s growing development work in...

January 29, 2019
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CleanCapital buys 13-MW solar portfolio from General Energy Solutions in...

CleanCapital acquired a 13.2 MW solar portfolio from General Energy Solutions USA, comprised of sites in Indianapolis and Columbus, Ohio. Cl...

January 29, 2019
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On the Origin of EPCs: How the EPC-supplier relationship influences...

The evolution of EPCs in the solar industry is truly that — an evolution — and not in the cliché business-speak way. For ...

January 29, 2019
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JinkoSolar hits new n-type monocrystalline silicon solar cell efficiency record

  JinkoSolar Holding Co. announced a record high efficiency of 24.2% was achieved by its large-area N-type TOPCon monocrystalline silic...

January 28, 2019
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World’s largest solar PV peaker power plant uses DC-coupled storage...

The Lāwa’i Solar and Energy Storage Project in Hawaii completed this month became the world’s largest operational solar PV+...

January 28, 2019
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NRG Renewables rebrands community solar division as Clearway Community Solar

NRG Renewables and its Community Solar division, NRG Community Solar, have formally become Clearway Community Solar under a new parent compa...

January 28, 2019
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PosiGen to expand solar leasing program thanks to new credit...

PosiGen, a provider of renewable energy and efficiency solutions for low-to-moderate income households, announced a new credit facility prov...

January 28, 2019
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Nearly 1 MW solar canopy project in South Carolina completed...

Quest Renewables completed a 907-kW solar system in partnership with Hannah Solar for AVX Corp. in Fountain Inn, S.C. in just 28 days. The s...

January 28, 2019
News Consumers Energy
Michigan’s first commercial-scale solar + storage system up and running...

Michigan’s first ever rooftop solar array and battery storage system debuted last week in the growing area of Grand Rapids. Nearl...

January 28, 2019