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January 28, 2019
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How four Midwest states boosted residential solar installations via Solarize group buys
January 24, 2019
News Forefront power
ForeFront Power connects community solar to National Grid and Rochester Gas & Electric service territory
January 24, 2019
News countdown to 2020
Countdown to 2020, part 1: The role solar plays in California’s new building efficiency standards
January 24, 2019
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SunShare tops the 100 MW mark for community solar garden development
January 23, 2019
News New Mexico
New Mexico puts community solar legislation on the table

Legislation was introduced in New Mexico recently to expand bill-saving benefits of solar to all residents, including those who rent, have u...

January 23, 2019
News Conti Solar
Conti Solar recognized for its outstanding safety record

Conti Solar, a national solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), O&M and energy storage development company, has earned th...

January 22, 2019
News sunspec alliance laboratories
SunSpec Alliance partners with 7 test labs to certify products...

SunSpec Alliance, the information standards and certification organization for the Distributed Energy Resource (DER) industry, announced the...

January 22, 2019
News solar state report card
IREC recognizes these four states for their clean energy policy...

After a colossal year of energy policy activity across the states, the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) calls out some favorite 20...

January 22, 2019
News Skylift
Side Business: Three solar contractors discuss selling, constructing solar-covered patios

Solar-covered patios are a niche product worth exploring as part of your solar business. The first step in pursuing these projects is knowin...

January 22, 2019
News Bankruptcy law
How will the PG&E bankruptcy affect the California solar industry?...

California’s largest utility, PG&E, filed for bankruptcy last week after years of liability for its role in California’s wil...

January 21, 2019
News new york EV rebates
How New York State’s ‘Green New Deal’ plans to be...

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced details for a Green New Deal plan that will lead New York state to a carbon-free by 2040 goal. Here...

January 21, 2019
News new hampshire solar energy
New Hampshire city adds new solar rooftop system, moves toward...

One of New Hampshire’s largest solar arrays will save the city of Keene millions of dollars while generating enough power to offset th...

January 21, 2019
News GAF Energy
Top roofing manufacturer launches GAF Energy to focus on solar...

Standard Industries, the world’s largest roofing and waterproofing manufacturer launched a new company to meet the growing demand for ...

January 21, 2019
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Nautilus Solar Energy adds 3-MW Rhode Island community solar project...

  Nautilus Solar Energy acquired a 3 MW community solar development from ISM Solar Development LLC, a developer of large commercial and...

January 17, 2019
News LONGi
Sunnova adds LONGi Solar to its approved vendor list

Sunnova Energy Corp. has added LONGi Solar as an approved vendor for residential solar modules. Through this new partnership, Sunnova’...

January 17, 2019
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Florida Power & Light will install ’30 million solar panels’...

Florida Power & Light Company is the largest energy company in the United States as measured by retail electricity produced and sold, se...

January 17, 2019
Inverters and eBOS APsystems qs1 microinverter
Inside the upgrades to the most powerful microinverter on the...

Today’s solar systems require a more robust communication architecture to manage significantly more data points and in-field software ...

January 17, 2019
News solar data center
Data center energy consumption makes a strong case for solar

A recent report from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found that if greenhouse gas emissions continue at ...

January 17, 2019
News QuickBolt
SolarRoofHook continues to evolve, rebrands as QuickBOLT

  In response to the housing crisis of 2008, Quickscrews launched its first ever non-woodworking division: SolarRoofHook. Its team help...

January 17, 2019