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July 11, 2018
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News CPS inverter lineup
CPS America to expand U.S. operations: assembly, service centers and fulfillment
July 10, 2018
News california
Senate Bill to transition California to 100 percent clean energy moves to full assembly
July 9, 2018
News massachusetts solar regulation
SEPA explores the massive solar, storage opportunity in Massachusetts in new report
July 9, 2018
News OMCO Solar racking assembly
Pre-assembled mounting structures speed site installation by 35 percent
July 8, 2018
News Sunnova residential solar-001
Sunnova starts offering SunSafe solar, storage service across Massachusetts

Sunnova Energy Corporation has begun offering its Sunnova SunSafe solar energy generation and home battery storage service through its netwo...

July 6, 2018
News Innergex renewable energy solar project
Innergex Renewable Energy acquires 315-MW solar project in Texas

Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. has acquired a sizable 250 MW AC/315 MW DC solar project located in Winkler county, Texas, from Longroad Ener...

July 6, 2018
News fake solar sales
Fight fake solar? That’s what the Solar Consumer Protection Agency...

A new group called the Solar Consumer Protection Agency (SCPA) formed in partnership with affiliate solar companies to launch a new national...

July 5, 2018
News MCE Clean Energy
MCE ready to pay out more than $1.8 million in...

MCE Clean Energy’s annual cash-out process for rooftop solar customers is currently underway, offering more than $1.8 million in check...

July 2, 2018
News New York solar
Groups urge New York State for more low-income solar options

The Million Solar Strong Campaign, a movement of leading industry, environmental, clean energy and community organizations, was joined by Br...

July 2, 2018
News SMA-CORE1-RoofTop
SMA America offers Sunny Tripower CORE1 inverter in two new...

SMA America has new comprehensive commercial solar solutions now available for ordering. SMA’s popular Sunny Tripower CORE1 inverter i...

June 29, 2018
30 Day Campaign to Attack the Solar Tariff grid probe smart inverters
How a Virginia Tech researcher plans to use smart inverters...

The U.S. power grid, after faithfully delivering electricity to our neighborhoods for generations, is facing significant changes to how it o...

June 29, 2018
30 Day Campaign to Attack the Solar Tariff open energy solar financing marketplace
Financial floodgate: This new exchange opens up a $5 billion...

The C&I solar stalemate — with massive development potential on one side, and available but complex financing on the other –...

June 28, 2018
News LG intersolar neon panels
LG Electronics to open new solar module assembly plant in...

LG Electronics announced plans for a new solar module assembly plant in Huntsville, Ala. Starting in early 2019, the new plant is expected t...

June 27, 2018
News Nautilus Solar
Nautilus Solar debuting 13-MW of community solar in Minnesota

Nautilus Solar Energy LLC will be cutting the ribbon on a portfolio of 13.3-MW of community solar projects in, surprise: Minnesota, a leadin...

June 27, 2018
News CleanFund SolarPace
CleanFund eases C&I PACE financing with new partner program launch...

CleanFund is unveiling a new SolarPACE Partner Program along with other new tools, resources and partnerships designed to foster growth in t...

June 27, 2018
30 Day Campaign to Attack the Solar Tariff solar power resilience
Assess solar + storage’s value in terms of facility resilience

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) updated its publicly available online solar+storage optimization tool, REopt Lite, whic...

June 27, 2018
News suncommon
SunCommon receives new credit facility from Citizens Commercial Banking

Citizens Commercial Banking is providing a new credit facility for SunCommon, Vermont’s largest provider of residential, community and...

June 26, 2018
News Solar FlexRack on a Growth Trend_2018
Solar FlexRack trackers trending up, doubling sales over last year

Solar FlexRack reports that its solar tracker sales have doubled in the first half of the year over last year’s sales. Solar FlexRack ...

June 26, 2018
30 Day Campaign to Attack the Solar Tariff Texas solar site
Award-winning solar site idea: Reducing one pound of steel per...

Subtract one pound of steel per foot length from every pile used to support a solar photovoltaic panel, and you may save millions of pounds ...

June 26, 2018