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Chris Crowell
June 27, 2018
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News Nautilus Solar
Nautilus Solar debuting 13-MW of community solar in Minnesota
June 27, 2018
News CleanFund SolarPace
CleanFund eases C&I PACE financing with new partner program launch at Intersolar
June 27, 2018
30 Day Campaign to Attack the Solar Tariff solar power resilience
Assess solar + storage’s value in terms of facility resilience
June 27, 2018
News suncommon
SunCommon receives new credit facility from Citizens Commercial Banking
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
News solar rebates north carolina
Duke Energy denied in attempt to raise fixed rates on...

Duke Energy had big plans in North Carolina for a $13 billion capital reinvestment plan to modernize the grid and requested a $472 million r...

June 25, 2018
Projects PCI Solar
PCI Solar develops 1.8-MW solar project at brownfield site in...

PCI Solar has completed construction of a 1.8-MW solar array for the City of Wasco in California. The project, developed by Siemens, is part...

June 25, 2018
News sky management new jersey solar
Sky Management installs 600-kW rooftop solar system at N.J.-based Checkpoint...

Sky Management Services and Sky Power sent word of a 600 kW rooftop solar installation at Checkpoint Systems Corporate Headquarters in Thoro...

June 25, 2018
News investment tax credit
IRS releases solar Investment Tax Credit qualification guidance

The Internal Revenue Service released guidance establishing when construction starts for solar projects under tax law, allowing developers t...

June 22, 2018
News YSG Solar
New York solar installer expands into California after 2020 mandate...

YSG Solar, a New York-based solar system design and installation company is expanding into the California market this June with a new office...

June 22, 2018
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California to launch three programs to improve low-income community access...

Right on cue after our Install Inequality feature this week, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) adopted three new programs to...

June 21, 2018
News REC N-Peak Lauch Event at Intersolar Europe 2018
REC Group shows off new N-Peak solar panel at Intersolar...

REC Group, the leading European brand for solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, launched its brand-new N-Peak high-performance solar panel at Inte...

June 21, 2018
Financing solar wind
LevelTen’s Q2 PPA Pricing Index shows solar prices decreasing

Renewable PPA prices have been a closely-guarded secret for years, only available to those willing to fork over thousands for the data. In t...

June 21, 2018
News alsoenergy
Solar monitoring giants AlsoEnergy, skytron form strategic global partnership

AlsoEnergy, a leading provider of solar monitoring solutions in North America, and skytron energy, a European leader in the monitoring and c...

June 21, 2018
News grid modernization with solar
How a transparent, modern grid properly values solar, DER

Much of our Attack the Tariff campaign is focused on market-based innovations that improve the upfront costs and long-term value for a varie...

June 20, 2018
News GTM Research smart home
GTM: Future of smart homes tied to voice automation devices,...

Smart thermostats, connected lighting and electric water heaters offer customers greater awareness and control of their energy consumption. ...

June 19, 2018
News MBL Energy
MBL-Energy is now pre-certified for solar carport installs at California...

MBL-Energy has received the first California Division of State Architects (DSA) pre-check certification issued under the newly released 2016...

June 19, 2018
News Solar Builder Project of the Year awards
Submit your projects to our Project of the Year awards

I started to sum up our July/August issue by saying “it’s all about innovation!” and nearly barfed. Ugh. Innovation. You k...

June 19, 2018