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December 4, 2018
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News BayWa re
BayWa r.e.’s VP of Operations addresses Section 301 tariff on solar inverters
December 3, 2018
News peak shaving
Colorado Springs Utilities upgrade their demand response software, add a peak savings program
December 3, 2018
Financing recurrent energy
Recurrent Energy signs PPA for 63-MW Stanford Solar Generating Station No. 2
December 3, 2018
News LONGI bifacial module production
Details on LONGi Solar’s latest bifacial PERC solar module advances
December 3, 2018
News LONGi solar
Enphase Energy, LONGi Solar teamed up on these new AC...

Add this to your list of AC solar modules to consider: Enphase Energy and LONGi Solar are developing Enphase-energized LONGi Solar AC Module...

December 3, 2018
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Case study: McElroy Metal adds solar system to its standing-seam...

Wanting to offset the plant’s electrical usage, and still show a return on investment, McElroy Metal chose a solar solution system for...

December 3, 2018
News solardesigntool
This new SolarDesignTool instantly generates solar permit packages for AHJ...

With solar technology being better and more cost effective than ever, the next big area of need is in soft cost reduction. That’s why ...

December 3, 2018
News NREL thermal energy
NREL gets funding to develop low-cost thermal energy storage

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has been awarded nearly $2.8 million in fund...

December 3, 2018
News sunnova protect
Sunnova to start selling solar warranties, service contracts for residential...

Sunnova Energy Corporation launched Sunnova Protect services last week — the first service-only offering available from a national sol...

December 3, 2018
+ Storage simpliphi storage residential
Storage can deliver big savings for both commercial, residential customers...

Throughout the United States, utilities are now applying rate structures to residential customers’ electricity bills that have histori...

December 3, 2018
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SMA’s Sunny Boy Storage is now available with whole home...

As energy storage becomes increasingly important, SMA America is continuing to invest in its offerings and is now delivering the Sunny Boy S...

November 30, 2018
News CleanChoice Energy
Washington D.C. residents get a path to solar energy via...

CleanChoice Energy, a renewable energy company that provides wind and solar energy products to customers across the country, and New Columbi...

November 29, 2018
News Greenbacker Renewable
Greenbacker Renewable purchases 21-MW solar portfolio in North Carolina

Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC announced that, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, it purchased the rights to a 21.8 megawatt portf...

November 28, 2018
News Altus Power America
Altus Power funds construction of largest solar project in Rhode...

Altus Power America and Reservoir Road Holdings LLC recently combined efforts to develop and construct one of the largest solar projects in ...

November 28, 2018
News solar company acquisition
Solar Integrated Roofing Corp. acquires roofing company in effort to...

Integrated solar and roofing installation company Solar Integrated Roofing Corp. signed an LOI to acquire a well-established roofing company...

November 28, 2018
News homeowners select contractor
Modernize: 41 percent of homeowners select contractors based on website...

Contractor lead generation service Modernize released its latest Modernize Homeowner Index, a quarterly research study that measures se...

November 28, 2018
Financing request for proposals
PNM New Mexico issues RFP for 50 MW solar facility

PNM Resources’ New Mexico utility announced a new program designed to support governmental, tribal and large customers in meeting thei...

November 27, 2018
News PCI Solar
PCI Solar completes final solar installation of Dallas-area apartment complex

PCI Solar, in partnership with Green Mountain Energy, has completed construction on the fourth and final rooftop solar installation for AMLI...

November 27, 2018
News SEIA
SEIA urges Congress to add storage to ITC eligibility this...

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), alongside a broad coalition of energy trade and advocacy organizations, filed a letter urgin...

November 27, 2018