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MCE Clean Energy MCE ready to pay out more than $1.8 million in net metering payments
Chris Crowell
July 2, 2018
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News New York solar
Groups urge New York State for more low-income solar options
July 2, 2018
News SMA-CORE1-RoofTop
SMA America offers Sunny Tripower CORE1 inverter in two new commercial power classes
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 to change the grid
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 C&I solar financing network
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
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
News thumbs up
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