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U.S. solar electric capacity Solar was more than half of all U.S. electricity capacity added in Q1 — here’s how it happened
Chris Crowell
June 12, 2018
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News silfab solar modules
PetersenDean Roofing and Solar signs solar panel supply contract with Silfab Solar
June 11, 2018
Mounting Guide TopTile sunmodo
This solar mounting system from SunModo anchors entirely above roof tiles
June 11, 2018
News Panasonic
San Diego’s Semper Solaris the latest solar installer to join Panasonic’s Premium ranks
June 11, 2018
PV Modules jinkosolar
News on JinkoSolar’s deal with sPower, debut of ‘Cheetah’ Series 410-watt module
June 11, 2018
News CPS string inverter design
Utility-scale solar string design webinar: Distributed vs. centralized strategies

When designing a large site one consideration is string or central inverters? Both have well defined benefits. Historically, the large utili...

June 11, 2018
News CleanCapital
CleanCapital with yet another 10+ MW solar portfolio acquisition

CleanCapital announced a second solar acquisition from G&S Solar, a New York-based developer that builds, develops and operates solar sy...

June 11, 2018
News new belgium brewing solar
New Belgium Brewing donates $100,000 to GRID Alternatives

New Belgium Brewing is donating $100,000 to GRID Alternatives to support its mission to make solar technology accessible to low-income commu...

June 11, 2018
News QRail Quick Mount
Florida’s 3D Solar installs first Quick Mount QRail Racking System

3D Solar, a Florida-based solar contractor, and Quick Mount PV, a manufacturer of waterproof mounting and racking systems, announced today t...

June 11, 2018
News Omnidian solar monitoring
Omnidian adds even more solar industry veterans to build out...

To respond to shifting customer expectations – both from asset owners and individual homeowners – Omnidian has hired solar opera...

June 8, 2018
News sunrun logo
Sunrun provides details on its Florida solar leasing plan —...

Sunrun Inc. made the push to change Florida’s rules concerning solar leases and is now officially ready to offer solar-as-a-service an...

June 8, 2018
30 Day Campaign to Attack the Solar Tariff CPS Wirebox Installed before Inverter Body
How to maximize large-scale PV site value with string design

Service models and technology at the string inverter level are vastly improved from where they were a few years ago. Earlier this week we lo...

June 8, 2018
News Sky Management rooftop solar
Sky Management Services to add 2-MW rooftop solar system on...

Sky Management Services LLC purchased 100 Sanrico Drive in Manchester, Conn. — a 190,000-sq-ft single tenant industrial/distribution f...

June 7, 2018
News Inovateus Solar
City in Kansas developing 6-MW solar farm with Inovateus Solar

Inovateus Solar, Kenyon Energy and the City of Pratt, Kansas, announced the development of 6-MW solar farm project located on the North East...

June 7, 2018
News department of energy contest
Department of Energy puts $3 million into contest to boost...

Amid rumors of a wild nuclear bailout plan, the Department of Energy isn’t totally forgetting about solar, launching the American-Made...

June 7, 2018
News Cedarvale Installed with Solar FlexRack
Solar FlexRack expands solar services across Western Canada

Solar FlexRack, a division of Northern States Metals and an innovative leader in photovoltaic mounting and solar tracker solutions, has expa...

June 6, 2018
News GRID alternatives at work
GRID Alternatives rebrands solar installation program Energy for All

GRID Alternatives, a national leader in making clean, affordable solar power and solar jobs accessible to low-income communities and communi...

June 6, 2018
Inverters and eBOS ABB TRIO-60-60 kw
ABB releases 60-kW TRIO-TM smart solar inverter

The newest addition to ABB’s three-phase, commercial product line is the TRIO-TM-60 with immediate availability. This three maximum po...

June 6, 2018
News SolarEdge
SolarEdge launches new web-based PV system design tool

SolarEdge Technologies is launching a new Designer tool to enable faster, easier planning of solar energy system designs. The new web-based ...

June 6, 2018
30 Day Campaign to Attack the Solar Tariff
Saving costs with large-scale string inverter design, part 2

During this first week of Attack the Tariff, we are looking at all of the efficiencies to be gained and costs to be saved through large-scal...

June 6, 2018