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sunfinity Sunfinity installs 200-kW solar system on Texas-based infrastructure development company building
Chris Crowell
November 14, 2018
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News solar helps
Puerto Rico rebuild: Solar, efficiency projects underway at San Juan’s largest market
November 14, 2018
Financing AEP
American Electric Power (AEP) to add 8.3 GW of renewable generation by 2030
November 14, 2018
News modern multifamily building
Meet Project Sunlight: A new model aimed at scaling multifamily solar
November 14, 2018
Featured Stanford solar professor
Stanford researchers working on rooftop PV array that also cools buildings efficiently
November 13, 2018
Financing CleanCapital
CleanCapital forms partnership with BlackRock to drive new clean energy...

CleanCapital announced a new partnership with BlackRock’s global renewable power platform with the closing of a 46.9 MW portfolio of s...

November 12, 2018
News russelectric distributed energy controller
Russelectric debuts new energy controller for distributed generation systems

Russelectric, a manufacturer of automatic transfer switches and power control systems and solutions, released a new Russelectric Distributed...

November 12, 2018
PV Modules Cat Hybrid Energy Solutions - Shingled Cell Solar Panels
Caterpillar to start selling Cat-branded SunPower solar panels through its...

SunPower is now providing high-efficiency SunPower Performance Series (P-Series) solar panels under the Caterpillar brand. Offered as part o...

November 12, 2018
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Greenskies Renewable Energy completes two community solar projects in Colorado

Greenskies Renewable Energy LLC, a Clean Focus company, in partnership with Black Hills Energy, has completed two community solar gardens in...

November 12, 2018
Financing solar panels and money
SunEast closes capital investment for development of 105-MW solar portfolio

SunEast Development LLC, a developer of solar-generating projects, announced the closing of a development capital raise from New Energy Capi...

November 12, 2018
News Bloomberg storage prediction
Bloomberg New Energy Finance significantly increases its behind-the-meter energy storage...

Bloomberg NEF says the tumbling cost of batteries is set to drive a boom in the installation of energy storage systems around the world in t...

November 12, 2018
News nevada voters
Nevada voters want the state to hit 50 percent renewable...

The Nevada solar industry got a shot in the arm on Election day with the passing of Question 6 and calling for a stronger economy fueled by ...

November 12, 2018
News utility grid modernization
New report explores 10 grid reform concepts, case studies for...

A frequent topic on this site over the last year is the need for more advanced utility business models and a new report from the Advanc...

November 12, 2018
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What batteries should you be installing? DNV GL launches Battery...

There is a lot of noise when it comes to battery specs and performance claims as it relates to solar + energy storage and microgrid projects...

November 12, 2018
News virginia dominion solar
Dominion Energy Virginia petition approved for solar power purchase in...

The State Corporation Commission (SCC) approved two prudency petitions from Dominion Energy Virginia for new renewable projects. One petitio...

November 12, 2018
News EcoFasten Solar GreenFasten Solar Panel Roof Mount System
EcoFasten acquired by a leading European solar rooftop mounting provider

Esdec, a leading European solar rooftop mounting solutions provider (we profiled their new U.S.-focused commercial system here), announced t...

November 6, 2018
News Semper Solaris
Semper Solaris is giving back to military veterans by donating...

Semper Solaris announced the Semper Cares Initiative “Project Charlie” installation, where the company and program partners incl...

November 6, 2018
News Solar builder project of the year gold
Solar Builder 2018 Gold Project of the Year: Cuyahoga County...

The 2018 Gold Project of the Year is a monument to solar energy as a true local product. The developers are located in state. Over 80 percen...

November 6, 2018
Featured Solar Project of the year 2018
Solar Builder 2018 Silver Project of the Year: Annapolis Renewable...

This year’s Silver Project of the Year, the 18-MW Annapolis Renewable Energy Park, is an 80-acre monument to the virtues of civic coll...

November 6, 2018
Featured Bronze project of the year
Solar Builder 2018 Bronze Project of the Year: Gallup River...

Standard Solar Inc., a nationwide solar energy development and financing company, put in a ton of work in all phases of development to compl...

November 6, 2018