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May 9, 2018
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News solar net metering connecticut
Utility attacks on home solar continue: Connecticut next to end net metering
May 9, 2018
News smart electric power alliance
SEPA: Community solar capacity doubled in 2017, driven by third-parties
May 8, 2018
News CleanChoice Energy
CleanChoice Energy launches its community solar portal for Minnesota
May 8, 2018
News solar loans and leases
Solar ownership passed leasing in 2017: Here are three reasons why
May 7, 2018
News Hannah Solar
Hannah Solar completes 1.2-MW solar project for Otis Elevator

Hannah Solar Government Services (HSGS) completed the construction of a 1.2-MW ground mounted solar array for Otis Elevator Co. at the compa...

May 7, 2018
News Nevada solar power
Nevada rooftop solar industry booms again after 2017 policy change

The rooftop solar industry is shining once again in Nevada. NV Energy’s most recent annual plan noted a strong increase in application...

May 7, 2018
News Array+sPower
sPower renews partnership with Array Technologies for the next three...

Array Technologies and sPower announced a three-year partnership at the GTM Solar Summit in southern California to do multi-gigawatts o...

May 7, 2018
Financing CleanCapital
CleanCapital acquires 14-MW solar portfolio from X-Elio

CleanCapital announced its largest solar acquisition to date from X-Elio, a Spanish developer with U.S. operations based out of Reno, Nevada...

May 7, 2018
News south carolina net metering
South Carolina legislators trying to raise solar net metering cap...

South Carolina lawmakers approved a measure that will raise the limit on the number of South Carolinians that can invest in solar and earn c...

May 7, 2018
News jinkosolar
GlobalData: Top PV module provider in 2017 was JinkoSolar

JinkoSolar maintained its position as top solar PV module shipment provider in 2017, says GlobalData. The company had shipments of 9.7 GW of...

May 7, 2018
News Sunnova residential solar-001
Sunnova ready to sell solar in Florida following state’s rule...

Following the recent change in Florida’s rules on residential solar financing, Sunnova Energy Corp. is ready to open up shop in the Su...

May 7, 2018
News NEXTracker solar storage
Iowa university to install NEXTracker solar+storage power plant

Iowa-based Ideal Energy is constructing a 1.1 MW power plant at the Maharishi University of Management (MUM) in Fairfield, Iowa, using the N...

May 7, 2018
News baker electric home energy
San Diego’s Baker Electric Solar expands services to include smart...

Baker Electric Solar, San Diego’s market leader in solar and energy storage, has broadened its portfolio of offerings to include smart...

May 3, 2018
News solar PV data analysis
Need easy access to utility data for a sales proposal?...

Urjanet, a global leader in utility data aggregation, has launched Utility Data for Solar, a Data-as-a-Service solution that provides on-dem...

May 3, 2018
News solar storage inverters buying advice
Time for use? How to prepare PV systems today for...

This is an excerpt from the 2018 Inverter Buyer’s Guide. Be sure to download the full free report, complete with specs on 136 inverter...

May 3, 2018
News New York solar storage
State funding paves way for solar plus storage system at...

A solar energy and battery storage system was completed on The State University of New York at New Paltz campus. The battery storage unit wi...

May 2, 2018
News First Solar logo
Update on First Solar’s new U.S. manufacturing plant

Rudolph Libbe Inc., of the Rudolph Libbe Group, will serve as design/build contractor for First Solar Inc.’s new $400 million solar mo...

May 2, 2018
News SMA-Solar
SMA debuts new monitoring, control platform — Data Manager M

As the future of energy management becomes today’s reality, SMA is investing in efforts to digitize commercial energy management and b...

May 1, 2018
News solsmart cities
Here’s how 200 local governments have made it easier to...

Lee’s Summit, Missouri, was designated as SolSmart Gold, marking the 200th local government nationwide to be recognized under the SolS...

May 1, 2018