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GP JOULE 2.7MW Project in Lake Waconia, MN GP JOULE completes Minnesota community solar projects with its single-axis tracker
Chris Crowell
April 10, 2018
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Solar FlexRack adds self powered option to its TDP solar trackers
April 10, 2018
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Total corporate funding in solar sector plummets in Q1 2018 due to U.S trade war
April 9, 2018
News Sungrow inverters
Sungrow, Greensmith Energy working on 1-MW solar + storage project in Massachusetts
April 9, 2018
News south carolina solar net metering
South Carolina moves closer to lifting net metering cap for rooftop solar
April 9, 2018
Financing solar commercial loan financing
CleanCapital, CarVal Investors form $250 million equity partnership to invest...

CleanCapital and CarVal Investors, a global alternative investment fund manager, announced a new $250 million equity partnership that, inclu...

April 9, 2018
News New-OYA-Solar-Logo
OYA Solar sells 28 MW of Minnesota community solar to...

OYA Solar Inc. has closed on the sale of four Minnesota community solar projects totaling 28 MWdc with NRG Energy, Inc. The four projects ar...

April 9, 2018
News Schletter FixGrid
Schletter beefs up FixGrid flat-roof mounting system to handle more...

The Schletter Group is releasing a new generation of its FixGrid, a mounting system for flat roofs: The 2018 FixGrid kit system combines the...

April 9, 2018
News Alencon SPOT
Alencon Systems updated its DC-DC optimizer for large-scale solar —...

Alencon Systems LLC is unveiling the latest generation of its DC-DC optimizer, the SPOT-ES V5, at the Energy Storage Association’s (ES...

April 9, 2018
News LIFE EDITED_MAUI_sunflare
Check out how these Sunflare solar panels blend into this...

Graham Hill, founder of the sustainability-focused media outlet TreeHugger and two-time TED presenter, launched a new compact, off-grid, low...

April 9, 2018
News residential solar buying
Residential solar buying trends: Quality matters, storage interest increases

At Bloomberg’s Future of Energy Summit in New York, EnergySage released its latest semiannual Solar Marketplace Intel Report. EnergySa...

April 9, 2018
Financing PACE solar financing
Study shows PACE financing’s big impact in driving solar installations

A federally funded analysis by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) offers evidence that the home-improvement financi...

April 6, 2018
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California retirement community expected to save $250,000 a year with...

The NW Photon Energy and Paradise Village Retirement Community, a senior Independent Assisted and Memory Care Community in San Diego, Calif....

April 6, 2018
News New Jersey Senate
New Jersey solar expansion takes next steps through state legislature

Bills that will expand clean energy capacity in New Jersey continue to work their way through the legislature. N.J. Assemblyman John McKeon&...

April 6, 2018
News CleanChoice Energy
CleanChoice Energy debuts slick platform to connect more customers to...

An issue for community solar, like most solar projects, is customer acquisition. CleanChoice Energy is looking to solve that with a new...

April 5, 2018
News Sunnova residential solar-001
Sunnova Energy banks another $100 million equity investment

Sunnova Energy Corporation, a privately held U.S. residential solar + battery storage service provider, has closed a $100 million equity inv...

April 4, 2018
News CIT Group
CIT Group finances nine community solar gardens in Minnesota, developed...

The Energy Finance unit of CIT Group‘s Commercial Finance division served as sole lead arranger and administrative agent for about $36...

April 4, 2018
Projects campbell soup solar system
Watch: Check out the 4.4-MW solar project at the Campbell...

The world headquarters of the Campbell Soup Company is now home to a 4.4-MW solar system thanks to BNB Renewable Energy Holdings, SunPower C...

April 4, 2018
News Itek Energy solar panels
Itek Energy launches first PV module packaging reuse program

As part of a commitment to environmental stewardship, Bellingham, Wash.-based Itek Energy is piloting the first reusable PV module packaging...

April 4, 2018
News connecticut solar
Connecticut to advance community solar program legislation

Community solar is really capturing the imagination of state decision-makers lately. Connecticut is the most recent example with its General...

April 3, 2018