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irec solar permit review IREC looks to improve solar plan review, code inspection process with Guide updates
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March 22, 2018
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News standard solar
Standard Solar installing 1.1-MW of solar across seven Michigan schools
March 22, 2018
News Sterling and Wilson solar
World’s No. 2 solar EPC opens up Arizona headquarters to focus on U.S. solar market
March 22, 2018
News microsoft solar purchase
Microsoft completes largest corporate solar energy purchase in U.S. to date
March 22, 2018
News navisun
Navisun acquires OSG Solar I project in Massachusetts
March 21, 2018
News SMA's Utility Power Rack
SMA Utility Power Rack solution comes pre-assembled, possible 40 percent...

SMA is now taking orders for its Utility Power Rack 5000/5500, a highly integrated, turnkey solution that offers up to 40 percent integratio...

March 21, 2018
News ABB UNO-DM family
Details on ABB’s new residential inverter series now available in...

The new UNO-DM-PLUS-US series from ABB is now available for immediate shipment in the U.S. Available in five power ratings, from 3.3 to 6.0 ...

March 21, 2018
News solar online training
This online solar training program looks to speed workforce development

Interplay Learning launched a new solar industry training program that will put training capabilities directly in the hands of trade contrac...

March 21, 2018
News SMA Inverter at SMF
Details on 7.5-MW solar project at Sacramento International Airport

The Sacramento International Airport (SMF) added 7.9 MW of solar energy generation across two sites: A 15-acre plot near the airport’s...

March 19, 2018
News Direct Energy solar
Connecticut Green Bank’s PACEsetter award given to Direct Energy Solar

The Connecticut Green Bank awarded Direct Energy Solar and Durham Agricultural Fair Association the PACEsetter Outstanding Project Award for...

March 19, 2018
News washington DC solar
Arcadia Power teams with New Columbia Solar to provide community...

Arcadia Power and New Columbia Solar, an energy provider to residents and businesses throughout the Washington, D.C., formed a partners...

March 19, 2018
PV Modules Natcore technology
Natcore Technology found a lower-cost production method for its high-efficiency...

Natcore Technology Inc. has dramatically streamlined the fabrication method for its Natcore Foil Cell, allowing for even lower-cost producti...

March 19, 2018
News arizona solar lease ruling
Arizona Supreme Court saves solar lease customers from paying extra...

Arizona residents with leased solar systems on their home should not have to pay state property taxes on that PV equipment, says the Arizona...

March 19, 2018
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Report: Utilities still have a lot of electric vehicle planning...

Amid rising predictions of the accelerating adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) across the country, a new report from the Smart Electric Pow...

March 16, 2018
News revolv solar nonprofit
How RE-volv is working with students in the Midwest to...

Students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Dayton in Ohio are working with the San Francisco-based nonprofit RE-v...

March 16, 2018
News Terrasmart 3
TerraSmart completes New York’s second largest solar project

The second largest solar project in the state of New York, Shoreham Solar Commons, was completed last month by TerraSmart. Situated on a for...

March 16, 2018
News New Jersey Senate
New Jersey reworks bills to raise RPS for solar, add...

State and national solar energy advocates are throwing their support behind two bills in New Jersey, A3723 and S2314, that are meant to stab...

March 15, 2018
News Solar-Log
New Solar-Log monitoring gateway aimed at price-sensitive PV projects 15-kW...

The all new Solar-Log 50 Gateway, a compact, advanced residential solar monitoring solution, is now available in the U.S.  Officially l...

March 15, 2018
News novasol florida solar
NovaSol Energy completes one of Florida’s largest municipal solar facilities

NovaSol Energy unveiled a new solar farm in the City of Bartow, Fla., consisting of more than 28,000 high-efficiency 72 cell solar pane...

March 15, 2018
Featured solar projects by sector 2017
10 solar stats to know from the U.S. Solar Market...

The U.S. Solar Market Insight Report 2017 Year-in-Review from GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) dropped today....

March 15, 2018