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March 14, 2018
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News solar saves more than nuclear
RMI: Solar saves carbon faster, more effectively than nuclear power
March 14, 2018
News canadian-solar-logo
Canadian Solar sells three SoCal solar projects (235 MW) to Korean electric utility
March 14, 2018
News S-5 solar clamps
S-5! partners with distributor Unistrut to sell its solar clamps and snow retention systems
March 13, 2018
News Florida homebuilder solar
Price Points: How much will tariffs increase the costs of residential solar?
March 12, 2018
News Virginia solar projects
This Virginia energy bill calls for 5.5 GW of solar,...

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has signed into law the 2018 omnibus energy bill that encourages the growth of renewable energy in the Commo...

March 12, 2018
News new york solar projects
New York to fund $1.4 billion in renewable energy (22...

New York has made it clear it wants nothing to do with Trump’s plans for the energy sector or the environment and has announced t...

March 12, 2018
News Covington
OGE Energy Corp. brings 10-MW SunPower Oasis solar system online

OGE Energy Corp. electric utility subsidiary Oklahoma Gas & Electric (OG&E) and SunPower Corp. completed a 10-megawatt (AC) solar ph...

March 12, 2018
News New Mexico sues Vivint Solar
Vivint Solar sued by New Mexico attorney general, claiming its...

New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas took aim at Vivint Solar, Inc. in a lawsuit filed last week, claiming “unfair and unconsci...

March 12, 2018
Projects Ensync energy systems
Largest solar rooftop system in downtown Honolulu on the way

EnSync Energy Systems, a distributed energy resources (DERs) developer, is expanding the solar system it is installing on the rooftops of th...

March 12, 2018
News Petersen Dean
PetersenDean Roofing & Solar expands with Hawaii solar, battery installer...

PetersenDean Roofing & Solar, the nation’s largest privately held solar and roofing company, acquired Hawaii-based Haleakala Solar...

March 12, 2018
News strata solar
Strata Solar is looking to C&I, community solar as part...

N.C.-based Strata Solar says it has plans to strategically acquire commercial and industrial (C&I) and community solar assets to add to ...

March 8, 2018
News Lamar county solar Origis Energy
Origis Energy’s 52-MW solar project in Mississippi officially up and...

Cooperative Energy and Origis Energy officially unveiled their joint venture 52-MW solar project in Lamar County, Miss., with elected offici...

March 8, 2018
News Sistine Solar Custom Solar Installation
SolarSkin Design Studio gives homeowners control of solar panel graphic...

Homeowners care about curb appeal, and sometimes a solar system clashes with their aesthetics. To remedy this, there are all-black panels an...

March 8, 2018
News JLM Energy Phazr
Wholesale Solar to start distributing JLM Energy storage solutions

JLM Energy has inked a distribution deal with Wholesale Solar. With this strategic partnership, JLM Energy will expand the av...

March 8, 2018
News Grid Alternatives cap and trade regulation
IGS Energy builds on GRID Alternatives partnership in new three-year...

IGS Energy announced a new multi-year partnership with GRID Alternatives, the nation’s largest non-profit solar installer, building on...

March 7, 2018
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Advance Solar & Energy earns Company Accreditation from NABCEP

Advance Solar & Energy has just received Company Accreditation by the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABECP). N...

March 7, 2018
News solar generating capacity
Analysis: Renewable energy generation continues to outpace government forecasts

According to an analysis by the SUN DAY Campaign of data in the latest issue of the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) &ld...

March 6, 2018
News Clean Energy collective
IHS Markit names Clean Energy Collective a ‘Pioneer’ for its...

IHS Markit named Clean Energy Collective (CEC), one of the leading community solar developers, as an Energy Innovation Pioneer for its role ...

March 6, 2018
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ENGIE North America buys SoCore Energy’s solar project assets

Municipalities, utilities, and corporations in the U.S. are increasingly seeking clean energy sources of power, both utility-scale and decen...

March 6, 2018