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Intersolar-North-America-2014_ Intersolar and ees North America will feature two new pavilions for storage, promising startups
Chris Crowell
February 23, 2018
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News new jersey solar RPS bill
New Jersey bill would raise RPS, solar carve out (and subsidize more nuclear power)
February 23, 2018
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First Solar awarded 200-MW project via Georgia Power’s Renewable Energy Development Initiative
February 22, 2018
News SMA inverters
SMA America further simplifies its Power+ MLPE inverter solution
February 21, 2018
News solar installer confidence
Solar Installer Survey: Two-thirds will absorb solar tariff costs instead of passing to customers as confidence climbs
February 21, 2018
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Rethinking the grid: Southern Co. is building renewable, energy efficient...

This may be a glimpse into the future: Southern Co. and its Alabama Power and Georgia Power subsidiaries have announced a Smart Neighborhood...

February 21, 2018
News Petersen Dean
PetersenDean now offering solar + storage solution via SolarEdge, LG...

PetersenDean Roofing & Solar, the nation’s largest privately held solar and roofing company, has joined forces with SolarEdge and ...

February 21, 2018
News california energy storage
This California bill expands access to solar energy generated by...

The California Legislature is being commended again for its support of solar energy, passing a bill last week to make it easier for business...

February 21, 2018
News Sunpin
California’s Sunpin awarded SMART program feed-in tariff for Blandford project...

  California-based solar developer Sunpin, has been awarded a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) issued by Massachusetts’ SMA...

February 21, 2018
Batteries US battery
Battery showcase: Four solar + storage solutions for your next...

Recommending a battery to a customer in a solar + storage project is no less complicated than recommending a particular solar array solution...

February 20, 2018
News solar contractor success
What makes a highly rated residential solar installer? Here’s three...

SolarReviews.com has analyzed consumer data from more than 3,500 solar installations and has identified these three characteristics tha...

February 19, 2018
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Five more community solar gardens now online in Minnesota

The community solar movement in Minnesota keeps on growing. During the previous four months, five new community solar gardens have been brou...

February 19, 2018
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Puerto Rico recovery: This solar + storage microgrid helps power...

A solar + battery storage microgrid at S.U. Matrullas, a K through 9 school that educates over 150 students in the remote town of Orocovis, ...

February 19, 2018
News Sunpreme bifacial modules
Largest shopping mall solar install in California possible because of...

The largest commercial rooftop solar PV installation in Hanford, Calif., and the largest solar system to be installed, to date, on a shoppin...

February 19, 2018
News Vikram Solar
India’s Vikram Solar opening up an office in Massachusetts

Vikram Solar, one of India’s leading module manufacturers and a prominent rooftop solar & EPC solutions provider, is opening a new...

February 16, 2018
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Check out ReVision Energy’s new branding campaign: Enjoy the Sun

A day out on the lake. A summer afternoon in your backyard. A morning snowshoe trek on your favorite trail. New England based ReVision Energ...

February 16, 2018
Mounting Guide QRail Quick Mount
Quick Mount PV debuts QRail — a rooftop racking system...

Quick Mount PV is simplifying your supply chain, today announcing QRail, its new rooftop racking system featuring patented QClick and QSplic...

February 15, 2018
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South Carolina school district adds 515-kW system, featuring Mission Solar...

The Edgefield County School District in South Carolina is now the proud owner of a 515-kW solar farm that sits on the campus of Parker Eleme...

February 14, 2018
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Sunnova to offer solar installations in Nevada once again

Sunnova Energy Corporation says it will be offering solar installation services in Nevada once again. You may remember the net metering cont...

February 14, 2018
News Trinasolar
Trina Solar hits 25.04 percent efficiency for large-area IBC mono-crystalline...

Trina Solar says its State Key Laboratory (SKL) of PV Science and Technology (PVST) has achieved 25.04% total-area efficiency for a large-ar...

February 14, 2018