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Veolia Arvin solar Veolia breaks ground on 1 MW solar installation for wastewater treatment plant in Arvin, Calif.
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May 31, 2024
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Projects TotalEnergies Orinda PV Oakland East Bay Utility District
TotalEnergies celebrates 4.6 MW project for East Bay Municipal Utility District
May 31, 2024
News Alliant Grant County Solar project Wisconsin
Completed 200 MW Grant County Solar Project marks milestone in Wisconsin clean energy
May 30, 2024
Projects Enact solar roi study
Report: Improving ROI on customer solar and storage projects in 2023
May 30, 2024
Featured Q&A
Trends in Solar: Q&A with CEO of Sunhub
May 30, 2024
Projects Apricus Nexus acquisition solar
Apricus Generation acquires Nexus Renewables advancing 500 MW project pipeline

Apricus Generation has acquired a controlling interest in Nexus Renewables Inc., the Toronto-based developer of solar and energy s...

May 30, 2024
News LONGi Hi-Mo 6 Max
LONGi Hi-MO X6 Max series solar modules: standard size, upgraded...

LONGi has announced the launch of its latest product, the Hi-MO X6 Max series, at its Jiaxing factory. The LONGi Hi-MO X6 Max series entered...

May 30, 2024
Projects KMFA Austin radio solar EV Axis
Austin radio station installs solar + EV charging stations for...

An independent public classical radio station in Austin, Texas, is adding solar to save on energy costs and boost its sustainability efforts...

May 30, 2024
Mounting Guide martin roofing solar mount
CertainTeed says hidden solar mount doesn’t void shingle warranty

Martin Roofing & Solar’s patent-pending Hidden Fastener Solar Mount passed a milestone, earning the nod from major American shingl...

May 29, 2024
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ESS vs. gas peaker plants: Maine study factors in social...

Cousins Island Large Gas Power Plant in Yarmouth, Maine. © Eric Broder Van Dyke | Dreamstime.com The cost/benefit compar...

May 28, 2024
News Powerwall3_94
SunPower now selling Tesla Powerwall 3 via loans or leases

SunPower is now offering the Tesla Powerwall 3 within its solar and storage product portfolio. SunPower Financial also expanded its suite of...

May 28, 2024
News AWM CMS Sungrow
AWM cable management earns 630amp rating, can support Sungrow 4.4-MW...

Affordable Wire Management (AWM), a provider of solar cable management systems (CMS), achieved a 630amp rating from the Renewable Energy Tes...

May 28, 2024
News QuickBOLT-Sunnova-AVL
Sunnova adds QuickBOLT solar mounts to approved vendor list

QuickBOLT solar mounts have been added to the Sunnova Energy International Inc. approved vendor list (AVL), making the QB2, Deck Mount, The ...

May 28, 2024
News GoodWe inverter
GoodWe C&I inverters added to Sunnova AVL in U.S.

GoodWe SMT-US inverters for medium- to large-scale C&I sites are now available via Sunnova Energy International. This partnership allows...

May 28, 2024
Projects Groton middle school solar verogy Connecticut green bank
Solar to save Groton Public Schools in Connecticut $40,000 in...

Groton Middle School is one of two buildings in the Groton Public School district in Connecticut to receive a solar installation. The Groton...

May 23, 2024
Projects Bechtel Cutlass solar texas
Bechtel completes 218 MW Cutlass Solar 2 project in Texas

The Bechtel-built Cutlass Solar 2 project in Fort Bend, Texas, is complete and generating electricity at full capacity for the first time. T...

May 23, 2024
News Intersolar Texas solar storage
Registration open for inaugural Intersolar & Energy Storage North America...

Intersolar & Energy Storage North America (IESNA) today announced registration is now open for its new regional event on ...

May 22, 2024
Projects Arevon Posey Solar Project
Arevon breaks ground on 228 MW Posey Solar Project in...

Breaking ground (from left): Katherine Gensler, VP of government affairs and marketing, Arevon; Ryan Hadley, executive director, Indiana Off...

May 21, 2024
Featured solar-permitting-fees
City officials need to stop excessive solar fees

How much time does it take to review the smallest change in an approved residential solar project plan set? That was my question for David L...

May 20, 2024
Financing resi solar loans and financing
Carlyle Group invests in Sungage Financial, will buy $450 million...

Global investment firm Carlyle agreed to a $450 million “forward flow agreement” to purchase newly issued residential solar loan...

May 17, 2024