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washington DC solar Arcadia Power teams with New Columbia Solar to provide community solar option in D.C.
Chris Crowell
March 19, 2018
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PV Modules Natcore technology
Natcore Technology found a lower-cost production method for its high-efficiency solar cell
March 19, 2018
News arizona solar lease ruling
Arizona Supreme Court saves solar lease customers from paying extra property taxes
March 19, 2018
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Report: Utilities still have a lot of electric vehicle planning to do
March 16, 2018
News revolv solar nonprofit
How RE-volv is working with students in the Midwest to install solar at nonprofits
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
News Fortune Energy
Fortune Energy to open new solar distribution warehouse in Texas

Solar distributor Fortune Energy  is opening of a brand new warehouse and office right in the heart of Austin, Texas. Already serv...

March 14, 2018
News solar saves more than nuclear
RMI: Solar saves carbon faster, more effectively than nuclear power

Renewable electricity, chiefly from wind and solar power, adds electricity generation and saves carbon faster than nuclear power does or eve...

March 14, 2018
News canadian-solar-logo
Canadian Solar sells three SoCal solar projects (235 MW) to...

Canadian Solar’s wholly owned subsidiary Recurrent Energy finalized the sale of three Southern California solar projects totaling 235 ...

March 14, 2018
News S-5 solar clamps
S-5! partners with distributor Unistrut to sell its solar clamps...

S-5! has announced a partnership with North American distributor Unistrut, where Unistrut Ohio will offer the complete line of S-5! zero-pen...

March 13, 2018
News Florida homebuilder solar
Price Points: How much will tariffs increase the costs of...

Now that the #TrumpTariffs are in place, we know that utility-scale solar will take a hit. GTM Research is expecting an 11 percent decrease ...

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