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October 12, 2017
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News capital introduction game change
GameChange Solar expands capital introduction program to $3 billion to fund new projects
October 12, 2017
News IGS Solar
Maine’s largest solar array now operational
October 11, 2017
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Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, GRID Alternatives partner on grid-tied solar system
October 11, 2017
News Edsiun Microgrids_Chiquita_WestHills_Installation
West Hills Construction to develop 20-MW of rooftop solar tracker projects
October 11, 2017
Mounting Guide Array Technologies DuraTrack
DuraTrack goes down under: Array Technologies to support six new...

The DuraTrack HZ v3 from Array Technologies, the top supplier of centralized solar tracking systems, was selected for six new Australia...

October 11, 2017
News SEIA
SEIA: Massachusetts net metering cap stalls $78 million in potential...

More than $78 million in solar projects are on hold in Massachusetts, according to new analysis from the Solar Energy Industries Association...

October 10, 2017
News Sunny Boy Storage
SMA America roadshow to feature new Sunny Boy Storage-US inverter...

SMA America is hitting the road starting in November to showcase the new Sunny Boy Storage-US residential solution. The tour will ...

October 9, 2017
News Yaskawa Solectria
Meet Solectria SLX, the newest line of 1,000-volt, 1,500-volt inverters...

Yaskawa Solectria Solar is introducing a new line of American-made inverters for commercial and utility-scale applications: Solectria S...

October 9, 2017
News california solar thermal bill
California solar thermal incentives officially extended until 2020

After Gov. Brown’s signature last week, California’s solar thermal incentives are officially extended, much to the delight of CA...

October 9, 2017
News Parking Energy EV charger
Parking Energy wants to make EV charger installation plug and...

The question whether electric vehicles will become the predominant method of personal transport is no longer debated among industry experts ...

October 9, 2017
News Itek Energy solar panels
Itek Energy cuts ribbon on new solar module manufacturing facility...

With the Pacific Northwest’s solar community looking on, Itek Energy’s Founder John Flanagan cut the ribbon to the company&rsquo...

October 9, 2017
News tigo smart app
Tigo releases SMART app to streamline PV design, commissioning, monitoring

Tigo just streamlined the install and servicing possibilities of its PV systems with Tigo SMART, a mobile application that in...

October 9, 2017
News BASF solar roof
BASF, SoloPower Systems debut solar-integrated roofing system

The next contender in the solar-integrated roofing race: BASF and SoloPower Systems are launching a “multi-layered roofing s...

October 5, 2017
News EV charging stations
NREL asks: What’s the state of EV infrastructure in the...

A new study from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) quantifies how much charging infrastructu...

October 5, 2017
News california PACE financing
California beefs up consumer protection for PACE financing

California Governor Jerry Brown signed two bills into into law that provide a regulatory and consumer protection framework for Property Asse...

October 5, 2017
News solar commercial loan financing
Tech CU offers new program to finance commercial solar projects...

Tech CU (Technology Credit Union), in conjunction with Belvedere Solar Finance, is introducing a solar financing program for its commercial,...

October 5, 2017
News Panasonic solar solutions
Panasonic promotes three more solar installers to rank of Premium...

Panasonic Corporation of North America is expanding its Solar Installer program with three authorized installers of HIT solar modu...

October 5, 2017
News ATI Duratrack
RP Construction partners with Renesola Power Services on 7-site solar...

RP Construction Services Inc. (RPCS) is kicking off of another portfolio of single-axis tracker projects for Array Technologies, partnering ...

October 3, 2017
News globaldata solar index
GlobalData: Solar is world’s favorite type of electricity generation (U.S....

Solar has become the world’s favorite new type of electricity generation, with more solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity being installed t...

October 2, 2017