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Iowa solar energy net metering Iowa Utilities Board accepts proposal that will cap growing net metering program
Chris Crowell
February 27, 2017
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News Solis inverters
Need more info Ginlong string inverters? Check out these webinars
February 24, 2017
News SunPower Helix module mounting
Ross Solar Group cornering the car dealership solar install market in the Northeast
February 24, 2017
News sunlink racking
Three Department of Defense projects in Florida go with SunLink racking
February 24, 2017
News Tigo logo
Tigo’s MLPE module platform now UL certified for NEC 2017 Rapid Shutdown regs
February 24, 2017
News E Mount Air
Distributor point of view: Border States discusses benefits of Roof...

As product manager for clean energy products for Border State’s southeast region, Jim Woods is the appointed champion for growing the ...

February 23, 2017
News Borrego solar
Borrego Solar Systems saw big-time results from its energy storage,...

Established in 1980, Borrego Solar Systems Inc. says it experienced its best year ever in 2016 — hitting a 76 percent increase in tota...

February 22, 2017
News minnesota solar program
What happened in Minnesota? State legislature voted to end successful...

Last week, the now Republican-heavy Minnesota House of Representatives passed a bill to cut the Made in Minnesota (MiM) initiative – a...

February 22, 2017
News PV electrical code labels
New PV labeling rules in effect, Graphic Products releases guide...

With the number of solar installations rapidly rising, consistent and accurate safety labels are essential to communicate the hazards that v...

February 22, 2017
News Power+ solution-sma
SMA launches new Power + Solution — a flexible MLPE,...

As residential PV becomes a bigger part of the energy landscape, both consumers and solar professionals are demanding more from their solar ...

February 21, 2017
News fronius smart solution
Details on Fronius’ new Smart Solution package to mitigate shade,...

Fronius told us that it had some big news coming out soon last week in Boston, and that news has arrived. The global inverter brand is debut...

February 21, 2017
News caterpillar solar project
Caterpillar completes 1 MW PV system with the Illinois Municipal...

Caterpillar Inc. sent word that Cat dealer Altorfer has commissioned a 1000 kW solar PV system in Rantoul, Ill. Built to fulfill a 20-year p...

February 20, 2017
News hydrelio floating solar
Check out this floating solar project completed in Orlando via...

Ciel & Terre and D3 Energy completed their first full-fledged U.S. project in partnership with the Orlando Utilities Commission (OU...

February 20, 2017
News sungrow 1500 volt string inverter
String inverter market trends: Forecast shows 15 percent CAGR up...

String inverter market size is expected to cross $7 billion by 2024, as per the latest report by Global Market Insights, Inc. Rising demand ...

February 20, 2017
News Wunder Capital
Wunder Capital expands mid-sized commercial solar loan program

Following the successful launch of its Term Loan product last spring (here is an in-depth Q&A we did with them at the time), Wunder Capi...

February 20, 2017
News solect energy
Solect Energy has record-breaking solar installation year in 2016

I don’t know if you need more evidence to show how great 2016 was for the solar industry, but here’s some more anyway. Solect En...

February 20, 2017
News eaton DER utility
New tool from Eaton to ease utility integration of distributed...

Power management company Eaton launched a new software tool designed to help utilities of all sizes efficiently and accurately integrate dis...

February 17, 2017
News Goranson Farm
Organic farm in Maine adds four solar trackers via AllEarth...

The 25-kW solar project will help offset the electrical bills of Goranson Farm, a third-generation, family-owned organic farm. The array is ...

February 17, 2017
News JLM MicroStorage
Soligent to distribute JLM Energy’s solar plus storage, monitoring software

JLM Energy, Inc., a leading energy technology company, announced it has recently signed an agreement with Soligent Distribution, the largest...

February 17, 2017
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Ginlong launches spring rebate program for Solis Inverters

Ginlong, a global market leader of PV string inverter manufacturer since 2005, announces today the exciting Solis Inverters Installer Spring...

February 15, 2017