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August 18, 2017
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SolAmerica Energy completes 1.35 MW for MTU America
August 18, 2017
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Details on how Sunwealth’s Solar Impact Fund looks to scale commercial solar
August 17, 2017
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Tennessee denies request to lift cap on solar system size in GPP program
August 17, 2017
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New PV module testing guidelines published by CSA Group
August 17, 2017
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ForeFront Power to develop solar canopy portfolio across nine California...

ForeFront Power and Los Altos School District (LASD) in California announced the development of 1.4 MW of solar canopy systems across n...

August 17, 2017
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Solar microinverter market to increase 15 percent over next decade

The global solar microinverters market is expected to witness a CAGR of 15.3% and reach nearly $2 billion by 2026 according to the Glob...

August 17, 2017
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Solar projects out perform estimates, while wind projects under perform,...

Fitch Ratings‘ analysis of rated wind energy projects across EMEA, the US and Latin America, as well as solar photovoltaic (PV) energy...

August 16, 2017
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Watch the solar eclipse on SolarEdge’s monitoring platform

SolarEdge Technologies says it will be sharing a live broadcast tracking the total solar eclipse from its monitoring platform. The live view...

August 16, 2017
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EnSync shares insight on Hawaii solar + storage market

The Hawaii solar +storage market is its own unique beast. Hawaiian Electric Company, the state’s energy utility, faces many moder...

August 16, 2017
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Energy regulation news round up: Massachusetts, Montana, Rhode Island and...

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and the Department of Energy Resources updated the final regulations in the Solar Massachusetts Renewab...

August 16, 2017
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Chilicon Power debuting combo solar monitoring, home security unit at...

Chilicon Power has modified one of its core products to function as both a solar monitoring unit and a home security center. The Cortex...

August 16, 2017
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Meet SunLink’s first chief operating officer

SunLink‘s growth continues with the appointment of its first chief operating officer, Martin Lynch. In his new role as COO, Lynch brin...

August 14, 2017
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Details on SunPower’s new Silicon Valley production line for HE...

Solar technology design, manufacturing and installation methods have come a long way in just 20 years, and as a trailblazing solar energy co...

August 14, 2017
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Nevada City becomes 41st U.S. city to establish 100 percent...

Surrounded by city council members, key members of the community and partners, Mayor Duane Strawser announced that Nevada City, Calif., woul...

August 14, 2017
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Nautilus Solar acquires Minnesota community solar portfolio from ReneSola

ReneSola Ltd  and Nautilus Solar Energy sent word that Nautilus acquired an approximately 13.3 MW community solar portfolio previously ...

August 14, 2017
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Which inverters are Rule 21 certified? Here’s the most recent...

California’s Rule 21 will be going into effect on Sept. 8, at which time, if you are installing solar in California, you will need to ...

August 14, 2017
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Bipartisan group of lawmakers urge ITC to oppose solar tariffs

A bipartisan group of 16 senators and 53 members of the House of Representatives sent open letters to U.S. International Trade Commission (I...

August 11, 2017
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Meet the Energy Storage Innovation and Champion award winners

Energy Storage North America (ESNA), the largest gathering of policy, technology and market leaders in energy storage, today announced the w...

August 11, 2017
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SMA promoting a Power + Payday rebate program for solar...

SMA announced a new rebate program for its innovative Power+ Solution. With the Power+ Payday, residential installers can receive a $50 pre-...

August 10, 2017