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suniva petition fallout GTM Research predicts solar market doomsday scenario if Suniva’s proposal is approved
Chris Crowell
June 26, 2017
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Financing Spruce finance solar loans
Spruce Finance sells $250 million solar loan portfolio
June 22, 2017
News Petersen Dean
PetersenDean to hire 50 employees to boost solar efforts in Nevada
June 22, 2017
News panasonic
Panasonic solar module posts world-leading output temperature coefficient
June 22, 2017
News Smappee Plus hardware1
Meet Smappee Plus: The latest advanced energy monitoring to enter the U.S. solar market
June 22, 2017
News Here's who is playing at Solar Battle of the Bands this year
Here’s who is playing at Solar Battle of the Bands...

Next week, we will be previewing some products for you to check out while you are in San Francisco for Intersolar 2017, but we all know that...

June 21, 2017
News solar project development
SolRiver Capital launches platform to streamline solar project development

Colorado-based solar investment fund SolRiver Capital launched a free Solar Developer Platform — a tool meant to help solar devel...

June 21, 2017
News utility grid
Report finds no evidence that a change in power mix...

A new report by Analysis Group answers questions asked two months ago by Energy Secretary Rick Perry about the reliability and market rules ...

June 21, 2017
News Gamechange solar
GameChange Solar expands capital program, $2 billion now available to...

GameChange Solar has expanded its capital introduction program to fund solar projects across the United States to over $2 billion in av...

June 21, 2017
News Solaria
Cornell Tech’s new campus installs Solaria PowerXT PV modules

Solaria Corp. provided 2,300 PowerXT and customized PowerView modules to buildings on Cornell Tech’s innovative new campus on Roosevel...

June 21, 2017
News shoals bos
Oaktree Capital Management invests in solar bos company Shoals

Shoals Technologies Group, a leader in solar electrical balance of systems, received an investment by from the Power Opportunities grou...

June 21, 2017
Mounting Guide Standard Solar
Urban Planning: Commercial rooftops are biggest void, opportunity in solar

Commercial rooftops offer a ton of potential job opportunities for solar installers and developers going forward. Analysts at the Energy Dep...

June 19, 2017
News freedom solar installation
Top five solar projects from last week

Historic funeral business leaps into 21st century with rooftop solar arrays on seven locations Freedom Solar recently installed more than 53...

June 19, 2017
News Florida solar amendment
Florida keeps solar momentum going, governor signs SB 90

Florida Governor Rick Scott signed Senate Bill 90 (SB 90), “Renewable Energy Source Devices,” into law, which extends a property...

June 19, 2017
News intersolar north america
Heading to Intersolar North America? Here’s what to expect

Intersolar North America this year will feature new, in-depth conference tracks on solar finance, smart renewable energy and cutting-ed...

June 19, 2017
News pika solar storage
Panasonic, Pika partner on DC-coupled solar smart battery

Panasonic Eco Solutions North America and U.S.-based inverter manufacturer Pika Energy, Inc. are partnering to offer a DC-coupled solar...

June 15, 2017
News solar jobs
Solar industry would lose 88,000 jobs if Suniva’s trade protections...

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade association for the solar industry, is estimating that the American workf...

June 15, 2017
News Vivint solar
Vivint Solar opens up shop in Vermont

Vermont has big plans for focusing on renewable energy, and Vivint Solar wants in on that future, deciding to enter the state this week. Ver...

June 15, 2017
News Ensync energy systems
DER power couple: EnSync, Schneider Electric look to advance grid...

EnSync Energy Systems, a developer of distributed energy resource (DER) systems and Internet of Energy (IoE) control platforms for the utili...

June 15, 2017
News aurora solar sales financing software
Aurora Solar adds financial tool to its solar design, sales...

Aurora Solar Inc. has added financial analysis to its commercial suite, making it the solar industry’s only all-in-one solar design an...

June 14, 2017