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Aur_-_Aurora_and_Lyra_-_Annoucement@2x Aurora Solar acquires instant plan set software provider Lyra
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July 16, 2024
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Generac Power Systems adds level 2 EV charger
July 15, 2024
News SEIA
SEIA pushing for new standards for consumer protection
July 15, 2024
Products GAF Energy Timberline
GAF Timberline Solar shingle approved by master-planned community in Colorado
July 15, 2024
News solar business acquisition
Aggreko acquires Infiniti Energy from Upper Bay
July 15, 2024
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S-5! Clamps earn Florida product approvals

S-5! standing seam clamps, utilized for solar installations and other metal roof applications, have earned Florida Product Approvals (FPA) f...

July 15, 2024
News Use-on-9_Sollega_CORE1_CommercialRooftopInstall
Winding down rapid shutdown issues on C&I rooftops

Commercial rooftop systems designed with a UL 3741-listed system is one way to reduce common issues related rapid shutdown systems. Assuring...

July 15, 2024
Batteries Sinovoltaics BESS quality assurance
Sinovoltaics BESS quality control detects (and corrects) battery issues at...

L to R: Niclas Weimar, Claudius Jehle, Dricus de Rooij The quality assurance pros at Sinovoltaics launched a new BESSential analysis service...

July 12, 2024
News Fronius Gen24
Product of the Week: Fronius GEN24 now available in United...

Fronius’ next generation string inverter, GEN24, has arrived in the United States. The Fronius GEN24 offers future-proof flexibility, ...

July 12, 2024
News United States solar energy
Unirac, Enphase, SolarEdge promote U.S. manufacturing capacity this week

Solar manufacturing in the United States is ramping up. Much of the focus is on solar modules and cells, but racking suppliers and inverter ...

July 12, 2024
+ Storage Michael Phelps EVERVOLT system
Check out Michael Phelps’ massive home solar + battery system

Panasonic had a line at its booth that wrapped around the tradeshow floor at RE+ 2023. The reason was high-profile Panasonic brand ambassado...

July 12, 2024
eBOS Nature's Generator
Nature’s Generator adds 50 amp 120/240V 12-circuit Transfer Switch

Nature’s Generator keeps on innovating. In September 2023, Nature’s Generator introduced a 30-Amp 12-circuit 120/240-Volt transf...

July 9, 2024
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Video: Improve solar business profitability with product flexibility

Residential solar is in a lull, and the best path forward may be product and design flexibility. On this episode of The Pitch, we discuss th...

July 9, 2024
Projects Caution AD/CVD tariffs
New AD/CVD tariffs could stifle otherwise thriving U.S. solar industry

The U.S. solar industry is healthy, but trouble lurks ahead. According to a new report, potential new tariffs resulting from the antidumping...

July 9, 2024
News LG-Home-8
LG Home 8 ESS financing available via Synchrony

LG Electronics USA is expanding its partnership with consumer financing company Synchrony. LG’s independent Pro Dealers have access to...

July 8, 2024
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EnergySage now available in all 50 states

For over a decade, renewable energy marketplace EnergySage has been connecting homeowners with solar installers consumers with its nifty com...

July 8, 2024
News Powerwise-solar-met-station-1
PowerWise SOLAR adds Solar Data Systems monitoring to MET Stations

Solar monitoring solution provider Solar Data Systems is partnering with PowerWise SOLAR, a prominent player in the Utility and C&I sola...

July 8, 2024
News EVerest-public-charging-standard
Solving public EV charging issues with open-source software

Recent surveys and media reports indicate that the lack of a comprehensive public EV charging network and unreliable EV chargers are a major...

July 8, 2024
News SMA-Unirac
Crash course in PV Hazard Control Systems at NABCEP 2024

This recap of a UL 3741 training session at NABCEP 2024 was originally published in the Q2 2024 edition of Solar Builder. The UL 3741 listin...

July 8, 2024
News California is the place you ought to be
Solar ‘resilience hubs’ in California to add 8 GW for...

A new study published by the Society for Risk Analysis shows that solar-powered “resilience hubs” could generate up to 8 GW of p...

July 3, 2024