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demand response OpenADR Alliance tries to improve demand response standards
Chris Crowell
June 27, 2017
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News Tabuchi- Electric EIBSinverter crop
Inverter manufacturer Tabuchi invests in ground-mount developer Nuance Energy
June 26, 2017
PV Modules Solaria
Solaria Corp. expands U.S production of PowerXT modules
June 26, 2017
News Pika_MAY17_006_web
Intersolar North America Showcase: Here’s what to see at this year’s trade show
June 26, 2017
News dynamic energy solar project
Top 6 solar projects from last week
June 26, 2017
News Zayed energy prize
Enter Zayed Future Energy awards for chance at $1.5 million...

The Zayed Future Energy Prize, a global prize for innovation in renewable energy, will accept applications for its 10th anniversary awards u...

June 26, 2017
News suniva petition fallout
GTM Research predicts solar market doomsday scenario if Suniva’s proposal...

If SEIA’s 88,000 job loss warning wasn’t enough, GTM Research has published a chilling report on the devastating impact Suniva&r...

June 26, 2017
Financing Spruce finance solar loans
Spruce Finance sells $250 million solar loan portfolio

Spruce Finance, a provider of consumer financing for residential energy efficiency and solar technology, completed a whole loan sale of $250...

June 22, 2017
News Petersen Dean
PetersenDean to hire 50 employees to boost solar efforts in...

PetersenDean Roofing & Solar, a privately-held roofing and solar company, is expanding of its solar division in Nevada in response to th...

June 22, 2017
News panasonic
Panasonic solar module posts world-leading output temperature coefficient

Panasonic Corp. says it has achieved the world’s leading output temperature coefficient for mass-produced silicon photovoltaic modules...

June 22, 2017
News Smappee Plus hardware1
Meet Smappee Plus: The latest advanced energy monitoring to enter...

Now entering the U.S. solar market, Smappee Plus is the latest innovation from Smappee’s burgeoning energy monitoring solutions which ...

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