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January 31, 2017
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Mass. Blue Cross Blue Shield signs PPA deal for five community solar projects
January 31, 2017
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SolSmart Advisors to cut red tape for solar installs in these 11 communities
January 30, 2017
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Green Solar Technologies, Generac partner on solar power, backup generator package
January 30, 2017
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BlueNRGY explains solar project O&M benefits of DrakerV7 updates
January 30, 2017
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Q&A: We get the inside scoop on Terrasmart’s new Robo-Surveyor

Going into 2017, everything you know about solar site surveying has changed, at least according to TerraSmart. Making its debut at the 2016 ...

January 30, 2017
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New York makes interconnection policy changes to boost community solar

The New York Public Service Commission (PSC) adopted changes to the State’s Standardized Interconnection Requirements (SIR) that dicta...

January 27, 2017
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Check out this ‘solar wall’ installed on the side of...

New York City solar installer Quixotic Systems has designed an innovative solar solution in the heart of the Bronx at Urban Health Plan...

January 27, 2017
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Solar Bandit — solar water heating solution — now eligible...

The world’s first PV-powered solar water heating solution – Next Generation Energy’s Sun Bandit – is now eligible fo...

January 26, 2017
News JLM MicroStorage
JLM Energy launches new ‘Microstorage’ concept that couples right to...

JLM Energy launched a new energy storage product category called MicroStorage, which the company says will couple a battery pack direct...

January 26, 2017
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HiQ Solar adds John Berder in regulatory compliance role

HiQ Solar has brought aboard industry veteran John Berdner as VP of Regulatory Compliance. In this role Berdner will oversee all regula...

January 26, 2017
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BlueRock Solar partners with Renovus Solar on New York community...

BlueRock Solar, a subsidiary of BlueRock Energy, announced a joint venture with Ithaca-based Renovus Solar on a new community solar project ...

January 26, 2017
News Array Technologies
Array Technologies expands its tracker business into the Middle East

Array Technologies, Inc. (ATI) is expanding to the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT) region. ATI continues to expand its leadersh...

January 25, 2017
News Georgia Power
Georgia Power expects to add 1,600 MW of renewables by...

Georgia Power added more than 2 million solar panels to the state’s energy landscape through its various programs last year and will c...

January 25, 2017
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Solar installer confidence up in new report from EnergySage

EnergySage released the results of its second annual Solar Installer Survey, which captures key observations of local, regional and national...

January 25, 2017
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Apple, NV Energy agree to 200-MW solar PPA

NV Energy and Apple have reached an agreement to build 200 MW of additional solar energy in Nevada by early 2019. The projects will sup...

January 25, 2017
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Spruce Finance with big increase in tax equity, project debt...

Spruce Finance, a provider of consumer financing for residential solar and energy efficiency improvements, has raised tax equity and project...

January 24, 2017
News Pine Gate Renewables
New solar in operation: Two facilities developed by Pine Gate...

Charlotte-based solar developer Pine Gate Renewables says it has achieved commercial operation for two 14 MW solar facilities on opposi...

January 24, 2017
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IHS Markit customer survey: Which solar module came in No....

Canadian Solar Inc. came in ranked as the No. 1 module supplier in terms of module quality and price/performance ratio in IHS Markit’s...

January 24, 2017
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WATCH: Savannah Distributing adds 113-kW system to its roof via...

Savannah Distributing partnered with Hannah Solar on a 113 kilowatt (kW) roof-mount system atop their facility this past November, making th...

January 24, 2017