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Simpliphi storage SimpliPhi’s residential energy storage system now available through Civic Solar
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March 3, 2017
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News APsystems
APsystems to donate $1 for every microinverter it sells to Extend the Day charity
March 2, 2017
News Locus energy
Locus Energy now monitoring nearly 5 GW of solar capacity in U.S.
March 2, 2017
News Enact Systems
Two new solar financing partners now integrated into Enact Systems platform
March 2, 2017
News Powerstation 247
Solar CenTex to start installing the Powerstation 247 solar+storage system in Texas
March 2, 2017
News panasonic
Panasonic bumps product guarantee for HIT series solar modules to...

Panasonic, a global manufacturer of high-efficiency solar modules, will deliver significantly greater quality assurance to customers with a ...

March 2, 2017
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SunPower launches new tool to improve buying, selling of solar...

With so many costs and components already removed from the actual PV system, the next frontier for the industry is improving the buying and ...

March 1, 2017
News SEIA
SEIA to host inaugural solar Codes & Standards Symposium

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is hosting its inaugural Codes & Standards Symposium Mar. 7-8, gathering the industry and...

March 1, 2017
News freedom solar incentives
Freedom Solar launches new rebate program for rural solar customers

Texas-based Freedom Solar announced a substantial new incentive for homeowners serviced in rural electric cooperatives (outside of Austin an...

March 1, 2017
News EIA solar energy utility generating capacity
U.S. electric generating capacity grows by largest margin in five...

More than 27 gigawatts (GW) of electricity generating capacity was added to the U.S. power grid during 2016, the largest amount of added cap...

February 28, 2017
News sunsystems
Solar O&M boom: SunSystem Technology hits service milestone

As solar installs grow, so too does the O&M side of the industry — maybe even more so. SunSystem Technology LLC is an independent ...

February 28, 2017
News fronius smart solution
Details on Fronius Solar.web functionality updates

Fronius Solar Energy recently overhauled its Fronius Solar.web online portal to provide a better experience to monitor and analyze data...

February 28, 2017
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Q&A: Seaward talks solar data trends and its cool new...

Solar Builder: What is the most important data analytics trend or innovation that installers should be paying attention to? Mark Barron of S...

February 28, 2017
News sunpower logo
SunPower starts construction on 56-MW power plant in Oregon

SunPower Corp. started construction on the 56-megawatt (AC) Gala Solar Power Plant in Crook County, Ore. The project, which is expected to b...

February 27, 2017
News France solar road
World’s first solar road debuts in France

Solar power you can drive on has arrived, at least in a Normandy village in France where the first solar panel road is up and running. From ...

February 27, 2017
News advanced inverters
PV Pointer: How inverter advancement is leading the way for...

For the past decade, the solar energy industry has been focused on reaching grid parity, which occurs when solar energy generates power at a...

February 27, 2017
News Iowa solar energy net metering
Iowa Utilities Board accepts proposal that will cap growing net...

The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) recently accepted a proposed rule change from Alliant Energy, one of Iowa’s two major electric utility ...

February 27, 2017
News Solis inverters
Need more info Ginlong string inverters? Check out these webinars

Ginlong, a PV string inverter manufacturer since 2005, is offering NAPCEP certified training program nationwide. Local solar installers...

February 24, 2017
News SunPower Helix module mounting
Ross Solar Group cornering the car dealership solar install market...

The Ross Solar Group is planning to install a third record-setting solar project for Gengras Motor Cars at the dealership group’s Chry...

February 24, 2017
News sunlink racking
Three Department of Defense projects in Florida go with SunLink...

SunLink Corp. was selected by Swinerton Renewable Energy to supply its GeoPro fixed tilt solution in connection with a 165 MW portfolio of s...

February 24, 2017