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January 16, 2017
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News Nevada solar rates
NV Energy requests reversal of regulator’s decision to revive net metering in Nevada
January 16, 2017
News Renovate America
What to know about 2017 PACE financing consumer protection policies
January 13, 2017
News Michael Mendik
Fronius USA hires head of solution management at new San Fran office
January 13, 2017
News Florida solar power
Florida Power says it has big solar power plans in 2017
January 13, 2017
News Suntech DC solar modules
Suntech reports 20 percent conversion efficiency of multicrystalline silicon cell

Suntech, one of the world’s leading solar modules manufacturers recently announced that its highest mass production conversion efficie...

January 13, 2017
News Vivint solar
Vivint Solar closes $303 million of new financing in two...

Vivint Solar closed a fixed-rate, 18-year term debt facility with four institutional investors, totaling $203 million. The new debt fac...

January 12, 2017
News APsystems
APsystems joins Sungage Financial approved vendor list

APsystems microinverters have joined the popular Sungage solar financing approved vendor list. The partnership brings the APsystems adv...

January 12, 2017
News germansolar usa
GermanSolar releases 60-cell, 300-W PERC solar module

GermanSolar USA debuted its 300-W, 60-cell PremiumLine Black and Silver panel with the newest PERC cell-technology adding its highest power ...

January 12, 2017
News Simpliphi storage
SimpliPhi nearly doubles energy storage deployments in 2016

Solar+storage installations only look to increase over the next decade, but SimpliPhi Power is wasting no time in making its mark on the seg...

January 11, 2017
News Creative Solar USA
Installer Insight: Creative Solar talks about rail-less mounting with Roof...

The residential PV market has been growing rapidly in the regions served by Creative Solar USA, located in Kennesaw, Ga., a trend the compan...

January 11, 2017
News Enphase Energy logo
Enphase Energy receives $10 million strategic investment from two investors

Enphase Energy received a $10 million strategic investment by T.J. Rodgers, founder and former CEO of Cypress Semiconductor, and John Doerr,...

January 11, 2017
News Low-Profile QuickBOLT - live
SolarRoofHook debuts new low-profile QuickBOLT asphalt shingle mount

In 2012, SolarRoofHook changed the mounting industry by creating the QuickBOLT with Microflashing, the first and only flashing-free, leak-pr...

January 11, 2017
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Reasons investors should leave oil and gas behind in favor...

Investors who would have traditionally turned to oil and gas are quickly turning to investing in large solar farm projects in the U.S.,...

January 10, 2017
News Schneider Electric inverters
Schneider Electric, Arcadia Power team on ‘no-upfront-cost’ smart thermostat deal

Schneider Electric formed a partnership with Arcadia Power, a nationwide energy-as-a-service company, to enable U.S. customers to outfit the...

January 10, 2017
News TenK Solar_Logo Feature
Ten K partners with CleanFund to offer PACE financing to...

PACE financing is only going to gain steam over the years, which we discussed in this feature last year. Ten K Solar, a leader in commercial...

January 10, 2017
News Sunnova residential solar-001
The trend to solar ownership: Sunnova expands EZ Own Loan

As we’ve noted, the trendlines show ownership as the clear path forward for residential solar. Sunnova, a market leader in residential...

January 10, 2017
News Gamechange solar
GameChange Solar signs supply agreement with large U.S. steel producer

GameChange Solar continues to meet its fast growing fulfillment needs by signing a strategic supply agreement with one of the larg...

January 9, 2017
News nickel plated solar cell power
Solar module tech nerd out: Imec and Besi show long-term...

Last week we heard that imec, a research and innovation hub in nano-electronics, energy and digital technology, and BE Semiconductor In...

January 9, 2017
News SEIA
SEIA finds its new president and CEO in the Department...

Abigail Ross Hopper has been named president and chief executive officer of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and will start Ja...

January 9, 2017