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Paired-Power-Solar-Canopy-for-Fleets-3 Paired Power debuts solar microgrid charging for EV fleets
Chris Crowell
June 4, 2024
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Projects solar farmland agrivoltaics farming
Farmers showing increased interest in solar investment
June 4, 2024
Mounting Guide S-5! metal roof huuricane damage
Case study: How a metal roof solar project survived category 5 hurricane winds
June 3, 2024
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Fronius GEN24 inverter launching in U.S. this July
June 3, 2024
News Power-Tie-Solar-Cable-Tie-SQ
Gripple debuts Power-Tie, a permanent cable tie for solar projects
June 3, 2024
Projects Veolia Arvin solar
Veolia breaks ground on 1 MW solar installation for wastewater...

The city of Arvin, California, and Veolia North America broke ground on a new 1 MW solar energy installation that will meet all the power ne...

May 31, 2024
Projects TotalEnergies Orinda PV Oakland East Bay Utility District
TotalEnergies celebrates 4.6 MW project for East Bay Municipal Utility...

TotalEnergies and the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) dedicated the Orinda Photovoltaic Solar Energy Project (Ori...

May 31, 2024
News Alliant Grant County Solar project Wisconsin
Completed 200 MW Grant County Solar Project marks milestone in...

Alliant Energy has finished constructing its Grant County Solar Project. The 200 MW solar array in Potosi, Wisconsin, can generate enou...

May 30, 2024
Projects Enact solar roi study
Report: Improving ROI on customer solar and storage projects in...

A new report on the U.S. solar and storage market shows an improving return on investment for solar and storage investments, bolstered by de...

May 30, 2024
Featured Q&A
Trends in Solar: Q&A with CEO of Sunhub

The solar industry has seen some dramatic shifts recently due to changing market conditions, new government regulations, and economic change...

May 30, 2024
Projects Apricus Nexus acquisition solar
Apricus Generation acquires Nexus Renewables advancing 500 MW project pipeline

Apricus Generation has acquired a controlling interest in Nexus Renewables Inc., the Toronto-based developer of solar and energy s...

May 30, 2024
News LONGi Hi-Mo 6 Max
LONGi Hi-MO X6 Max series solar modules: standard size, upgraded...

LONGi has announced the launch of its latest product, the Hi-MO X6 Max series, at its Jiaxing factory. The LONGi Hi-MO X6 Max series entered...

May 30, 2024
Projects KMFA Austin radio solar EV Axis
Austin radio station installs solar + EV charging stations for...

An independent public classical radio station in Austin, Texas, is adding solar to save on energy costs and boost its sustainability efforts...

May 30, 2024
Mounting Guide martin roofing solar mount
CertainTeed says hidden solar mount doesn’t void shingle warranty

Martin Roofing & Solar’s patent-pending Hidden Fastener Solar Mount passed a milestone, earning the nod from major American shingl...

May 29, 2024
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ESS vs. gas peaker plants: Maine study factors in social...

Cousins Island Large Gas Power Plant in Yarmouth, Maine. © Eric Broder Van Dyke | Dreamstime.com The cost/benefit compar...

May 28, 2024
News Powerwall3_94
SunPower now selling Tesla Powerwall 3 via loans or leases

SunPower is now offering the Tesla Powerwall 3 within its solar and storage product portfolio. SunPower Financial also expanded its suite of...

May 28, 2024
News AWM CMS Sungrow
AWM cable management earns 630amp rating, can support Sungrow 4.4-MW...

Affordable Wire Management (AWM), a provider of solar cable management systems (CMS), achieved a 630amp rating from the Renewable Energy Tes...

May 28, 2024
News QuickBOLT-Sunnova-AVL
Sunnova adds QuickBOLT solar mounts to approved vendor list

QuickBOLT solar mounts have been added to the Sunnova Energy International Inc. approved vendor list (AVL), making the QB2, Deck Mount, The ...

May 28, 2024
News GoodWe inverter
GoodWe C&I inverters added to Sunnova AVL in U.S.

GoodWe SMT-US inverters for medium- to large-scale C&I sites are now available via Sunnova Energy International. This partnership allows...

May 28, 2024
Projects Groton middle school solar verogy Connecticut green bank
Solar to save Groton Public Schools in Connecticut $40,000 in...

Groton Middle School is one of two buildings in the Groton Public School district in Connecticut to receive a solar installation. The Groton...

May 23, 2024