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January 30, 2017
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News New York solar power
New York makes interconnection policy changes to boost community solar
January 27, 2017
News solar wall
Check out this ‘solar wall’ installed on the side of a New York hospital
January 27, 2017
News Sun Bandit heating cooling
Solar Bandit — solar water heating solution — now eligible for PACE financing
January 26, 2017
News JLM MicroStorage
JLM Energy launches new ‘Microstorage’ concept that couples right to a solar panel
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
News renovus solar
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
News energysage
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
News NV ENERGY solar
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
News Spruce finance-001
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
News canadian-solar-logo
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
News hannah solar commercial install
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
News solar roof dynamics
Solar Roof Dynamics to expand its roofing contractor solar training...

Solar Roof Dynamics, a solar solutions provider to the roofing industry, has expanded into the Southern California market with the addition ...

January 23, 2017
News Indiana solar net metering
Indiana Senate bill on the table to end net metering...

Indiana is the latest state considering a change to its net metering rules at the behest of the utilities. Senate Bill 309 is vague on its t...

January 23, 2017
News PSEG
PSEG buys two solar facilities from BayWa r.e.

PSEG Solar Source today announced it has acquired two North Carolina solar facilities from BayWa r.e., with a total capacity of 47 MWs-dc, r...

January 23, 2017
News Hands on FSP training
Fronius expands Service Provider training program (here are the dates)

String inverter manufacturer Fronius will hold multiple hands-on trainings in the first quarter of 2017 to expand the Fronius Service Provid...

January 23, 2017
News Panasonic HIT panels
Panasonic celebrates 20 years of high efficiency PV module production

Our Innovations Issue, which kicks off the year, has a special focus on high efficiency modules, which we’ve identified as an importan...

January 23, 2017