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Pacific Gas & Energy PG&E reaches its California rooftop limit — So what happens next?
Chris Crowell
December 21, 2016
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News Fronius featuring entire inverter lineup, giveaways
News on Fronius updates to Solar.web and MLPE solutions
December 21, 2016
News Roof Tech E Mount Air
Case study of Roof Tech rail-less mounting staying strong through hurricane season
December 20, 2016
News Crius Energy
Details on Crius Solar’s three-state licensing, acquisition of SunEdison assets
December 20, 2016
News SunLink
SunLink grows executive roster with VP of operations, head of electrical engineering
December 20, 2016
News trump solar energy plans
3 reasons Donald Trump won’t kill the solar industry

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump made it clear that he favored coal and natural gas, wanted to kill energy regulations, and that he thoug...

December 19, 2016
News sunpower
New England Solar buys two large-scale Sunpower projects in California

New Energy Solar acquired a substantial majority interest in two large-scale solar projects developed/designed by SunPower, totaling over 13...

December 19, 2016
News Trinasolar
Trina Solar says it hit a new mono-crystalline PERC cell...

Feels like its been awhile since a module manufacturer touted an efficiency record. The wait is over: Trina Solar Limited announced that its...

December 19, 2016
News Vivint solar
Vivint Solar makes official CEO appointment

Vivint Solar appointed a new chief executive officer: David Bywater. This may not be a surprise as Bywater has been acting in the role of in...

December 19, 2016
News Suniva
Suniva to start making more high-efficiency solar cells at U.S....

Suniva, a manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells and modules, just expanded its manufacturing capabilities inside its U.S. headqua...

December 16, 2016
Financing solar financing program
Dividend Solar to include both PACE financing and EmpowerLoan on...

Dividend Solar, a division of Dividend Finance, now offers residential PACE financing and its EmpowerLoan on a single platform for contracto...

December 16, 2016
Inverters and eBOS solaredge commercial optimizer
One of SolarEdge’s new commercial power optimizers can connect two...

SolarEdge is launching its highest wattage power optimizer – the P800 – which expands its commercial power optimizer offering. I...

December 15, 2016
News BayWa re
NABCEP announces Platinum Sponsor of 2017 conference: BayWa r.e.

The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) announced that BayWa r.e. will be the Platinum Champion Sponsor of ...

December 15, 2016
Projects Nautilus Solar
Nautilus Solar continues New England expansion with 7.4-MW project acquisition

Nautilus Solar Energy, a national solar project development and asset management company, acquired a 7.4 MW ground-mounted solar project loc...

December 15, 2016
PV Modules REC PERC modules
REC Group to expand PERC module production, development

REC Group, a European brand of solar panels, is looking to expand its production of high-efficiency Passivated Emitter Rear Contact (PERC) s...

December 15, 2016
News Tick Tock Energy project
Take a look: Illinois hunting club goes solar thanks to...

Collin Cain, owner of Cain Farm and Grassy Lake Hunting Club, recently installed a 29 kW solar PV to generate power for his home, farm, and ...

December 15, 2016
News momentum solar
Momentum Solar launches cool ‘white glove’ solar service for homeowners

We spend a lot of time sharing news on equipment and systems, but a big part of the solar installation business is in sales, marketing and c...

December 15, 2016
News Innovative Solar Systems
Innovative Solar Systems inks 720 MW of new PPAs in...

Innovative Solar Systems says it was awarded a total of 720 MW of new Purchase Power Agreements (PPAs) from “large credit worthy Power...

December 14, 2016
News Beaumont solar
Beaumont Solar goes with unionized electricians to build its workforce

Beaumont Solar, a full-service solar developer and Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) company, made a big move by signing an ...

December 14, 2016
PV Modules Aurora Solar
Aurora Solar tells us how it can improve solar cell...

Aurora Solar Technologies provides inline measurement and control technology for the PV manufacturing industry, and the West Vancouver,...

December 14, 2016