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maine solar regulation net metering Solar vs. the state: Regulatory news in Utah, Maine, Maryland
Chris Crowell
February 7, 2017
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PV Modules
New smart junction box from TE Connectivity enables PCB integration
February 6, 2017
News top solar northeast cities
Top 10 Northeast U.S. cities with most solar energy potential
February 6, 2017
News sunverge
New Sunverge Infinity platform is missing link between DERs, utilities
February 6, 2017
News SolarWorld
SolarWorld extends warranty for PERC solar panels to 20 years
February 6, 2017
News ohio solar storage minster
How to make solar+storage accessible for low-income communities

How to make renewable energy technologies like solar PV and battery storage more accessible to low-income communities is detailed in a break...

February 3, 2017
News DEGERtracker
First ‘certified passive house’ up and running in California (with...

In 2007, wildfires destroyed Amy McQuillan and Pete Beauregard’s home that sat atop the San Pasqual Valley, California. From the ashes...

February 3, 2017
News isun solar transactions
Complete breakdown of solar corporate funding, top transactions from 2016

While the rest of us were reading comic books and drinking Christmas Ale to end 2016 (just us?) the people at Mercom were busy tallying...

February 3, 2017
News SEIA
Check out this new disclosure form to help consumers understand...

As a central component of its consumer protection initiative, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) created a tool aimed at helping...

February 3, 2017
News renewable energy data center
Are solar-powered data centers just a PR stunt? What the...

In 2016, we’ve heard a lot of news about solar powered data centers, 100 percent renewably powered data centers, net-zero data centers...

February 2, 2017
News sunshot initiative financing
SunShot Initiative still kicking: $30 million in solar project funding...

At least for now, the SunShot Initiative is alive and well. The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) SunShot Initiative a...

February 2, 2017
News sonnenBatterie-JayMarsh
First sonnenBatterie eco 10 solar+storage system installed in California home

HelioPower, an integrated energy solutions company based in Murrieta, Calif., installed a sonnenBatterie eco 10 System in a Bonsall, Calif. ...

February 2, 2017
News battery storage funding
Wells Fargo commits $2 million to low-income solar installs via...

GRID Alternatives is maybe the coolest solar developer in the country. It is a nonprofit organization with the stated goal of bringing clean...

February 1, 2017
News massachusetts energy storage
Massachusetts to extend its Solar Renewable Energy Credit program

The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) announced today plans to extend the Commonwealth’s successful Solar Renewable ...

February 1, 2017
News Ideal Power
Meet Ideal Power’s new power conversion system: Stabiliti

Ideal Power Inc. always has something innovative up its sleeve. We’ve dove into some of its cool concepts before (like this one). The ...

February 1, 2017
News solar roof market
Infiniti Research: Elon Musk’s solar roof claim will lead to...

The growth of the solar industry has been drastic in recent years, especially in terms of capacity, thanks to decreased prices of solar powe...

February 1, 2017
News Inovateus Solar Flex Rack
Michigan’s largest solar power plant installed with Solar FlexRack fixed-tilt...

The G3-X smart fixed-tilt racking product from Solar FlexRack was just installed in the largest solar power generation project in Michi...

January 31, 2017
News smart electric power alliance
SEPA and SGIP to combine forces to better focus on...

Julia Hamm, CEO and President of the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA), and Sharon Allan, CEO and President of SGIP, will kick off Distri...

January 31, 2017
News solaredge hd wave inverter
SolarEdge HD-Wave inverter hits 99 percent weighted efficiency

SolarEdge Technologies Inc. sent word that its award-winning HD-Wave inverter set a new record for the California Energy Commission (CEC), b...

January 31, 2017
News BlueWave capital loan
Mass. Blue Cross Blue Shield signs PPA deal for five...

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is going to be the big off-taker in a PPA agreement for 2.6 MW of net metering credits from fiv...

January 31, 2017