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ohio solar storage minster How to make solar+storage accessible for low-income communities
Chris Crowell
February 3, 2017
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News DEGERtracker
First ‘certified passive house’ up and running in California (with DEGERtrackers)
February 3, 2017
News isun solar transactions
Complete breakdown of solar corporate funding, top transactions from 2016
February 3, 2017
News SEIA
Check out this new disclosure form to help consumers understand solar deals
February 3, 2017
News renewable energy data center
Are solar-powered data centers just a PR stunt? What the numbers say
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
News solsmart logo
SolSmart Advisors to cut red tape for solar installs in...

The true power of the solar industry is in the individual. Instead of waiting for someone on high to deliver the right solutons to the masse...

January 30, 2017
News solar company acquisition
Green Solar Technologies, Generac partner on solar power, backup generator...

Green Solar Technologies, a solar installation company, is looking to differentiate its business offering a bit by partnering with Generac P...

January 30, 2017
News Draker corp logo
BlueNRGY explains solar project O&M benefits of DrakerV7 updates

BlueNRGY, a data acquisition, monitoring and control solutions company is debuting a major update to the Draker family of products: Draker V...

January 30, 2017
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Q&A: We get the inside scoop on Terrasmart’s new Robo-Surveyor

Going into 2017, everything you know about solar site surveying has changed, at least according to TerraSmart. Making its debut at the 2016 ...

January 30, 2017
News New York solar power
New York makes interconnection policy changes to boost community solar

The New York Public Service Commission (PSC) adopted changes to the State’s Standardized Interconnection Requirements (SIR) that dicta...

January 27, 2017