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SolSmart bronze designation Michigan city removes solar installation barriers, earns SolSmart designation
Chris Crowell
November 13, 2024
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News Tara Bosserman CAB CEO
CAB Solar CEO selected in Women Making a Difference program
November 13, 2024
Projects maryland community solar
Navisun, Queen City Solar to add 30 MW of community solar in Maryland
November 12, 2024
Projects Nautilus Sanford Maine community solar
Nautilus transforms contaminated site into community solar farm in Maine
November 12, 2024
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Utility rate escalation is trending up according to new study
November 12, 2024
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FranklinWH partners with EnergyHub for virtual power plant grid services

FranklinWH photo in our archives. EnergyHub has integrated FranklinWH’s whole-home energy management system with the EnergyHub Edge Di...

November 11, 2024
News Illinois solar map
ComEd updates capacity maps every month to drive more solar...

Demand for solar power and energy storage is high in Illinois. To help streamline solar projects for developers in areas that need it most i...

November 11, 2024
News Generac PWRcell 2 Pitch
Video: Key features of Generac’s PWRcell 2 Series

Generac is now selling its next generation home energy storage system, the PWRcell 2 Series. On The Pitch, Beto Fonts, product manager at Ge...

November 11, 2024
Utility-Scale Solar Dispatches webinar screenshot
How solar companies can use 3D motion animation in training,...

Digital tools like 3D motion animation are bringing greater effectiveness to solar and storage education, training, and marketing, says Ryan...

November 8, 2024
News BUZZ Battery MESS
Calling out illegal cheap batteries | The Buzz

Jeff Spies, president of Planet Plan Sets, is increasingly concerned that the solar and storage industry is facing the biggest safety challe...

November 7, 2024
Projects LevelTen 2024 Q3 PPA Price Index
Report: North American solar PPA prices on the rise in...

A recent report shows that solar power purchase agreement (PPA) prices in North America are on the rise in the third quarter of 2024. LevelT...

November 6, 2024
News Middlebury College solar project
Solar array brings Middlebury College closer to 100% renewable energy 

Vermont’s Middlebury College is one step closer to its goal of using 100% renewable energy after the installation of a 5 MW solar arra...

November 6, 2024
Policy Polar Racking Single Axis Tracker
Update: ITC rescinds import duties impacting aluminum solar racking

UPDATE: The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on Oct. 30 overturned anti-dumping and countervailing duties issued by the U.S. Depart...

November 6, 2024
Projects partnership
Verogy, NJR Clean Energy Ventures form renewable development partnership

Solar developer and construction company Verogy has formed a partnership with NJR Clean Energy Ventures (CEV) to develop solar projects and ...

November 6, 2024
News Trina-Solar-facility
Trinasolar’s module manufacturing assets in Texas sold to FREYR Battery

The morning after the U.S. presidential election, Trina Solar and FREYR Battery announced an agreement for FREYR to acquire the U.S. solar m...

November 6, 2024
News home solar panels
Solar leases do not add to home value. Do your...

Many homeowners with solar systems on their roof assume that the solar array adds value to their house, but unfortunately that is not always...

November 5, 2024
Sustainability solar panel recycling facility SOLARCYCLE
Solar panel recycling facility planned for Georgia

SOLARCYCLE announced plans for a 5 GW solar panel recycling facility in Cedartown, Georgia, that will initially recycle 2 million solar pane...

November 4, 2024
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Socomec invests $5 million in North American energy storage solutions...

Headquartered in France, energy storage solutions (ESS) manufacturer Socomec has invested $5 million to support operations in North America....

November 4, 2024
News Generac PWRcell 2 webinar
On-Demand Webinar | Advantages of Generac’s PWRcell 2 Series

Wed. Nov 20 | 2 pm EST | Register here Generac is now promoting the PWRcell 2 Series, which has some important updates vs. the original PWRc...

November 4, 2024
Policy gavel with solar panels
Update: Commerce revised CVD rates for Jinko Solar, Malaysia after...

This post has been updated below with the latest information for the Department of Commerce. The U.S. Department of Commerce has released it...

November 4, 2024