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August 5, 2016
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News Mosaic solar financing
Solar loan provider Mosaic keeps growing: $220M equity financing round complete
August 5, 2016
News michael david winery solar
Details on solar project underway at Michael David Winery
August 4, 2016
News sunlink iowa community solar
$80,000 grant awarded to expand community solar program in New England
August 4, 2016
News First Solar logo
First Solar books big utility-scale community solar deployment
August 4, 2016
News jinko solar miami science barge
New floating marine science barge in Miami powered by PV

A group of renewable energy system suppliers donated their components and expertise to a cool new floating marine lab and environmental educ...

August 4, 2016
News net metering solar
U.S. solar policy update: 42 states take action (24 involving...

Solar is a hot topic around the country as regulators, legislators and utilities all try and figure out the best way to approach this new, d...

August 3, 2016
News top 5 solar trends
Five trends shaping the global solar market in 2016

The global solar market is going through a wild 2016. The first half of this year saw a major spike in demand driven by an unprecedented vol...

August 3, 2016
News Baker Electric golf
Recent projects from Baker Electric: Jewish center, Catholic school, golf...

Baker Electric Solar, a full-service solar company based in San Diego, has sent word on a couple recent commercial projects it has completed...

August 3, 2016
News APsystems
Check out this microinverter install training series from APsystems

APsystems just launched a video series aimed at registered, professional solar installers (hey, that’s you!) to support its online tra...

August 3, 2016
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SolarCity, Tesla make things official and merge to focus on...

Are you sitting down? SolarCity and Tesla will be joining forces to ramp up efforts on a big-time solar-plus-storage rollout in the U.S. The...

August 2, 2016
News Draker corp logo
Draker Corp. explains new generation solar data acquisition, control systems

Draker Corporation, a global provider of data management, analytics and control systems for distributed power generation and a subsidiary of...

August 2, 2016
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Details on new utility-scale optimizer, central inverter solution from Alencon...

Solar Power International is the ultimate place to see the latest and most interesting new products and services driving the solar industry ...

August 2, 2016
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Enter the Matrix: How much can a PV system change...

All PV power generation starts with a simple cell. One is wired to the next, then to the next, and then those are grouped into modules and t...

August 2, 2016
News georgia solar
Georgia Power greenlights 1.6 GW of renewable energy by 2021

The Georgia Public Service Commission today by a 4-1 vote approved a revised Georgia Power Company Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) that will ...

August 1, 2016
News Nevada solar rates
Will Nevada revive its net metering rates? (or at least...

The residential solar industry in Nevada was buried earlier this year when the state’s regulators reduced the retail remuneration rate...

August 1, 2016
News Amec Cluster Drill
Kentucky’s largest solar project installed with REV Drill’s new Cluster...

REV Drill, a U.S. drill manufacturer and drilling equipment supplier based in Maryland, provided its latest rock drilling product offer...

August 1, 2016
News Easysolar design app
Try mobile proposal generation, project management with this PV design...

The EasySolar app wants to change the way solar reps and designers approach project management, PV design and proposal generation beyond the...

August 1, 2016
News Fronius Grid Alternatives
New community solar array installed in Colorado, via Fronius, GRID...

Fronius, a leading string inverter manufacturer, joined GRID Alternatives Colorado (GRID) and Holy Cross Energy in the Roaring Fork Valley t...

August 1, 2016
News smart electric power alliance
Highlights from SEPA’s 2015 Solar Market Snapshot (residential rooftop up...

The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) announces the release of its 2015 Solar Market Snapshot, which tracks key trends and market insight...

July 28, 2016