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UGE microgrid best practices Microgrids: Why are they gaining in popularity, what part does storage play?
Chris Crowell
April 20, 2016
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Primer for buying, installing residential solar+storage systems
April 20, 2016
News New York solar power
New York utilities, SolarCity propose landmark partnership
April 20, 2016
News Blue Diamond Power conduits w flag Apr 2016
Conduit manufacturer Blue Diamond Industries to expand, relocate
April 19, 2016
News princeton-power-systems
New microgrids in Haiti install demand response inverters from Princeton Power
April 19, 2016
News DCE Solar Contour DB
DCE Solar’s Contour DB racking selected for 1.38 MW installation

After exceeding expectations on their first solar installation, ASSA ABLOY selected DCE Solar’s highly-adaptable Contour DB (Driven Be...

April 19, 2016
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U.S. to standardize solar data collection, could revolutionize marketplace

Data unlocks understanding, and those who control data collection and analysis can wield considerable power. Data is a big part of evaluatin...

April 19, 2016
News Solar Frontier CIS modules
Staten Solar goes with Solar Frontier CIS modules for 16...

Solar Frontier, a CIS solar energy solutions provider, will be installing those CIS modules at 16 solar project sites ranging...

April 18, 2016
News Blymer Engineers
Blymyer Engineers discusses 1,500-volt PV system design

Blymyer Engineers finished the designs on a 1,500 volt PV system across three sites in Florida. When completed the Gulf Coast proj...

April 18, 2016
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Northeast Solar Boom: Untapped commercial deals are about to pay...

The state of California has long been considered an environmental leader in this country, spearheading growth in the solar industry with mor...

April 18, 2016
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Geli closes $7M investment to scale storage platform and partnerships

Geli, a supplier of software and networking solutions to the energy storage industry, announced the completion of a $7 million Series A fund...

April 18, 2016
News alsoenergy
AlsoEnergy releases ‘Zero Export Solution’ to manage PV production

AlsoEnergy, a provider of solar monitoring and SCADA systems, has developed a new fully automated PV SCADA solution specifically designed fo...

April 15, 2016
News SEIA
SEIA’s Rhone Resch steps down as president and CEO

Rhone Resch has announced his decision to step down as President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on May 31st, 2016...

April 15, 2016
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The value proposition of AC panels

DC solar panels have dominated the solar market since the discovery of functional terrestrial solar panels in 1953. Now the old technology i...

April 14, 2016
News SMA inverters
SMA redesigns commercial inverter racking solution

SMA has released the second generation of its ReadyRack all-in-one inverter, rack and disconnect solution for commercial rooftop PV. Specifi...

April 14, 2016
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Three Indiana schools make commitment to solar energy

Johnson-Melloh Solutions is getting a lot done in Indiana. It started a year ago with the Jennings County Public Library’s alternative...

April 14, 2016
News sollega ballast rooftop
Allianz Energy Madison HQ goes with rooftop ballast mounting from...

Sollega supplied its FastRack ballasted mounting system to H&H Solar for the installation of a 51.8 kW Allianz Energy Madison headquarte...

April 13, 2016
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JinkoSolar wins three big PV projects in Mexico

JinkoSolar Holding Co. won three solar PV projects totaling 188 MWac in Mexico as part of the country’s first long-term electrici...

April 13, 2016
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AET expands Rayport-B ECO ballast system for Prism Bifacial panels

Applied Energy Technologies (AET) has expanded its ECO line of products, introducing the Rayport-B ECO Prism Ballast System for Prism Solar ...

April 13, 2016
Financing solar energy funding
Solar funding in Q1: Totals way down year over year...

Mercom Capital Group released its report on funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for the solar sector in the first quarter ...

April 13, 2016