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Chris Crowell
August 2, 2016
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Enter the Matrix: How much can a PV system change when you wire cells in parallel?
August 2, 2016
News georgia solar
Georgia Power greenlights 1.6 GW of renewable energy by 2021
August 1, 2016
News Nevada solar rates
Will Nevada revive its net metering rates? (or at least grandfather customers in?)
August 1, 2016
News Amec Cluster Drill
Kentucky’s largest solar project installed with REV Drill’s new Cluster Rock Drills
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
News Petersen Dean
Details on PetersenDean’s roofing and solar expansion plans

PetersenDean, a privately-held roofing and solar company, has announced the expansion of its corporate headquarters at in Fremont, Cali...

July 28, 2016
News solar business loans
Small business solar: Q&A on shorter term, project-backed $1M loans...

Last month, Boulder, Colo.-based financial technology company Wunder Capital launched its third financing product for commercial solar PV pr...

July 28, 2016
News ADARA POWER
Adara Power energy storage systems added to HECO qualified equipment...

Adara Power, a privately-held Silicon Valley company working on some really cool energy storage technology, sent word that its Ada...

July 28, 2016
Financing solar financing report
CleanFund, Soligent partner on new financing option for solar equipment...

CleanFund, a specialty direct provider of long-term PACE financing for renewable energy, energy efficiency, water conservation and seis...

July 27, 2016
News 1500V Combiner
Reduce costs, install time with these new utility-scale Eaton solar...

  Power management company Eaton just released its new Crouse-Hinds series 1,500 volt direct current (DC) combiner boxes for large...

July 27, 2016
News solar indycar
Fueling an Indycar with solar energy (kind of)

OK, so Indycar driver Stefan Wilson isn’t literally fueling his vehicle with solar energy, but Wilson’s enthusiasm for clea...

July 27, 2016
News fronius news
Fronius brings repowering services to Greece with 19th subsidiary

In July, the Fronius Solar Energy Division established a subsidiary in Greece. The Austrian inverter manufacturer is already well-familiar w...

July 27, 2016
News EcoFasten Solar Rock It System
Rock-It Systems from EcoFasten Solar receive UL 2703 First Edition...

EcoFasten Solar’s Rock-It System and the newly launched Rock-It System 2.0, rail-free solar roof mount solutions, are now certified to...

July 27, 2016
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GameChange Solar receives order for 111 MW of fixed tilt...

GameChange Solar sent word that two leading EPCs ordered over 111 MW of its pile-driven fixed tilt racking systems for immediate produc...

July 26, 2016
News VistaSolar Container Consulting Service
How many states make economic sense for commercial energy storage...

According to a recent report from GTM Research, The Economics of Commercial Energy Storage, which analyzed rate structures across 51 ut...

July 26, 2016
News momentum solar
Momentum Solar continues to expand, is looking to hire

Momentum Solar is a privately held solar energy company headquartered in Metuchen, N.J., that just announced its rapid expansion in the Tri-...

July 26, 2016
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Community Solar Legal Primer: From project structure to consumer protection

Community solar, a type of project in which multiple consumers support a shared PV system, is growing in popularity. Since the first communi...

July 25, 2016