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georgia state sign Capital Good Fund launches solar leasing program in Georgia for lower income homeowners
Chris Crowell
January 3, 2024
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Projects Alliant Energy Springfield solar
Alliant completes 6 projects, triples solar capacity in Wisconsin
January 2, 2024
Projects Next2Sun iSun agrivoltaics
Next2Sun, iSun to build first vertical agrivoltaics system in Vermont
January 2, 2024
News California down solar market
Grappling with California’s solar market crash
January 2, 2024
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Details on First Solar’s $700 million production tax credit sale
December 29, 2023
News Trina Solar
Six PV module manufacturers to standardize 700W+ solar panel dimensions

The variety of solar panel configurations over the years has really been a headache for installers and balance of system providers. Six sola...

December 27, 2023
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Here are the keynote speakers for Intersolar and Energy Storage...

Intersolar North America and Energy Storage North America (ISNA/ESNA), the industry’s flagship solar + storage event, today annou...

December 27, 2023
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IBEW adding dual-axis solar trackers, storage to net zero Detroit...

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 58 will add three Mechatron Solar dual-axis solar trackers to expansion of ...

December 27, 2023
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Trina Solar plans to deliver PV modules in U.S. with...

Trina Solar is rolling out a new fleet of Trina-branded trucks to deliver its photovoltaic (PV) modules for utility-scale solar projects in ...

December 21, 2023
Projects Four Twelve Renewables BE Pine utility scale
Four Twelve Renewables unveils 66 GWh utility-scale solar facility in...

Four Twelve Renewables’ inaugural utility scale solar facility is now operational in Greene Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The...

December 21, 2023
Projects Duke floating solar array
Float on: Duke Energy completes first floating solar project in...

Duke Energy’s first floating solar project in Florida is now in operation. The almost 1 MW floating solar array features mor...

December 21, 2023
Projects Summit Ridge Illinois
ComEd, Summit Ridge activate 8.7 MW of community solar in...

ComEd and Summit Ridge Energy have completed three community solar projects in Dekalb County, Illinois. This increases the number of communi...

December 20, 2023
Projects Adapture Meta solar
Solar building blocks: LEGO offshoot Adapture Renewables to supply 330...

Adapture Renewables Inc. has agreed to supply Meta, the parent company of Facebook, with 330 MW of renewable energy from three solar project...

December 20, 2023
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Solar-powered EV charging station comes online in New York

Sustainable Westchester, a New York State-based advocacy group for community resilience and renewable energy, unveiled a new EV fast chargin...

December 18, 2023
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Uplight acquires AutoGrid to create single DER management platform

Uplight has reached an agreement to acquire AutoGrid, a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) and Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) ...

December 18, 2023
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S-5! Bonding Clip just one of 21 patents added in...

Courtesy of S-5! Metal roof attachment leader S-5! added 21 more patents in 2023, bringing its total number of patent issuances to 133 since...

December 18, 2023
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Shoutout to these Panasonic solar installers for their customer service

Panasonic Corporation of North America announced the recipients of its 2023 Customer Appreciation Awards, which recognizes authorized Panaso...

December 18, 2023
+ Storage Enphase IQ Battery 5P
Enphase IQ Batteries now eligible in more virtual power plant...

Enphase Energy is expanding its support for virtual power plants (VPPs) through grid services programs across the United States. Most recent...

December 18, 2023
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Briggs & Stratton recognized as California ESS manufacturer, eligible for...

Briggs & Stratton Energy Solutions has been recognized by the California Public Utilities Commission as a California Manufacturer of ene...

December 18, 2023
Featured Project of the Year awards 2023
Lessons learned from the 2023 Solar Builder Projects of the...

Our Projects of the Year issue is always inspiring in some way. Projects that involve connecting cheaper, renewable energy to lower income c...

December 18, 2023