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Circle Furniture and Nexamp Unveil 168kW Rooftop Installation in Acton, Mass.
Chris Crowell
April 21, 2015
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Macalester College Goes 100% Solar And Saves Millions Of Dollars With SunEdison
April 21, 2015
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AllEarth Renewables earns SunPower 2014 “Commercial Regional Top Producer of the Year” award
April 21, 2015
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Con Edison Customers Seeing Sunny Side of Saving Energy, Lowering Bills
April 20, 2015
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SunPower Breaks Ground on 86-megawatt Prieska Solar Power Plant in South Africa
April 20, 2015
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Sungevity Survey Reveals U.S. Parents Committed to Solar

A recent survey of parents commissioned by Sungevity, a global provider of solar services, revealed that parents are committed to teaching t...

April 17, 2015
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Southern Power Acquires Interest in Lost Hills-Blackwell Solar Facility

Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power acquired a controlling interest in the 32-megawatt Lost Hills-Blackwell Solar Facility in Califor...

April 17, 2015
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Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp Bakersfield Facility Operational

Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp.’s 20-megawatt Bakersfield I Solar generation and its 23-megawatt Morse Wind generation projects ar...

April 16, 2015
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Dominion Acquires Richland Solar Center

With its acquisition of the 20-megawatt Richland Solar Center facility, Dominion has upped its contracted solar generating portfolio to 364 ...

April 16, 2015
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Findings from the U.S. Solar Market Insight 2014 Year in...

The most recent edition of the U.S. Solar Market Insight report from GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) shows t...

April 13, 2015
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Ontario Government Commitment to a Clean Economy Lauded by Canadian...

Solar generation remains the preferred fuel-source for electricity consumers nationwide. The Ontario Government’s newly-announced poli...

April 13, 2015
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Martifer Solar Connects Self-Consumption Solar PV Rooftop Plant In El...

Martifer Solar, a subsidiary of Martifer SGPS, has completed a new self-consumption solar PV plant located on a commercial rooftop in the Sa...

April 13, 2015
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Solar Tracker Technology: New Designs Lead To Lower Installation Costs...

The global solar tracker market is a fast-paced contest in which better designs help manufacturers win the next round of bids. Double-axis t...

April 13, 2015
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SunEdison Receives Trio of Awards from Canadian Solar Industry Association

SunEdison Inc. won three awards at the Game Changer Awards Gala, hosted by the Canadian Solar Industry Association (CanSIA). The award cerem...

April 10, 2015
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VEIC Names Karen Glitman as New Director of Policy and...

The Vermont Energy Investment Corporation (VEIC) today announced that Karen Glitman has been named the organization’s new Director of ...

April 6, 2015
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National Cooperative Bank Reaches 312 Megawatt Milestone for Solar Energy...

National Cooperative Bank (NCB), a leading national financial institution serving cooperatives and socially responsible organizations, has r...

April 6, 2015
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Eaton Releases New NH-Sized PV Fuses

The new Eaton Bussmann series 1000 volts direct current (Vdc) NH size photovoltaic (PV) solar fuses are specifically designed for protecting...

April 6, 2015
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Sharp Electronics’ SmartStorage Installed on Baker Electric Facility in Southern...

Baker Electric selects the SmartStorage energy storage solution to help cap peak demand charges for commercial building owners and operators...

April 6, 2015
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Power Electronics Overcomes the 1.2GW Milestone in the United Kingdom

POWER ELECTRONICS HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMMISSIONED OVER 55 PARKS ALL OVER THE UNITED KINGDOM’S GEOGRAPHY, TOTALING MORE THAN 600MW IN THE...

April 6, 2015
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Pocomoke City Goes with 2.1 MW System from SunEdison

SunEdison Inc., the world’s largest renewable energy development company, today announced the completion of a 2.1 megawatt solar energ...

April 6, 2015