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    December 8, 2011
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    Renewvia Energy Completes Covered Parking System in Arizona
    December 7, 2011
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    SPI to Install Second Solar System for Twentieth Century Fox
    December 7, 2011
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    MidAmerican Energy to Acquire 550-MW Farm From First Solar
    December 7, 2011
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    5-MW Installation Completed by Main Street Power and Az. Western College
    December 7, 2011
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    Exelon and Constellation Strengthen Merger Commitments

    Exelon Corporation and Constellation Energy Group filed a brief with the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) that increases the compani...

    December 6, 2011
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    Solar Companies Join Together to Help Households in Calif. and...

    HelioPower, an integrated energy solutions company with more than 2,000 solar and clean energy systems engineered and installed since 2001, ...

    December 6, 2011
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    10-kW Systems to be Installed in Florida Schools through SunSmart...

    Shaka, a globalization and corporate strategies firm focusing on renewable energy, announcedthat it has entered into the final stages of an ...

    December 6, 2011
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    Floating Racking System Installed Atop N.J. Reservoir

    ENERACTIVE Solutions recently completed the installation of a 112-kW solar PV system on a floating racking system atop the reservoir at New ...

    December 5, 2011
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    Southeast’s Largest Rooftop Project Completed in S.C.

    South Carolina Electric & Gas and Boeing today officially marked the completion of one of the largest single rooftop solar installations...

    December 2, 2011
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    Seminole Financial to Fund $18 Million Loan for 5.75-MW PV...

    Seminole Financial Services announced today the funding of a $18 million construction loan to Southern Sky Renewable Energy, LLC (Southern S...

    December 2, 2011
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    DOE Awards $12 Million for Rooftop Solar Challenge

    As part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative, Energy Secretary Steven Chu was joined by Lynn Jurich, the president an...

    December 2, 2011
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    11.6-MW Solar Project in Los Angeles Taking Shape

    An 11.6-megawatt DC solar system composed of high-performance solar panels from SolarWorld has begun taking shape at the...

    December 1, 2011
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    Magnolia Solar Receives Research Fund From US Air Force

    Magnolia Solar Corp. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Magnolia Solar Inc., recently received a $750,000 Phase II award from ...

    December 1, 2011
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    FirstEnergy Solutions Signs PPA with Largest Solar Project in Maryland

    FirstEnergy Corp. announced that its FirstEnergy Solutions subsidiary has signed a long-term agreement to purchase the output from the ...

    December 1, 2011
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    200-MW Solar Farm Coming to Hardee County in Florida

    National Solar Power announced the company has entered into a developer agreement with Hardee County, Fla. to establish a 200-MW solar farm ...

    November 30, 2011
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    SolarCity and Bank of America Merrill Lynch Join Up for...

    SolarCity and Bank of America Merrill Lynch today announced that they have agreed to terms on financing for SolarStrong, SolarCity’s a...

    November 30, 2011
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    Gemma Renewale Power Signs $16.6 Million EPC Contract

     Argan Inc. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Gemma Power Systems, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Gemma Renewable Po...

    November 30, 2011
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    U.S.-China Trade Dispute Could Stall Arizona’s Solar Progress

    The Coalition for Affordable Solar Energy (CASE) and the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) are concerned that jobs will be lost in&nbs...

    November 30, 2011
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    Solar Power Technologies: Clarity monitoring system

    Solar Power Technologies Inc., a leader in intelligent monitoring and optimization solutions for large scale solar arrays, is pleased to int...

    November 28, 2011