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January 19, 2024
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Solar power performance in U.S. remains stable amid hottest year on record in 2023
January 19, 2024
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How solar module manufacturers can avoid AD/CVD tariffs
January 18, 2024
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Solar companies raised $34.3 billion in corporate funding in 2023
January 17, 2024
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EagleView can calculate the solar potential of a home or an entire block in seconds with SolarReady
January 17, 2024
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Brooklyn SolarWorks CEO shares five ways solar is expanding in...

2023 was a breakthrough year for New York City’s transition to renewable energy. NYC-based Brooklyn SolarWorks’ CEO T.R. Ludwig ...

January 17, 2024
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Alliant Energy completes Beaver Dam solar project in Wisconsin

Alliant Energy has placed its 50 MW Beaver Dam solar project into service. The solar array spans 350 acres in Dodge County, Wisconsin, ...

January 16, 2024
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Three intriguing home solar + storage announcements at CES 2024

More and more consumer-focused power brands are beefing up their product offerings for solar + storage homeowners. Several new systems and s...

January 15, 2024
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Flic Financial CEO explains key to ‘collaborative’ home solar financing

Houston-based Flic Financial launched in 2022, focused on creative financing solutions that help more homeowners go solar. “Before we ...

January 15, 2024
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Spruce Power expands into commercial solar services

Spruce Power Holding Corp., a third-party owner / operator of home solar assets across the United States, is expanding its services into com...

January 15, 2024
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Video: Surviving the NEM 3 California solar market

California solar installers experienced a disastrous 2023 as soon as the NEM 3 rate changes took effect. The California Solar and Storage As...

January 15, 2024
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Wisconsin’s largest solar project now fully operational

Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) and We Energies are setting another milestone in delivering affordable, reliable and clean energy to their cu...

January 12, 2024
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Intersect Power switches on 828 MWp Lumina solar project in...

Intersect Power LLC placed its 828 MWp/640 MWac Lumina Solar project in Scurry County, Texas, into commercial operation on Jan. 3. Built wit...

January 12, 2024
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Phase 1 of Ohio’s largest solar complex is now operational

A 150 MWac portion of what will be Ohio’s largest solar complex is now fully operational in Madison County. Phase 1 of the Fox Squirre...

January 12, 2024
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Solar financing consolidation continues: Sunstone Credit acquires ORKA Finance

Despite the many advantages of solar for businesses, most companies have lacked access to loan financing for solar installations in the past...

January 11, 2024
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KORE Power taking orders on DC Block energy storage units,...

Last year, KORE Power broke ground on the KOREPlex in Buckeye, Arizona, where it plans to domestically produce lithium-ion battery cells, mo...

January 11, 2024
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Trina Solar president explains their path forward in U.S. solar...

2024 is a big year for Trina Solar in the United States. The shining example is the new 1.35 million sq ft solar PV manufacturing facility i...

January 11, 2024
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BayWa r.e. U.S. Solar Distribution names new CEO

BayWa r.e. announced Ken Lima as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BayWa r.e.’s U.S. Solar Distribution business, effective January 8, ...

January 10, 2024
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Questions left for domestic content tax rules for U.S. solar...

This piece was contributed by Yezin Taha, founder of Nevados, an all-terrain solar tracker manufacturer. Apart from solar power’s envi...

January 10, 2024
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CEC awards dcbel $52M grant to deploy EV chargers in...

Along with bidirectional EV charging, the dcbel Home Energy Station provides a powerful solar and home battery inverter with built-in artifi...

January 9, 2024