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IKEA Surpasses 75% U.S. Solar Presence with 1.45-MW System in Georgia
Kelly Pickerel
October 9, 2012
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Motech Launches UL 1,000-Volt Certified Modules
October 9, 2012
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Largest Solar PV System Complete in Puerto Rico
October 9, 2012
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Dental Clinic Installs 47-kW Rooftop Solar Power System
October 8, 2012
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Washington Gas Energy Systems to Build 803-kW Solar Array
October 5, 2012
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Wakefern Food Corp. to Get 24-MW Rooftop Solar Power System

Wakefern Food Corp. and NJR Clean Energy Ventures (NJRCEV), a subsidiary of New Jersey Resources, today announced that they began work on th...

October 4, 2012
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SolarCraft Completes 34.5-kW Solar Energy System in California

Novato and Sonoma-based SolarCraft announced that it has completed the design and installation of a 34.5 kW solar electric system for C&...

October 4, 2012
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PSEG Queen Creek Solar Farm in Arizona Begins Commercial Operation

PSEG Solar Source today announced the commercial operation of the 25.2 MW DC (19 MW AC) Queen Creek Solar Farm in Queen Creek, Ariz. Salt Ri...

October 4, 2012
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Solar Frontier Completes 80-MW Thin Film Project

Solar Frontier announced 80 MW of its CIS solar modules have been successfully delivered to the world’s largest CIS thin film solar po...

October 3, 2012
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Sumitomo Invests in 550-MW Desert Sunlight Solar Farm

Sumitomo Corporation of America (SCOA), an integrated trading and investment enterprise, together with its parent Sumitomo Corporation ...

October 2, 2012
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ARaymond Tinnerman: PowARSnap 90B clips

ARaymond Tinnerman Industrial Inc. (ART) announces the release of the PowAR Snap 90B.  This product is a one-piece attachment clip for ...

October 2, 2012
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Canadian Solar Expands into Puerto Rico with 26 MW Install

Canadian Solar Inc. announced the delivery 26 MW of its high quality and high-performing CS6P-P solar power modules to EPC Contractor TSK So...

October 2, 2012
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Chevron Completes Largest K-12 Solar Program in Los Angeles County

Temple City Unified School District and Chevron Energy Solutions announced the completion of a transformative solar and energy efficiency pr...

October 2, 2012
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American Voters Show Strong Support for Solar Energy

Likely voters in the 2012 election cycle overwhelmingly support solar energy and would like to see the federal government to do more to fost...

October 2, 2012
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Alpha Energy Management Completes 280-kW Rooftop Install

Eoplly New Energy Technology Co., a designer and manufacturer of solar products, and Alpha Energy Management Inc., a California-based solar ...

October 1, 2012
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Transmission Line Approved for 139-MW California Solar Project

As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar approved construction of the tran...

October 1, 2012
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Nextronex Inverters Selected for 8 MW of Projects in Ohio

Nextronex Inc. is pleased to announce it has been chosen as the inverter supplier on seven Ohio solar power projects totaling 8 MW. The sola...

October 1, 2012
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Southern Co. Acquires Nation’s Largest Solar Tracking Install

Southern Co. today announced its acquisition of the largest direct current solar tracking array of its kind. The Spectrum Solar Facility &md...

September 28, 2012
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Ameresco Breaks Ground on 1.5-MW Solar Power Project

Ameresco Inc., an energy efficiency and renewable energy company, today hosted Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, and Massachusetts and City of Low...

September 28, 2012
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Six Solar Power Projects Planned for California by Xnergy

Blue Earth Inc. announced today its wholly owned subsidiary, Xnergy Inc., entered into a development and financing agreement with Greenwood ...

September 28, 2012