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September 17, 2012
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14-MW APS Solar Power Project Under Way
September 17, 2012
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CBD Energy Launches U.S. Renewable Energy Business
September 13, 2012
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SunWize, Clean Power Finance to Expand Residential Solar Financing
September 13, 2012
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Canadian Solar Introduces Finance Program for Customers
September 13, 2012
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First Solar, PG&E to Build 72 MW of Solar Power...

First Solar Inc. announced it has signed power purchase agreements with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) for 72 MW AC of sol...

September 13, 2012
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Trina Solar Launches ‘Frequent-Buyer’ Program

Trina Solar Limited announced the U.S. launch of Trina Solar Partner Plus, a partner program that provides tools to help solar installers gr...

September 13, 2012
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California Water Treatment Plant Installs Solar Energy System

The municipal water district that provides water, sewer, recycled water, fire protection, emergency medical services and park services to th...

September 13, 2012
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Solectria Renewables Introduces New Disconnecting String Combiner

Solectria Renewables LLC introduced the new Disconnecting String Combiners (DISCOM’s) at Solar Power International. The DISC...

September 13, 2012
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Hanwha Solar Partners Up With Companies on New Products

Hanwha Solar, a global provider of total solar energy solutions and a leading manufacturer of silicon ingots, wafers, and photovoltaic cells...

September 13, 2012
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RevoluSun Showcases Software Management at SPI

RevoluSun Solar Corp. this week is showcasing the power of its proprietary RiSE software suite at the Solar Power International (SPI) confer...

September 13, 2012
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Top 20 U.S. Commercial Solar Users Include Iconic Brands

Solar energy is being deployed on a massive scale by the most iconic brands and best-managed companies in the U.S. in order to help lower op...

September 12, 2012
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Chevron Signs Energy Services Agreement with California City

Chevron Energy Solutions has signed an energy services agreement with the City of Dublin to overhaul City infrastructure and install solar e...

September 11, 2012
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U.S. Solar Market Spikes in Q2 2012, More than Doubling...

GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) released U.S. Solar Market Insight: 2nd Quarter 2012. The report finds that ...

September 11, 2012
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SolarBridge Introduces New Microinverter Platform at SPI

SolarBridge Technologies, a provider of integrated microinverters for certified AC modules, announces the introduction of a global Pantheon&...

September 10, 2012
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Centrosolar Introduces Online Tool for Solar Installers

Centrosolar America, the U.S. subsidiary of Centrosolar Group AG, in Munich, Germany,  invites attendees of Solar Power International t...

September 10, 2012
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Schneider Electric Introduces New Solar Products at SPI

Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, announced today at Solar Power International 2012 the availability of its new ...

September 10, 2012
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New Alliance Launches to Advance Adoption of Low-Cost BOS Components

Today, solar industry leaders Ampt, KACO new energy, LTi REEnergy, and REFUsol Inc. announced the launch of the HDP...

September 10, 2012
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Hypower Completes 5.7-MW Rooftop Solar Array

Hypower Inc. is pleased to announce the successful completion of one of the largest rooftop utility solar systems in the northeast; located ...

September 10, 2012
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Reliant Planning Solar-Powered Splash Pad for Houston

Families in Houston’s Fifth Ward will soon have a fun place to play and stay cool thanks to Reliant’s donation of a solar-powere...

September 7, 2012