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Four Twelve Renewables BE Pine utility scale Four Twelve Renewables unveils 66 GWh utility-scale solar facility in Beaver County, Pa.
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December 21, 2023
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Projects Duke floating solar array
Float on: Duke Energy completes first floating solar project in Florida
December 21, 2023
Projects Summit Ridge Illinois
ComEd, Summit Ridge activate 8.7 MW of community solar in Dekalb County, Illinois
December 20, 2023
Projects Adapture Meta solar
Solar building blocks: LEGO offshoot Adapture Renewables to supply 330 MW to Meta
December 20, 2023
News Sunshine-to-EV-Sustainable-Westchester-2
Solar-powered EV charging station comes online in New York
December 18, 2023
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Uplight acquires AutoGrid to create single DER management platform

Uplight has reached an agreement to acquire AutoGrid, a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) and Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) ...

December 18, 2023
Mounting Guide s-5 wood clamp prototype
S-5! Bonding Clip just one of 21 patents added in...

Courtesy of S-5! Metal roof attachment leader S-5! added 21 more patents in 2023, bringing its total number of patent issuances to 133 since...

December 18, 2023
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Shoutout to these Panasonic solar installers for their customer service

Panasonic Corporation of North America announced the recipients of its 2023 Customer Appreciation Awards, which recognizes authorized Panaso...

December 18, 2023
+ Storage Enphase IQ Battery 5P
Enphase IQ Batteries now eligible in more virtual power plant...

Enphase Energy is expanding its support for virtual power plants (VPPs) through grid services programs across the United States. Most recent...

December 18, 2023
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Briggs & Stratton recognized as California ESS manufacturer, eligible for...

Briggs & Stratton Energy Solutions has been recognized by the California Public Utilities Commission as a California Manufacturer of ene...

December 18, 2023
Featured Project of the Year awards 2023
Lessons learned from the 2023 Solar Builder Projects of the...

Our Projects of the Year issue is always inspiring in some way. Projects that involve connecting cheaper, renewable energy to lower income c...

December 18, 2023
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EDP Renewables launches ‘Close the Loop’ solar recycling program

EDP Renewables North America has announced the launch of its Close the Loop Program focused on keeping the environment front ...

December 14, 2023
Projects Ohio Community Solar Bill
Ohio community solar bill to move forward with Substitute Bill...

Cleveland area high school students show support for Ohio House Bill 197. Ohio legislators released a substitute bill for House Bill 197, th...

December 14, 2023
Projects catalyze community solar new york
Catalyze inaugurates 2 community solar projects in New York

Catalyze has placed two new community solar facilities, totaling more than 12 MWdc, into operations in Lancaster, New York. The first site i...

December 14, 2023
Projects Alliant Energy Wautoma Solar Wisconsin
Alliant Energy completes 99 MW Wautoma Solar project in Wisconsin

Alliant Energy has wrapped up construction of the Wautoma Solar project in Waushara County, Wisconsin. The 99 MW solar array spans 624 acres...

December 14, 2023
Projects Dimension Franklin NJ community solar
Dimension Renewable Energy commits $5M to develop 1,500 solar professionals

Community solar developer Dimension Renewable Energy will invest $5 million in U.S. green collar workforce development as part of a multi-ye...

December 13, 2023
Projects aggreko
Aggreko acquires 9 community solar projects in New York |...

Aggreko ETS has connected the first of nine community solar projects the company acquired, with the 5.9 MWdc project in Vernon, New York. Ag...

December 13, 2023
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Fronius earns gold medal from EcoVadis for sustainability efforts

EcoVadis conducts sustainability ratings and is one of the world’s most well-known and renowned agencies. At this year’s evaluat...

December 13, 2023
Featured Power Forward state of solar 2024
Video: What did we miss in 2023 solar market forecasts?

What went wrong for the solar industry in 2023? Did anything go right? What can we expect in 2024 in terms of residential solar demand and s...

December 12, 2023
+ Storage battery crystal ball
Residential battery storage market competition is heating up

As noted in our 2024 Energy Storage System Buyer’s Guide, the market is jam packed with new solutions and new companies vying for thei...

December 12, 2023