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Xcel Energy Minnesota approves Xcel Energy’s 250 MW expansion of Sherco solar project
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September 27, 2023
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September 26, 2023
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September 26, 2023
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Vote: Utility-Scale Solar Project of the Year 2023
September 25, 2023
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Vote: Community Solar Project of the Year 2023
September 25, 2023
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Vote: Solar Microgrid Project of the Year 2023

Here are the Solar Microgrid nominees for the 2023 Solar Builder Project of the Year Awards The form is at the bottom of the page....

September 25, 2023
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Vote: Residential Project of the Year 2023

Here are the Residential segment nominees for the 2023 Solar Builder Project of the Year Awards. The form is at the bottom of the ...

September 25, 2023
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Vote: Commercial and Industrial Solar Projects of the Year 2023

Here are the Ground-Mount Commercial & Industrial (C&I) segment nominees for the 2023 Solar Builder Project of the Year Aw...

September 25, 2023
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Vote for the 2023 Solar Builder Projects of the Year

The solar industry sent its nominees (in what’s looking like another record-breaking year for capacity added), and Solar Builder edito...

September 25, 2023
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AEE Solar opens new distribution center in Visalia, Calif.

Since 1979, AEE Solar has grown from a garage in Redway, Calif., to a coast-to-coast distributor delivering a variety of solar equipment and...

September 25, 2023
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210mm solar modules could be 70 percent of total capacity...

Trina Solar’s 210mm n-type i-TOPCon cells roll off production line New data from market intelligence group TrendForce shows the solar ...

September 25, 2023
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CPS America 800Vac Breaker Box is now UL Certified

CPS America received UL certification for its 800Vac Breaker Box, designed for CPS 250/275kW three-phase string inverters. The Breaker Box c...

September 25, 2023
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On-Demand Presentation: Overview of Panasonic EVERVOLT SmartBox and Home ESS

Register here Tuesday, Oct 3 | 2 p.m. EDT In this webinar, solar installers will get an overview of the newest generation of the EVERVOLT Ho...

September 25, 2023
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Maxeon Solar to acquire Complete Solaria’s dealer channel, shingled cell...

Maxeon Solar Technologies is starting to diversify its solar business in the United States beyond SunPower. The premium solar panel provider...

September 21, 2023
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Sunnova offers battery for multifamily homes via FranklinWH

FranklinWH and Sunnova Team Up to Add Franklin Home Power Storage Solution to Sunnova’s Energy as a Service Portfolio Sunnova Energy I...

September 21, 2023
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Energy Toolbase adds Sunstone Credit to enable loan quotes for...

Sunstone Credit is now live within Energy Toolbase‘s ETB Developer sales and modeling platform. The integration allows instant ac...

September 20, 2023
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DSD acquires 15 MW community solar portfolio from New Energy...

DSD Renewables has acquired a nine-project, 15 MW community solar portfolio in Minnesota from New Energy Equity. The 100% residential-o...

September 20, 2023
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HOMER Grid now estimates EV charging station ROI

With the rapid rise of EVs, energy project developers and engineering firms need better ways to evaluate a proposed charging station’s...

September 20, 2023
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Nature’s Generator debuts 12-circuit transfer switch for home solar +...

Nature’s Generator expanded their line of transfer switches with the launch of the 12-circuit non-automatic transfer switch for Nature...

September 20, 2023
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Home solar offers the best value in these states

Many “top solar states” lists are often skewed toward utility-scale solar project capacity. And as California’s NEM 3.0 ra...

September 20, 2023