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Tennessee Stove Company Installs 200-kW Solar System
Kelly Pickerel
May 8, 2012
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Johns Hopkins University Installs 818-kW System on 7 Buildings
May 7, 2012
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Iron Mountain to Install Solar at Storage Facilities
May 7, 2012
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Hammond Manufacturing: Stainless Steel Enclosures
May 7, 2012
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PsomasFMG Installs 7-MW System at California School District
May 4, 2012
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Construction Starts on Largest PV Project in the World

This week, MidAmerican Solar and First Solar Inc. marked the start of major construction at Topaz Solar Farms, located in San Luis Obispo Co...

May 4, 2012
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N.J. Boarding School Gets 6.1-MW Ground Mount System

The bucolic campus of the Lawrenceville School, a centuries-old boarding school in Lawrenceville, N.J., is home to 6.1 MW of high-performanc...

May 4, 2012
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O2 Energies Announces 4.5-MW Solar Farm for Mt. Airy, N.C.

Andy Griffith never imagined that his hometown of Mt. Airy, N.C., would generate more solar electricity per person than almost any other cit...

May 4, 2012
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Largest Solar Array in West Virginia Completed

American Public University System (APUS), an online higher-education provider focused on the military and public service communities, has ch...

May 3, 2012
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San Diego Students Organize 250-kW System

San Diego State University (SDSU) is now powering one of its busiest student facilities with solar energy. The Aztec Recreation Center (ARC)...

May 3, 2012
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Zentric to Soon Begin Construction on 1.6-MW Projects

William Tien, President of Zentric Inc., is pleased to report that Zentric has acquired the solar panel inventory from its supplier in China...

May 3, 2012
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K Road Acquires 25-MW California Project from SunPower

K Road Power Holdings LLC and SunPower Corp. announced today that K Road has acquired the 25-MW (AC) McHenry Solar Project that SunPower des...

May 3, 2012
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Duke Acquires 10-MW Arizona Solar Farm from SOLON

Duke Energy Renewables has acquired a 10-MW utility-scale solar project near Kingman, Ariz., from SOLON Corp. The Black Mountain Solar Proje...

May 2, 2012
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Standard Solar to Install 473.7-kW System at College Prep School

Sandy Spring Friends School (SSFS), a pre-K through 12 co-ed college preparatory Quaker school in Montgomery County, has announced plans to ...

May 2, 2012
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2.2-MW Ground Mount Tracker Begins Operation in New Jersey

KDC Solar LLC, headquartered in Bedminster, N.J., through its wholly owned subsidiary KDC Solar ACF, has begun commercial operation of a 2.2...

May 2, 2012
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AET: Rayport-G Ground Mount System

Applied Energy Technologies (AET), a leading global provider of solar mounting solutions, announced the launch of its premier ground mount s...

May 2, 2012
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Conergy Systems Installed for Hawaii Department of Education

In an effort to bring down costs while showing its commitment to sustainability, the State Department of Education has partnered with Hawaii...

May 2, 2012
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New England Patriots Getting 1-MW Solar Canopy

NRG Energy and The Kraft Group have started construction of a futuristic solar canopy, part of a 1-MW solar installation at Patriot Place to...

May 2, 2012
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Largest Solar Commitment by a U.S. School District Rounds out...

Today, Mount Diablo Unified School District and SunPower Corp. are celebrating the completion of 40 SunPower solar power systems planned for...

May 1, 2012
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Two Arrays Totaling 1.5 MW Completed in Arizona

Just five months after breaking ground, Prescott Valley, Ariz., along with several project partners, celebrates the completion of two major ...

May 1, 2012