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Perch solar Perch Energy raises $30M from Nuveen to accelerate community solar growth
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October 11, 2023
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Brightcore Energy supplies 1.5 MW solar carport for Bancroft facility in New Jersey
October 10, 2023
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Tigo offers Green Glove service program for first-time C&I installers
October 9, 2023
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Fate of solar self-consumption on the line in California this week (UPDATE)
October 9, 2023
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On-demand presentation: Savant Power’s Whole Home Energy Management
October 9, 2023
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Mincon now offers Trimble Ready drilling and piling option for...

Mincon Solar Installation Drills and Pile Drivers are designed to pre-drill through rock, install ground screws and drive piles on solar con...

October 9, 2023
Projects Rhode Island National Guard SolarEdge rooftop
Rooftop solar helps Rhode Island National Guard cut annual electric...

The Rhode Island National Guard has saved a $100,000 in its annual electricity bill thanks to the installation of a 550 kWp rooftop solar sy...

October 6, 2023
Projects Dollar Tree DSD community solar New York
Dollar Tree stores in New York sign on to 41...

Part of a seven-project community solar portfolio, this 7.1 MW goundmount solar farm in Medina, New York, will help power Dollar Tree and Fa...

October 6, 2023
Projects Standard Solar Woburn solar
Standard Solar completes 4 MW project on EPA Superfund site...

A new brownfield solar project in Woburn, Massachusetts, is set to make a substantial impact on the city of Somerville by offsetting electri...

October 5, 2023
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BayWa r.e. opens new solar distribution center in Colombia

Left to right: Yusef Kanchi, Commercial Manager at BayWa r.e. Solar Systems in Mexico; Andres González, Managing Director at BayWa r....

October 5, 2023
Projects National Grid Renewables Amazon
National Grid Renewables celebrates 274 MW Amazon solar farm in...

National Grid Renewables and Amazon host community members and local media at Yellowbud. National Grid Renewables has begun operations ...

October 3, 2023
Projects Renewable America CCAs
Renewable America project boosts solar portfolio for Marin County, Calif.

Renewable America (RNA) has achieved mechanical completion for its Fallon Two Rock Road Solar Farm in the Petaluma area of Marin County, Cal...

October 3, 2023
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Solar Letters launches with mission to automate PE stamps for...

There are currently many costly inefficiencies within the solar letter and PE stamp process in the residential solar industry, with most fir...

October 3, 2023
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AWM beefs up weight capacity of Arden Messenger Cable Hangers

Affordable Wire Management (AWM) made a big, strategic announcement at RE+ 2023, partnering with HellermannTyton, to offer full eBOS product...

October 3, 2023
Projects Texas utility solar
Study: No negative impact on property values near utility-scale solar projects...

A new study conducted in Texas shows no evidence of negative market impact for residential properties near utility-scale solar facilities. C...

October 3, 2023
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Solar has a labor shortage. Digital enablement of frontline workers...

This perspective was sent in via Juan Muldoon, Partner at Energize Capital. In the U.S., 100,000 new clean energy jobs have emerged in the p...

October 3, 2023
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Elexity piloting commercial building storage + loads control system with...

Elexity, a provider of virtual power plant software for commercial buildings, received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant fro...

October 2, 2023
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DOE guarantees over $3 billion in solar loans tied to...

It is official: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) signed an historic agreement last week to partially guarantee...

October 2, 2023
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New solar tracker wind tunnel research solves for aeroelastic forces...

The solar industry — an emerging industry with rapidly evolving technology — is often, unfortunately, in learn-as-you-go mode. T...

October 2, 2023
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Boviet Solar Vega Series Bifacial modules a top performer in...

Climate is indeed changing all over the world, resulting in both more “extreme” weather events, and just non-historical weather ...

October 2, 2023