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ESA Renewables Begins Construction on 1.3-MW Rooftop Array
Kelly Pickerel
December 13, 2011
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Solyndra Asset Auctioning Dates Announced
December 12, 2011
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Phoenix Solar Completes Solar Plant for Dow Corning
December 12, 2011
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Duke Energy Acquires Two Arizona Solar Farms
December 12, 2011
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R.I. Dept. of Environmental Management Receives $1.5 Million for Solar
December 12, 2011
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Orange County, Fla., 5.9-MW PV Array Dedicated

Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) proudly announced the completion of the first solar farm in Orange County on Wednesday in a dedicati...

December 9, 2011
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Two Solar Facilities Online in Gila Bend, Arizona

Arizona Public Service announced that another solar facility has come online in Gila Bend, Ariz., an area quickly becoming a hub of solar en...

December 9, 2011
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KDC Solar Completes Construction on 3.25-MW Rooftop Array in N.J.

KDC Solar LLC, headquartered in Bedminster, N.J., through a wholly owned subsidiary, has completed construction of a 3.25 MW rooftop mo...

December 8, 2011
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IKEA Powers-up 618-kW Solar Energy System at Baltimore Store

IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today officially plugged-in the solar energy system installed at its store in Bal...

December 8, 2011
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Renewvia Energy Completes Covered Parking System in Arizona

Renewvia Energy Corp., a provider of solar power systems for owners of investment-grade commercial properties, announced today it has comple...

December 7, 2011
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SPI to Install Second Solar System for Twentieth Century Fox

SPI Solar, a vertically integrated PV solar developer, announced it has been contracted by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. to install ...

December 7, 2011
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MidAmerican Energy to Acquire 550-MW Farm From First Solar

Today, MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company announced it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire the Topaz Solar Farm from First So...

December 7, 2011
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5-MW Installation Completed by Main Street Power and Az. Western...

Arizona Western College (AWC) and Main Street Power Co. Inc. flipped the switch on a 5-MW solar installation that will provide approximately...

December 7, 2011
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Exelon and Constellation Strengthen Merger Commitments

Exelon Corporation and Constellation Energy Group filed a brief with the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) that increases the compani...

December 6, 2011
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Solar Companies Join Together to Help Households in Calif. and...

HelioPower, an integrated energy solutions company with more than 2,000 solar and clean energy systems engineered and installed since 2001, ...

December 6, 2011
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10-kW Systems to be Installed in Florida Schools through SunSmart...

Shaka, a globalization and corporate strategies firm focusing on renewable energy, announcedthat it has entered into the final stages of an ...

December 6, 2011
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Floating Racking System Installed Atop N.J. Reservoir

ENERACTIVE Solutions recently completed the installation of a 112-kW solar PV system on a floating racking system atop the reservoir at New ...

December 5, 2011
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Southeast’s Largest Rooftop Project Completed in S.C.

South Carolina Electric & Gas and Boeing today officially marked the completion of one of the largest single rooftop solar installations...

December 2, 2011
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Seminole Financial to Fund $18 Million Loan for 5.75-MW PV...

Seminole Financial Services announced today the funding of a $18 million construction loan to Southern Sky Renewable Energy, LLC (Southern S...

December 2, 2011
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DOE Awards $12 Million for Rooftop Solar Challenge

As part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative, Energy Secretary Steven Chu was joined by Lynn Jurich, the president an...

December 2, 2011