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Microinverter + Solar Panels EcoFlow STREAM now available in Utah along with new smart meter
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July 7, 2025
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EnergySage and Third Act partner to rally Boomers behind rooftop solar
July 7, 2025
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Fronius USA adds remote configuration for GEN24 inverters to speed approvals
July 7, 2025
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Pisgah Energy helps N.C. fruit farm go solar | Projects Weekly
July 7, 2025
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Welp, they did it. House passes reconciliation bill that jeopardizes solar
July 3, 2025
Policy congress
Senate votes to scale back solar tax breaks to send...

The solar industry is reeling after the Senate narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s far-reaching policy bill with a vote of 51-50....

July 1, 2025
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Civ Robotics secures $7.5M to modernize renewable energy construction

Civ Robotics has secured funding to fuel the growth of its line of all-terrain surveying and autonomous material distribution robots aimed a...

July 1, 2025
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Survey: Homeowners in extreme weather-prone states looking for battery alternatives

An overwhelming 91% of combined homeowners polled in California, Texas and Florida worry about the impacts of extreme weather, rising energy...

July 1, 2025
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Namaste Solar teams with Boulder, Colo. | Projects Weekly

Namaste Solar partnered with the city of Boulder, Colorado, to install a 333.54 kW flush-mount rooftop solar system at a modular home factor...

June 30, 2025
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SEIA secures approval for two national standards focused on solar...

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has officially approved two new solar and storage standards developed by the Solar Energy I...

June 27, 2025
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Heatwave grid save: Sunrun Home Battery fleets dispatch 340 MW...

Sunrun project in Fresno, Calif. As record heat and energy demand strain power grids across the U.S., Sunrun’s distributed battery fle...

June 26, 2025
News IESNA VP, Wes Doane, with MWSE Founder, Jake Rozmaryn, onsite at Midwest Solar Expo 2025.
Midwest Solar Expo to rebrand as Intersolar & Energy Storage...

IESNA VP Wes Doane (left) with MWSE Founder Jake Rozmaryn Goodbye Midwest Solar Expo, hello to Intersolar & Energy Storage North America...

June 26, 2025
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Federal tax credits or not, 195 GW of queued solar...

The potential rollback of clean energy tax credits has spurred plenty of anxiety across the solar and storage sector. How many projects in t...

June 26, 2025
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Freedom Forever debuts in-house AI to improve operations and support

Freedom Forever, one of the country’s largest residential solar installers, launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) assistant name...

June 25, 2025
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U.S. battery supply boost: SolarEdge shipping from Salt Lake City,...

Two key brands in the battery energy storage space in the U.S. announced production milestones at new facilities this week. Let’s take...

June 25, 2025
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Strong growth continues for energy storage market in Q1

Despite uncertainty from Washington, the U.S. energy storage market experienced record growth in Q1 2025, according to the latest U.S. Energ...

June 25, 2025
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Soltage secures $260M to expand utility-scale solar buildout | Solar...

This edition of Solar Financing Spotlight shines on several companies securing loans to expand solar and other renewable energy assets, as w...

June 24, 2025
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EcoFlow expands disaster relief partnerships ahead of hurricane season

EcoFlow DELTA Pro 3 Portable power manufacturer EcoFlow is expanding its emergency response efforts in the U.S. through new partnerships wit...

June 23, 2025
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Array Technologies to acquire fixed-tilt racking specialist APA Solar

APA Solar photo from our archives. Array Technologies is expanding beyond its core single-axis tracker solution for the first time, entering...

June 23, 2025
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Product of the Week | Roof Tech’s new RT-Plus

Roof Tech’s latest innovation in solar racking is designed directly in response to installer feedback and real-world challenges on the...

June 23, 2025