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agreement handshake Uplight acquires AutoGrid to create single DER management platform
Chris Crowell
December 18, 2023
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Mounting Guide s-5 wood clamp prototype
S-5! Bonding Clip just one of 21 patents added in 2023
December 18, 2023
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Shoutout to these Panasonic solar installers for their customer service
December 18, 2023
+ Storage Enphase IQ Battery 5P
Enphase IQ Batteries now eligible in more virtual power plant programs across U.S.
December 18, 2023
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Briggs & Stratton recognized as California ESS manufacturer, eligible for bonus SGIP incentive
December 18, 2023
Featured Project of the Year awards 2023
Lessons learned from the 2023 Solar Builder Projects of the...

Our Projects of the Year issue is always inspiring in some way. Projects that involve connecting cheaper, renewable energy to lower income c...

December 18, 2023
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EDP Renewables launches ‘Close the Loop’ solar recycling program

EDP Renewables North America has announced the launch of its Close the Loop Program focused on keeping the environment front ...

December 14, 2023
Projects Ohio Community Solar Bill
Ohio community solar bill to move forward with Substitute Bill...

Cleveland area high school students show support for Ohio House Bill 197. Ohio legislators released a substitute bill for House Bill 197, th...

December 14, 2023
Projects catalyze community solar new york
Catalyze inaugurates 2 community solar projects in New York

Catalyze has placed two new community solar facilities, totaling more than 12 MWdc, into operations in Lancaster, New York. The first site i...

December 14, 2023
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Alliant Energy completes 99 MW Wautoma Solar project in Wisconsin

Alliant Energy has wrapped up construction of the Wautoma Solar project in Waushara County, Wisconsin. The 99 MW solar array spans 624 acres...

December 14, 2023
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Dimension Renewable Energy commits $5M to develop 1,500 solar professionals

Community solar developer Dimension Renewable Energy will invest $5 million in U.S. green collar workforce development as part of a multi-ye...

December 13, 2023
Projects aggreko
Aggreko acquires 9 community solar projects in New York |...

Aggreko ETS has connected the first of nine community solar projects the company acquired, with the 5.9 MWdc project in Vernon, New York. Ag...

December 13, 2023
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Fronius earns gold medal from EcoVadis for sustainability efforts

EcoVadis conducts sustainability ratings and is one of the world’s most well-known and renowned agencies. At this year’s evaluat...

December 13, 2023
Featured Power Forward state of solar 2024
Video: What did we miss in 2023 solar market forecasts?

What went wrong for the solar industry in 2023? Did anything go right? What can we expect in 2024 in terms of residential solar demand and s...

December 12, 2023
+ Storage battery crystal ball
Residential battery storage market competition is heating up

As noted in our 2024 Energy Storage System Buyer’s Guide, the market is jam packed with new solutions and new companies vying for thei...

December 12, 2023
Inverters and eBOS SMA US manufacturing
SMA announces U.S. manufacturing plan, site selection underway

In the flurry of solar manufacturing news the last 12 months, U.S.-based inverter manufacturing has still lagged. So, this is a big deal: SM...

December 12, 2023
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Trina Solar hosts sneak peek at Texas solar manufacturing facility

On December 1, Trina Solar, a global leader in smart solar products and energy solutions, hosted a celebration for its new 1.35 million squa...

December 11, 2023
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Scanifly debuts prelim PV design tool

Scanifly announced integrations with Nearmap, LiDAR and other remote data sources as part of its new preliminary design solution, Scanifly P...

December 11, 2023
eBOS ampt string optimizers
Ampt configures i50 string optimizer to boost solar tracker ROI

The DC optimizer experts at Ampt released the i50 String Optimizer earlier this year. The i50 features enhanced capabilities for utility-sca...

December 11, 2023
News LONGi sustainability
LONGi reports on carbon emissions reduction efforts

The embodied carbon of a solar panel is a metric of interest for many clean energy buyers. In its 2023 Climate Action White Paper, released ...

December 11, 2023