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Chris Crowell
May 15, 2023
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Projects terabase terafab
Terabase Energy launches Terafab automated field factory to accelerate utility-scale PV
May 15, 2023
News Treasury dept
Treasury Dept. issues complex guidance for calculating U.S. module domestic content
May 12, 2023
Projects CS Energy Luminace landfill solar new jersey
CS Energy, Luminace break ground on 10 MW landfill community solar project in N.J.
May 12, 2023
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HOAs prevent the proliferation of home solar
May 11, 2023
Projects Aspen Power solar acquisition
Aspen Power acquires 37 MWdc community solar portfolio in Maine

Aspen Power has acquired a portfolio of 15 ground-mounted community solar projects in Maine. The projects range in size from 1.4 MWdc to 7 M...

May 10, 2023
Projects Michigan solar car Amprius
Amprius supplies batteries for U of Michigan solar car team...

Lithium-ion battery manufacturer Amprius Technologies Inc. is supplying battery cells to the University of Michigan Solar Car Team...

May 9, 2023
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AT&T anchors DSD Renewables’ 24 MW community solar project in...

AT&T has signed an agreement with DSD Renewables to serve as an anchor tenant subscriber for a five-project community solar portfol...

May 9, 2023
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Sunnova, Amica teaming up to offer solar + storage +...

Sunnova Energy International is teaming up with Amica Insurance, an auto, home and life insurance company. Sunnova and Amica will work toget...

May 5, 2023
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Non-metal flashings vs. traditional metal flashings

K2’s Splice Foot. This piece was contributed by K2 Systems. In the early 2000s, the norm for waterproofing roof attachments was a simp...

May 5, 2023
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The rise of FranklinWH in home energy storage

The home energy storage (ESS) marketplace is crowded, including brands familiar to solar installers (SolarEdge, Enphase, Canadian Solar) and...

May 4, 2023
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Former Uber, Casper execs launch Haven Energy to simplify home...

Home battery systems could be the next big thing, especially considering that the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) extended the 30% solar inves...

May 3, 2023
Projects Baltimore rooftop Associated Jewish Community
Baltimore rooftop solar farm to offset energy consumption for Jewish...

MD Energy Advisors (MDEA) recently collaborated with Luminace to provide a rooftop solar energy system for a group of Jewish community ...

May 3, 2023
+ Storage LGES Prime+
LGES launches Prime+ home energy storage system with new inverter

LG Energy Solution is debuting a new residential energy storage system this month called Prime+. It will include, of course, LGES batteries ...

May 3, 2023
Projects Sustainability Hub Chicago
Classes begin at new Sustainability Hub green job training center...

Participants complete harness training to install solar panels at heights. The Sustainability Hub in Chicago, a new job training center join...

May 2, 2023
+ Storage EnerVenue's Energy Storage Vessel battery
EnerVenue’s metal-hydrogen batteries complete UL 9540A tests, certified to UL...

EnerVenue, the company bringing a much-hyped metal-hydrogen battery to market that’s capable of 30,000 cycles, achieved a few big mile...

May 2, 2023
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Colorado approves streamlined solar permitting process

For any state or region hoping to add more solar energy, a modern, streamlined permitting process can have a big impact. The Colorado Legisl...

May 2, 2023
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PV Pro Cures | CHERP wants to build mini U.S....

Solar module procurement has been precarious the last few years. The Section 201 tariffs of the Trump Administration. The Auxin petition to ...

May 2, 2023
Projects Stanley RPG Castillo solar
Stanley Black & Decker unveils 4.3 MW privately funded solar...

Stanley Black & Decker has partnered with Castillo Engineering and RPG Energy Group to build a 4.3 MW solar farm in Hopkinsville, Kentuc...

May 1, 2023
Projects DSD Black Bear solar canopies
DSD, Black Bear complete 1.4 MW solar installation at Pleasanton...

DSD Renewables and Black Bear Energy have completed two onsite solar canopies, totaling 1.4 MW at Pleasanton Corporate Commons off...

May 1, 2023