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gaf-energy-job GAF solar shingles overcome HOA objections in Virginia
Elizabeth McGowan
April 14, 2023
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News Fluke NABCEP
Fluke is now a NABCEP Registered Training Provider
April 14, 2023
Projects vanderbilt solar
Vanderbilt University flips the switch on 35 MW solar farm
April 13, 2023
News california-state
California net billing is here – and so are these NEM 3.0 battery storage deals
April 13, 2023
News Vermeer PD5R
Innovations in pile drivers for solar projects
April 12, 2023
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Generac adds stationary battery storage for C&I applications

Generac continues to build out its solar + storage product portfolio. This week, Generac Industrial Power (part of Generac Power Systems) un...

April 12, 2023
Financing strong solar financing
Solar customers can pre-qualify for Sunlight Financial loans in Demand...

Sunlight Financial is partnering with Demand IQ, a solar sales and marketing enablement software, to ease the pre-qualification process for ...

April 11, 2023
Projects Longroad Foxhound Dominion
Dominion Energy to acquire Longroad’s 108 MW Foxhound Solar project

Longroad Energy solar array. Longroad Energy has sold its 108 MWdc (83 MWac) Foxhound Solar project to Dominion Energy. Located in Halifax C...

April 11, 2023
News solar-panel-recycling
Arrow Canyon solar panel recycling contract goes to Green Earth...

With the projected growth of solar installations being constructed around the country, protecting the waste stream and reusing valuable comp...

April 11, 2023
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DOE SolSmart program expands to strengthen local solar energy markets

The national SolSmart program is expanding to help 500 more cities, towns, counties and regional organizations in the United States strength...

April 11, 2023
Projects Greenskies Brownstone rooftop
Greenskies installs 67 kW rooftop solar at Brownstone Intermediate School...

Greenskies Clean Focus has installed a solar photovoltaic (PV) system at Brownstone Intermediate School in Portland, Connecticut. The 67 kW ...

April 10, 2023
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Tesla’s Solar Roof is way off initial install goals, according...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk debuted the Tesla Solar Roof to much fanfare in 2016. Tesla aimed to manufacture 1,000 Solar Roofs per week by late 2019...

April 10, 2023
News SMA
SMA surpasses 20 GW of large-scale solar product installed in...

SMA America has surpassed 20 GW of large-scale solar installed in North America, a threshold that the company crossed near the end of 2022. ...

April 10, 2023
News gavel
CPUC dismisses Sunnova’s micro utility application

Sunnova had big plans to install and maintain solar + storage microgrids for new home developments in California. The national solar and bat...

April 10, 2023
News Summit Ridge Energy logo
Summit Ridge Energy secures 1.2 GW of Qcells modules for...

Commercial solar company Summit Ridge Energy (SRE) signed a module supply agreement with Qcells last week that was announced with much more ...

April 10, 2023
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Convenience store turns refrigeration into ‘energy storage’ via Maplewell Energy

Energy management solutions provider Maplewell Energy successfully piloted a project using refrigerators for “energy storage” at...

April 10, 2023
Projects Dimmitt Chevrolet rooftop solar ESA
Florida-based Dimmitt Chevrolet activates 730 kW rooftop solar project with...

Dimmitt Chevrolet in Clearwater, Florida, has unveiled a new rooftop solar array, installed in partnership with ESA. The solar panels will p...

April 5, 2023
Projects Tate DSD Renewables Maryland
Tate Inc. installs 561.12 kW of rooftop solar at Maryland...

Tate Inc. and DSD Renewables have completed the installation of a 561.12 kW solar rooftop system at Tate’s facility in Jessup, Marylan...

April 5, 2023
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Overview of the dual-axis solar tracker market

Stracker Solar elevated dual-axis trackers at a TC Chevy dealership in Ashland, Ore. A great example of boosting solar project ROI at a spac...

April 5, 2023
Projects CVE community solar
CS Energy, CVE break ground on 22 MW portfolio of...

CS Energy and CVE North America have broken ground on a 22 MW portfolio of four community solar projects in western New York. CVE developed ...

April 4, 2023