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August 7, 2023
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GAF recalls Timberline solar shingles due to fire hazard
August 7, 2023
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California PUC seeks to limit self-consumption of solar in new virtual NEM rules
August 7, 2023
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PG&E enrolls 7,500 Sunrun customers in grid resiliency program, more on the way
August 7, 2023
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Renewable Properties closes $53.5M portfolio of community solar projects
August 3, 2023
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SMA launches total Home Energy Solution in U.S. market

In the flood of new home solar + storage + energy management systems coming to market, SMA America has taken its time. But this week the glo...

August 3, 2023
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Summit Ridge awards B&W $20 million in community solar contracts

Summit Ridge Energy LLC has awarded $20 million in contracts to Babcock & Wilcox Solar Energy Inc. for the engineering, procurement and ...

August 2, 2023
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Solar Landscape starts construction on 87 MW multistate community solar...

Solar Landscape has partnered with a national self-storage company on a portfolio of more than 130 rooftop community solar projects across t...

August 2, 2023
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Empact launches software to maximize IRA tax incentives on solar...

Empact Technologies is making it easier to take advantage of Inflation Reduction Act tax incentives when developing solar projects. The comp...

August 1, 2023
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Study: Climate change is impacting U.S. solar energy generation

A new study conducted by climate and energy analytics company Sunairio found that climate change is increasingly impacting U.S. solar energy...

August 1, 2023
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Why haven’t California homeowners installed a battery system yet?

Most California residents are unprepared in the event of a wildfire disaster and the related power outages, according to a survey conducted ...

July 31, 2023
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Solar + storage codes being developed for multifamily affordable housing

An effort is underway to develop new building codes focused on ensuring that multifamily affordable housing residents have access to reliabl...

July 31, 2023
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Surveying technology moving the needle for solar PV deployment

This column was contributed by Chris Mielke, director of aerial and mobile mapping at Bowman, an engineering services firm. The expansion of...

July 31, 2023
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Powur adds Sungage financing to virtual solar platform

Virtual residential solar company Powur PBC is expanding its financing options by partnering with Sungage Financial, one of the top resident...

July 31, 2023
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CEC approves virtual power plant program to tap distributed batteries...

The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved a new virtual power plant (VPP) program that will tap into thousands of solar-charged batter...

July 31, 2023
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Enphase now shipping IQ8 microinverters from second U.S.-based facility

Earlier in July, Enphase Energy made a big splash when it started rolling out IQ8 Microinverters from a facility in Columbia, S.C., produced...

July 31, 2023
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First Solar plans 5th U.S.-based solar facility, location yet to...

First Solar announced plans to build a fifth solar module manufacturing facility in the United States, an investment of up to $1.1 billion. ...

July 31, 2023
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Infographic: How to safely handle and store lithium-ion batteries

Lithium-ion batteries are prevalent in many industries and applications, but they can be dangerous without the users even realizing there is...

July 31, 2023
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SEIA to develop 11 new solar, energy storage ANSI standards

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) was approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to develop 11 new solar and ...

July 31, 2023
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FERC issues final rule on reforming interconnection process for renewable...

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a final rule today to improve the interconnection process and address the growing bac...

July 27, 2023