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December 12, 2022
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Industrial Sun selects Erthos for Texas utility-scale solar project
December 12, 2022
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First Look: CEP Renewables, CS Energy start Big Hill Landfill solar project construction
December 12, 2022
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U.S.-based agrivoltaics research gets attention and funding from DOE
December 12, 2022
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DOE lends $2.5 billion to GM, LG joint venture to build three lithium-ion battery plants
December 12, 2022
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MGE purchasing output from Darien Solar Energy Center in Wisconsin

Madison Gas and Electric (MGE), in partnership with We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service (WPS), subsidiaries of WEC Energy Group, receiv...

December 12, 2022
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Scale Microgrids designs solar + storage microgrid so cold storage...

Origo Investments is partnering with the old storage pros at Amond World, to develop a state-of-the-art refrigerated cold storage facility i...

December 12, 2022
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Growatt beefs up residential off-grid PV inverter series

Growatt Announces New PV Inverter for Off-Grid Applications, SPF 6000 ES Plus Growatt launched its latest SPF 6000 ES Plus inverter for resi...

December 12, 2022
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How the IRA will help install solar in low-income communities...

This was originally published in the Q4 issue of Solar Builder. Subscribe to the magazine (print, digital or both) right here. It’s fr...

December 12, 2022
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Meyer Burger solar panels coming to U.S. market via Inxeption

Industrial commerce platform Inxeption is helping launch German-made Meyer Burger solar panels to the U.S. market. Meyer Burger is an early ...

December 8, 2022
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kWh Analytics: Solar assets continued to underperform P50 estimates

Climate insurance and renewable energy risk management experts at kWh Analytics released their 2022 Solar Generation Index report. Utilizing...

December 8, 2022
News New Mexico
New Mexico makes key changes to interconnection rules

The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission is updating and improving the state’s interconnection rules. The changes will be a relief ...

December 8, 2022
Policy Power Forward
Power Forward! | Update on solar modules detained at the...

The solar industry had many big storylines in 2022, but nothing was perhaps more pressing than solar module supply. We have clarity on AD/CV...

December 7, 2022
Mounting Guide PanelClaw
PanelClaw completes UL 3741 listing that includes 23 inverter models

PanelClaw, an Esdec Solar Group Company and a renowned flat-roof solar racking company, has completed the UL 3741 listing process for its fl...

December 6, 2022
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Renewable Properties expands in Maine with another NextGrid portfolio acquisition

Renewable Properties, a developer and investor in small-scale utility and community solar projects, will be adding over 42 MW of Maine commu...

December 6, 2022
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DSD, Black Bear Energy installing first in a series of...

Two Signature Center office buildings in Pleasanton, Calif., will be home to onsite rooftop solar systems, totaling 554 kW. The buildings ar...

December 6, 2022
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ABF’s LFP battery cell gigafactory is a go in Arizona

Domestic lithium battery supply chain is a key component of the near and longer-term energy transition. Tucson, Ariz. has been selected as t...

December 6, 2022
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Nexamp enrolls New York school district in community solar program

The Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District has chosen Nexamp as its community solar provider under a long-term contract. The district sp...

December 6, 2022
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Largest landfill solar project in N.J. also helps township recoup...

Mount Olive landfill project. Solar projects on landfills continue to come online across the country. According to the EPA, there has been a...

December 6, 2022
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EnerVenue’s second gen product scales metal-hydrogen batteries for solar +...

EnerVenue, the company trying to scale metal-hydrogen batteries (an alternative to lithium-based batteries) for standalone energy storage pr...

December 6, 2022