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Chris Crowell
August 25, 2025
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News GRID Alternatives
GRID Alternatives to host clean energy job fair at RE+ Las Vegas on September 10
August 25, 2025
News S-5! project
S-5! launches $1,500 scholarship to support students in solar and construction fields
August 25, 2025
News Bila Solar and Origami
Bila Solar partners with Origami Solar for 550W steel-framed, U.S.-made solar module
August 25, 2025
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Market factors affecting ESS prices in Q3 according to Anza
August 21, 2025
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California’s distributed storage program can save ratepayers $206M by 2028

New Brattle Group analysis finds that California’s Demand Side Grid Support program delivers lower-cost grid reliability by tapping ho...

August 21, 2025
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Schneider Electric acquires WattBuy to expand prosumer energy portfolio

Integration with EnergySage and Qmerit aims to streamline home electrification for U.S. homeowners WattBuy, a software firm known for person...

August 21, 2025
News GreenLancer
GreenLancer launches nationwide solar repair network to address orphaned systems

Company expands beyond design and permitting, offering diagnostics and recommissioning in all 50 states Thousands of U.S. homeowners are liv...

August 21, 2025
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SPAN adds 16- and 24-circuit smart electrical panels

The smart electrical panel makers at SPAN continue to add options for installers and builders wanting pushing to electrify homes without ask...

August 20, 2025
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Solar + Storage Software Showcase 2025

Discover the leading solar sales proposal, design, plan set, and customer service software solutions of 2025. Explore new AI-powered tools, ...

August 19, 2025
Featured Projects Weekly solar energy storage
Indigenous-led partnership expands solar sovereignty in Montana | Projects Weekly

This Projects Weekly stretches from tribal lands in Montana to a university-backed array in Colorado, a nonprofit rooftop system in Denver, ...

August 18, 2025
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OneEthos targets small commercial solar with $350k instant loans

Following its growth in residential solar lending, OneEthos, powered by Climate First Bank, introduces FastTrack, the first instant-approval...

August 18, 2025
News solar beats projection arrow up
EnergySage hits record highs as tax credit countdown sparks solar...

EnergySage saw a 205% year-over-year increase in homeowners working with installers in July 2025 as the residential solar Investment Tax Cre...

August 18, 2025
News Treasury dept
Explainer: New ‘construction start’ definitions for solar project tax credit...

Final guidance eliminates the 5% safe harbor for projects over 1.5 MW, forcing developers to prove “physical work of a significant nat...

August 18, 2025
+ Storage goodleap
Connecticut Green Bank and GoodLeap partner to launch statewide VPP...

The initiative will aggregate thousands of solar and storage systems to lower costs, boost grid resilience, and deliver monthly cash rewards...

August 14, 2025
News SolMicrogrid Chic Fil A
SolMicroGrid wants to buy near-complete solar and microgrid projects for...

Through its new Energy-as-a-Service Partner Program, SolMicroGrid will purchase near-complete solar and microgrid projects, giving developer...

August 14, 2025
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Solving common bottlenecks in solar project development with PVcase |...

A staggering 80% of solar projects never reach completion. But you can speed up timelines by as much as 50% by using the right software duri...

August 14, 2025
News supply shortage
Less than meets the eye: Transformer shortages could derail U.S....

A new Wood Mackenzie analysis finds U.S. transformer supply deficits will reach 30% for power units and 10% for distribution in 2025, drivin...

August 14, 2025
News solar RFP
New York launches first bulk energy storage RFP to advance...

Governor Kathy Hochul and NYSERDA open competitive solicitation for 1 GW of bulk energy storage projects, aiming to boost grid reliability, ...

August 13, 2025
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Report: Grid-scale batteries could save $7 billion in energy costs...

Analysis from Aurora Energy Research highlights the reliability and cost benefits of 4 GW battery storage in the Southwest Power Pool region...

August 12, 2025