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August 7, 2025
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+ Storage Qcells and Geli
Bidding Wars: Qcells adds Geli Predict to fleet of BESS tools
August 7, 2025
Products Natures Generator-Automatic Transfer Switch
Nature’s Generator debuts Lithium 6000 Power Station
August 7, 2025
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Brattle Group validates Sunrun VPP as planning-grade grid resource in California
August 7, 2025
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State of net metering and solar compensation in 2025 | The Buzz
August 7, 2025
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OMCO Solar now shipping 100% domestic solar trackers

Solar racking manufacturer OMCO Solar, which has built its brand on shipping factory-direct solar trackers and fixed-tilt solutions, is now ...

August 5, 2025
Inverters and eBOS 350kW inverter from CPS America
9 solar inverter and ESS upgrades to know this summer

This year we’ve seen a surge of innovation across solar inverter and energy storage tech companies—from smarter bidirectional EV...

August 4, 2025
News June global horizonal irradiation USA – showing potential of 280 kWh_m2
Heat dome stress test: Solargis warns solar needs more storage,...

The brutal heat dome that has blanketed large swaths of the U.S. this summer has pushed grid systems to their limits, and also exposed under...

August 4, 2025
News residential solar storm cloud
U.S. policy to slash solar installs 46% by 2030 —...

New Wood Mackenzie analysis reveals nearly 1,500 GW total addressable market by 2050 despite near-term policy headwinds Storm clouds ahead f...

August 4, 2025
News washington DC solar
Solar + software: D.C. launches grid pilot with Ecosuite, Ecogy...

As part of the District of Columbia’s ambitious PowerPath DC initiative, the Public Service Commission has selected Ecosuite and Ecogy...

July 31, 2025
News AI demand response electric grid
Constellation and GridBeyond launch AI-powered demand response program in PJM

A new AI-enabled demand response (DR) initiative from Constellation and GridBeyond aims to help large energy users in the PJM market cut cos...

July 31, 2025
News California and a battery
SOMAH low-income solar program now covers energy storage in California

New incentives can cover up to 100% of battery costs for eligible affordable housing properties California’s largest low-income solar ...

July 31, 2025
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Oregon passes landmark microgrid legislation

Oregon is set to lead the country in microgrid interconnections after Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed House Bills 2065 and 2066 into law t...

July 31, 2025
Policy Massachusetts solar policy
The next phase of Massachusetts’ solar revolution

Explanation of SMART 3.0 and 2024 Climate Act Clean Energy Reform Provisions By Robert J. Munnelly, Jr. | Massachusetts has led the Northeas...

July 31, 2025
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Smarter Solar: How AI is powering the next generation of...

Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant concept in solar—it’s an active, practical tool that’s changing how systems...

July 30, 2025
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Overcoming solar project bottlenecks with PVcase | On-demand demo

Join PVcase expert Hector Lucas Forasté as he explores practical solutions to overcome bottlenecks and time thieves in solar projects...

July 28, 2025
Projects Ampacity warehouse
Q&A | Eben Russell explains the evolution of Ampacity Renewables

Ampacity warehouse Earlier this year, RP Construction Services rebranded as Ampacity Renewables. A member of the Quanta Services family of c...

July 28, 2025
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Battery factories lead latest wave of clean energy projects canceled...

Businesses canceled, closed, and scaled back more than $22 billion worth of new factories and clean energy projects in the first half of 202...

July 28, 2025
News NLYTN Energy
NLYTN Energy debuts 3D visualization tool for solar developers

NLYTN Energy thinks they’ve identified a persistent gap in the solar project development process: stakeholders often struggle to fully...

July 28, 2025
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Nexamp uses ‘self-performance’ to modify grid and interconnect projects quicker...

As interconnection queues lengthen, Nexamp is taking matters into its own hands with a “self-performance” approach that improves...

July 28, 2025