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May 3, 2023
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Projects Baltimore rooftop Associated Jewish Community
Baltimore rooftop solar farm to offset energy consumption for Jewish community groups
May 3, 2023
+ Storage LGES Prime+
LGES launches Prime+ home energy storage system with new inverter
May 3, 2023
Projects Sustainability Hub Chicago
Classes begin at new Sustainability Hub green job training center in Chicago
May 2, 2023
+ Storage EnerVenue's Energy Storage Vessel battery
EnerVenue’s metal-hydrogen batteries complete UL 9540A tests, certified to UL 1973
May 2, 2023
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Colorado approves streamlined solar permitting process

For any state or region hoping to add more solar energy, a modern, streamlined permitting process can have a big impact. The Colorado Legisl...

May 2, 2023
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PV Pro Cures | CHERP wants to build mini U.S....

Solar module procurement has been precarious the last few years. The Section 201 tariffs of the Trump Administration. The Auxin petition to ...

May 2, 2023
Projects Stanley RPG Castillo solar
Stanley Black & Decker unveils 4.3 MW privately funded solar...

Stanley Black & Decker has partnered with Castillo Engineering and RPG Energy Group to build a 4.3 MW solar farm in Hopkinsville, Kentuc...

May 1, 2023
Projects DSD Black Bear solar canopies
DSD, Black Bear complete 1.4 MW solar installation at Pleasanton...

DSD Renewables and Black Bear Energy have completed two onsite solar canopies, totaling 1.4 MW at Pleasanton Corporate Commons off...

May 1, 2023
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Florida-based solar installer Sunergy goes public

Sunergy Renewables, a leading Florida-based provider of residential solar and energy efficiency solutions, announced a definitive agreement ...

May 1, 2023
News california net energy metering rules
Net metering trending to time-varying and avoided cost rates

The solar net metering headlines have been dominated by California’s NEM 3.0, but net metering compensation is being updated all over ...

May 1, 2023
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First Solar helps revitalize Pennsylvania glass manufacturing

The Vitro Architectural Glass business is getting a shot in the arm as part of the U.S. solar manufacturing boom. Headquartered in Cheswick,...

April 28, 2023
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SPI Energy brings solar wafer, module production to South Carolina

SPI Energy facility Global renewable energy company SPI Energy Co. leased a facility in South Carolina this week to expand the solar wafer a...

April 28, 2023
News Solar-Mini-Hanger-CableSmart-range
Gripple debuts Mini cable hanger at Intersolar Europe

Gripple, a manufacturer of bracing, anchoring, and cable management solutions for utility scale solar installations, is releasing a new Mini...

April 27, 2023
News grid-alternatives
Bank of America invests $300,000 in GRID Alternatives’ SolarCorp program

Bank of America renewed its partnership with GRID Alternatives, a nonprofit solar + storage installer in the U.S., with a $300,000 investmen...

April 27, 2023
Projects Six Flags Solar Optimum DSD Renewables carport
Solar Optimum, DSD Renewables installs 12 MW solar carport at...

Theme park operator Six Flags Entertainment Corp. has joined forces with Solar Optimum and DSD Renewables (DSD) to install a new 12.37 MW so...

April 27, 2023
Projects Trimble Namaste Solar
Trimble begins construction on 1.7 MW solar array at HQ...

Trimble has broken ground on the construction of a 1.7 MW solar array as a renewable energy source at its Westminster, Colorado, headquarter...

April 27, 2023
Projects Austin CapMetro bus solar
Austin’s CapMetro to install first-of-its-kind solar charging infrastructure for buses...

HOLT Renewables will design and construct a first-of-its-kind solar-powered charging infrastructure solution for CapMetro, the reg...

April 27, 2023
Projects Standard Solar acquires Mass
Standard Solar acquires C&I solar + storage project in Massachusetts

The Acton Water District in Acton, Massachusetts, will soon add an additional 1.5 MW solar and 2 MWh battery storage project to its cost-sav...

April 26, 2023
Projects Castillo BioStar
Castillo Engineering, BioStar Renewables join forces on 15 MW solar...

Castillo Engineering has partnered with BioStar Renewables to provide electrical design and engineering for a 15 MW solar pro...

April 26, 2023