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Chris Crowell
December 12, 2022
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How the IRA will help install solar in low-income communities – and how it falls short
December 12, 2022
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Meyer Burger solar panels coming to U.S. market via Inxeption
December 8, 2022
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kWh Analytics: Solar assets continued to underperform P50 estimates
December 8, 2022
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New Mexico makes key changes to interconnection rules
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
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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
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Tigo Energy is going public after ‘business combination’

Tigo Pure Signal Add another solar PV module-level power electronics (MLPE) provider to the public company list. Tigo Energy is agreeing to ...

December 6, 2022
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HellermannTyton offers industrial inkjet printer to print safety labels on...

NEC 2023 is already set to save solar installers a bit of time and money when it comes to labeling. HellermannTyton is now looking to up the...

December 5, 2022
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Solar Builder announces Project of the Year Award Winners

Solar Builder‘s Project of the Year Awards are a celebration of the solar industry. The hard work of construction teams and installers...

December 5, 2022
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Commerce calls for new tariffs in AD/CVD circumvention decision but...

The preliminary decision is in, and the U.S. Department of Commerce is issuing a determination of circumvention in Auxin’s antidumping...

December 5, 2022
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Top 25 corporate solar energy buyers for 2022 led by...

Arlington II, a Meta solar project in Georgia. Led by tech and retail giants, American companies are installing record-levels of solar to po...

December 1, 2022
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Home Depot buys 100 MW of solar energy from National...

The Home Depot logo The Home Depot announced that 100 MW of solar energy purchased from National Grid Renewables at its solar and storage pr...

December 1, 2022
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How drastically California NEM 3.0 reduces solar energy export rates

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) released a revised net energy metering (NEM) proposed decision in November, and this revis...

December 1, 2022