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Stracker project in Oregon Oregon city microgrid designed by Stracker Solar earns state grant money
Chris Crowell
October 24, 2022
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ITC or PTC? Xendee adds IRA incentives into microgrid modeling software
October 24, 2022
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Trina Solar expands Vertex line with N 595W for C&I and utility-scale sites
October 24, 2022
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EDF starts construction of 22.5 MW solar portfolio in ODEC territory
October 24, 2022
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Mission Solar sets 1 GW PV module production expansion plan
October 24, 2022
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SolarReviews teams with NABCEP on 2023 Installer Survey

SolarReviews, a top site for consumer reviews and ratings for residential solar panels and solar panel installation companies, renewed its p...

October 24, 2022
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Underperformance case study: Assessing module power loss using electroluminescence imaging

When solar projects have underperformance issues, deploying the correct field service solution is critical in addressing the problem as quic...

October 24, 2022
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Georgia Power seeks rate hike and solar fee, SEIA says...

Georgia Power Co. (GPC) is proposing a significant rate hike that will charge Georgians an additional $16.29 per month on average, as well a...

October 24, 2022
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Hershey Co. signs 140-MW PPA with Copperhead Solar & Storage

Construction of the massive Copperhead Solar & Storage Project (150-MW and 100 MWh) in Falls County, Texas, is underway and has a big co...

October 20, 2022
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Greenbacker buys nine pre-operational net-metered Vermont solar projects

Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co. purchased a portfolio of up to nine pre-operational solar projects from Norwich Solar that have long-term N...

October 20, 2022
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Toledo Solar eyes expansion into Europe and Central Asia

Toledo Solar is a U.S.-based thin-film solar PV manufacturer with a supply chain sourced exclusively from North America. All of its manufact...

October 19, 2022
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11-site New York solar portfolio designed by Castillo Engineering, Solar...

A 75 MW portfolio of 11 community solar projects in New York is coming online via engineering, construction and procurement (EPC) firms Sola...

October 19, 2022
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Standard Solar acquires Rhode Island community solar portfolio from Trina...

Standard Solar is expanding its community solar portfolio in Rhode Island with the acquisition of a combined 6.2 MW of projects. The two gro...

October 19, 2022
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SimpliPhi discounts wall-mountable battery and emergency power kits in October

Customer-sited battery storage can provide critical backup power in the face of growing threats to the centralized grid. That is why SimpliP...

October 19, 2022
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SEIA warns of stringent building code changes proposed by FEMA

International Code Council (ICC) voters are considering a code change that could upend solar development, according to the Solar Energy Indu...

October 18, 2022
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Solar PPA prices soar again in Q3: Why? When will...

Solar and wind power purchase agreement (PPA) prices are rising again according to two third quarter reports, due to robust demand and conti...

October 18, 2022
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What’s holding up utility-scale energy storage development?

Why aren’t there more energy storage projects like this 4.99 MW/10 MWh front-of-the-meter BESS in Rumford, Maine, developed by Agilita...

October 18, 2022
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Modernize adds after-hours messaging for contractors in Connect

Homeowner calls do not always neatly occur within business hours. Home improvement platform Modernize Home Services puts the number of inqui...

October 17, 2022
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Schneider debuts solar-ready Square D Combination Service Entrance Device

Schneider Electric offered a sneak peak of the new Square D Combination Service Entrance Device (CSED) during the NECA 2022 Convention &...

October 17, 2022
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Dependable Group of Companies selects Solar FlexRack fixed tilt mounting...

Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company, Dependable Group of Companies (DGC) installed a 48-MW solar project portfolio in Al...

October 17, 2022