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October 6, 2022
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Large and in charge: U.S. utility-scale PV market forecast to add 437 GW by 2032
October 6, 2022
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Allied Solar developing 40-MW solar plant at key interconnection point in Minnesota
October 5, 2022
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Affordable Wire Management ’rounds out’ product portfolio with new manufacturing process
October 5, 2022
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EV manufacturing facility’s Solar Charging Yard constructed via ForeFront Power
October 5, 2022
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Greenskies, Vanguard complete rooftop solar projects for cold storage facilities

Greenskies Clean Focus and Vanguard Energy Partners, a national solar construction firm, have completed rooftop solar projects at two cold s...

October 5, 2022
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Financial tool that helps solar EPCs unlock Inflation Reduction Act...

Unlocking billions in federal funding to jumpstart America’s clean energy transition, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) creates tremen...

October 5, 2022
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Upcoming Entergy Arkansas, Lightsource bp solar project to help produce...

The Arkansas Public Service Commission has approved the Entergy Arkansas Driver Solar Project, a new 250-megawatt AC (or 312 MW DC) renewabl...

October 4, 2022
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Solar installer Ipsun Sunvoy made its fleet monitoring dashboard available...

In addition to installing solar PV systems, Ipsun Sunvoy does an excellent job of designing its own productivity tools in house. You may rem...

October 4, 2022
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ChemiTek brings PV panel cleaning, coating products to North America...

ChemiTek, a Portuguese chemical company that specializes in cleaning and anti-soiling coatings for PV solar panels officially entered the U....

October 4, 2022
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Summit Ridge Energy goes with Solar FlexRack trackers for 42-MW...

A 42-MW portfolio of community solar projects in Illinois from owner-operator Summit Ridge Energy will be installed atop Solar FlexRack&rsqu...

October 3, 2022
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Toledo Solar, Seaflex partnering on floating photovoltaic system

U.S.-based PV manufacturer Toledo Solar and Seaflex, a mooring solutions provider, are co-marketing a floating solar system that incorporate...

October 3, 2022
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Report: Forty-five percent of solar inverters are abandoned just four...

This report excerpt comes via kWh Analytics’ Solar Risk Assessment — Based on operational data from 2017-2018, 9,984 MWac of PV ...

October 3, 2022
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Cooperstown, N.Y., subscribes to Nexamp community solar farm

The Village of Cooperstown, New York is subscribing to an allocation of a Nexamp community solar project that will cover the power used by a...

October 3, 2022
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Fluke debuts Solar Multifunction Tester 1000

Fluke debuted its new Solar Multifunction Tester 1000 (SMFT-1000) to simplify PV installation, commissioning, and maintenance with a single ...

October 3, 2022
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Generac to distribute EODev fuel cell generator in North America

Generac Power Systems signed a formal distribution agreement with EODev, a French developer and manufacturer of zero-emission hydrogen fuel ...

October 3, 2022
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Developing pile drivers and technology for the solar industry

Pile drivers are a go-to machine in the renewable energy market for the construction of ground mount solar projects. And, as construction in...

October 3, 2022
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GoodWe expands capacity (and sustainability) of solar inverter, energy storage...

GoodWe showcased a lineup of impressive technology at the RE+ tradeshow in Anaheim last week (along with GE). A key note in our chat with th...

September 29, 2022
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Soltage acquires Cincinnati Zoo solar project, now under construction

Soltage announced the close of a 28 MW solar project which has started construction in Ohio on land owned by the Cincinnati Zoo. Soltage acq...

September 29, 2022
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Standard Solar acquired by Brookfield Renewable

Brookfield Renewable closed its acquisition of Standard Solar this week, a deal for consideration of $540 million with the potential to inve...

September 29, 2022