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Indiana solar net metering Solential Energy largest solar project for rural electric cooperative in Indiana
Chris Crowell
July 20, 2022
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New Jersey Mt. Arlington Landfill solar project in commercial operation, says Greenbacker
July 20, 2022
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Energy storage tech provider FlexGen closes $100M funding round
July 20, 2022
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Case study | Arch Solar maximizes solar ROI atop a partially shaded Wisconsin city hall
July 20, 2022
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Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority signs PPA for solar + storage system with Convergent Energy + Power
July 20, 2022
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Community solar is a path to the future if policymakers...

Community solar can often win bipartisan hearts and minds in a way that more traditional PV project development does not. The key is clearly...

July 20, 2022
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Tigo seeks to eliminate PLC crosstalk in C&I rapid shutdown...

Disturbances in powerline communication (PLC) signals, often referred to as ‘crosstalk,’ can result in reduced effectiveness of ...

July 19, 2022
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Aurora Solar looks to improve customer leads, project proposals with...

Aurora Solar has added artificial intelligence (AI) solutions that bolster every aspect of the solar sales, marketing and design process for...

July 19, 2022
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Centrica, AutoGrid, Generac top VPP platform providers in Guidehouse Insights...

Energy markets are evolving toward a greater reliance on distributed energy resources (DER) that generate, consume, or store electricity cre...

July 18, 2022
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Solar PPA prices up 8 percent in second quarter: Will...

North American renewable energy buyers saw P25 solar and wind power purchase agreement prices rise another 5.3% to $41.92 per MWh in the sec...

July 18, 2022
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Urgent requests to curtail electricity usage in Texas is a...

Last week Texans got a taste of what is likely to become a common occurrence this summer – urgent requests to curtail electricity usag...

July 18, 2022
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Rail-based rooftop solar wire management: Avoid the open channel, says...

Lots of structural components influence the long-term stability of a rooftop solar racking system. On this episode of The Pitch, we zoom in ...

July 18, 2022
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BSLBATT debuts 20-kWh residential battery system

BSLBATT, a global manufacturer and supplier of lithium-ion energy storage solutions, is debuting a new residential energy storage ...

July 18, 2022
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Biden Administration announces $56M in solar funding via DOE as...

As the Democrats’ climate change spending bill dies another death, the Biden Administration announced new solar manufacturing funding ...

July 15, 2022
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Mississippi net metering program includes extra compensation for low-income customers

The Mississippi Public Service Commission (PSC) voted to adopt its updated Net Metering and Interconnection Rules this week. The new rules e...

July 13, 2022
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Sustainable Capital Finance offering solar + storage PPA quotes on...

Sustainable Capital Finance (SCF) is the latest financier to partner with Energy Toolbase and offer Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) quotes fo...

July 13, 2022
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Navajo Nation Chapter House receives solar + storage system via...

Sunnova solar installation on Hard Rock Chapter House in the Navajo Nation by Fusion Power. About 14,000 Navajo families are still living wi...

July 13, 2022
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HBCU’s Clean Energy Initiative installs no-cost solar for low-income residents...

The Clean Energy Initiative (CEI) of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Community Development Action Coalition (HBCU CDAC), is...

July 13, 2022
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Nine-site community solar portfolio constructed throughout City of White Plains

DSD Renewables (DSD) and The City of White Plains completed the construction of a nine-site, 6.8-MW community solar portfolio, the largest m...

July 13, 2022
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Puratos corporate headquarters going solar via Infiniti Energy

Construction has begun on a new solar array at Puratos USA’s corporate headquarters, located in Pennsauken, N.J. The U.S. headquarters...

July 13, 2022