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new york New York seeks bids for 2 GW of large-scale renewable energy projects
Chris Crowell
September 21, 2022
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Sunnova enters commercial, industry solar market
September 21, 2022
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RE+ begins! Let’s gush about the return of the largest clean energy show in North America
September 20, 2022
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LONGi debuts Hi-MO 5 solar module for residential, C&I at RE+
September 20, 2022
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PVMet expands access to microclimate monitoring for C&I solar projects
September 15, 2022
News FTC Solar tracker Pioneer
FTC Solar adds 1P solar tracker that allows for ground...

Solar tracker and engineering services provider FTC Solar is debuting one module in portrait (1P) Solar Tracker Solution at RE+ they are cal...

September 15, 2022
News Xendee-Multi-Node
Microgrids made easy? Xendee adds multi-node feature to enable more...

Onsite solar energy production offers a wealth of benefits, but it also requires a great deal more planning, engineering and maintenance tha...

September 15, 2022
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FranklinWH whole-home energy management system overview | The Pitch

FranklinWH is one of the newest entrants in the whole home energy storage market (and gaining a lot of traction). Its Franklin Home Power sy...

September 15, 2022
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DroneBase debuts standardized solar asset ratings as part of nationwide...

DroneBase is expanding its solar scan offering to cover all of North America and is debuting a standardized set of solar asset ratings &mdas...

September 15, 2022
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Rumford, Maine community solar project benefits city, residents and Maine...

Local and state officials joined Nexamp for a ribbon cutting ceremony at the recently completed Rumford Solar connected in Central Maine Pow...

September 15, 2022
News solar company acquisition
Goldman Sachs, Cleanhill acquire majority stake in U.S smart inverter...

The Sustainable Investing business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Cleanhill Partners have acquired a majority stake in inverter s...

September 15, 2022
+ Storage Borrego Solar logo
Borrego wants to change large-scale PV, battery buying with Anza

Now is the time for innovation in U.S. solar. Renowned large-scale solar + storage EPC and O&M provider Borrego, for example, wants to c...

September 14, 2022
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Sense Solar Revenue Grade validates PV without relying on cell...

Sense debuted a home energy monitor with revenue grade capabilities to validate solar production without relying on a cellular network. Sens...

September 14, 2022
News EDF Renewables
McDonald’s agrees to VPPA for 255-MW Apollo Solar Project with...

EDF Renewables North America announced a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with McDonald’s Corp. The 255 MWac / 332 MWdc...

September 14, 2022
Financing energy-toolbase
Luminia solar, storage financing options added to ETB Developer

Energy Toolbase continues to grow the financing options within its ETB Developer platform, this week teaming with Luminia to allow for in-pl...

September 14, 2022
News Star solar
Meet Star Solar, the first woman-owned solar module producer, at...

The first woman-owned solar module producer in the world, Star Solar, is set to officially launch September 20, 2022 at RE+ in Anaheim. The ...

September 14, 2022
+ Storage Scott Solar facility
U.S. energy storage market sets another record despite 1.1 GW...

These battery energy storage enclosures are operational at Scott Solar facility in Powhatan Count The U.S. energy storage market set a new r...

September 14, 2022
News TheFutureofSolar_BeyondOandM
Putting a value (and guarantee) on post-install customer service

Operations and maintenance (O&M) can read like dirty words for solar installers – visions of customer complaints, truck rolls, etc...

September 14, 2022
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Agrivoltaics research: Solar panels prove to be good for saffron...

Courtesy of Energy News Network: As the growing season winds down at most New England farms, it’s only just gearing up at Golden Threa...

September 13, 2022
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BayWa r.e. to distribute Google Nest Smart Home tech to...

In response to growing interest for intelligent energy management at home, BayWa r.e. announced today it is working with Google Nest to dist...

September 13, 2022