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Ameresco, Inc., has been awarded the Slemon Park Microgrid project, which it will develop in collaboration with Prince Edward Island (PEI) E...

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Algonquin Power Fund (America) Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., ordered 126,000 bifacial PV modules...

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