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Confirmed: Record Crowd Showed Up At Solar Power International
For a consecutive year, Solar Power International (SPI) opened its doors to a record-breaking crowd. According to organizer Solar Energy Trade Shows (SETS), the four-day event...
New Jersey Regulators Initiate Solar Market Review
On Friday, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) directed staff to open a proceeding to review the state of the solar market...
SolarWorld Plans To Ramp Up Oregon Plant And Rebuild Workforce
Citing Friday’s trade case ruling, SolarWorld Americas Inc. has announced plans for the crystalline-silicon solar manufacturer to immediately begin ramping up production at its Hillsborough, Ore.,...
Simi Valley Marks Completion Of City-Wide Solar Program
The City of Simi Valley, Calif., celebrated completion of a city-wide solar program during a “flip the switch” event at the Simi Valley police...
JinkoSolar Supplies Jacumba Solar Project In California
China-based JinkoSolar has announced that it supplied 28.2 MW-DC of its modules to Swinerton Renewable Energy for the construction of the Jacumba Solar Project.
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Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Backs U.S. Solar Nonprofit
During remarks delivered to a climate change conference at Yale University, Academy-Award-winning actor and activist Leonardo DiCaprio announced his foundation’s largest-ever portfolio of environmental grants, which...
Duke Energy Plans Battery Storage Duo In North Carolina
Duke Energy has announced plans to install what it claims will be North Carolina’s two largest battery energy storage systems – representing a $30 million total...
Soltage Completes 4.75 MW Solar Farm On Mass. Brownfield
Soltage LLC has completed the 4.75 MW Bird Machine Solar Farm on a brownfield in Walpole, Mass. The new solar farm, built on the...
SMA Introduces Latest Sunny Central Utility-Scale Inverter
SMA has announced that it is now taking orders for its Sunny Central 2750-EV-US inverter. With 10% more power than previous models, the Sunny Central 2750-EV-US...
Georgia Utility Launches Renewables Program For Large Customers
Atlanta-based Georgia Power has launched what the utility says is its latest program to help grow renewable energy in Georgia: C&I REDI. The program...
DuPont Enters PV Partnership With Desert Technologies
Solar PV materials supplier DuPont has entered into a marketing cooperation agreement with Desert Technologies, a solar panel manufacturer, project developer and EPC contractor based in...
Berkeley Lab Examines U.S. Utility-Scale Solar Trends
The utility-scale solar sector has led the overall U.S. solar market in terms of installed capacity since 2012. In 2016, the utility-scale sector installed...
groSolar Completes 2.8 MW Project For New York Town
groSolar, an EDF Renewable Energy company, and the Town of Ontario, N.Y., have announced completion of the 2.8 MW Town of Ontario Solar Project,...
Mississippi Power Cuts Ribbon On Another Solar Project
During a dedication ceremony on Friday, utility Mississippi Power and Silicon Ranch announcedthat a 50 MW solar generating facility in Hattiesburg is operating and providing...
Georgetown University Inks Solar Contract With Origis Energy
Origis Energy USA has secured a power purchase agreement (PPA) to develop a 32.5 MW-AC solar power system for Washington, D.C.-based Georgetown University. Located in Charles...
Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative Rebrands To Reflect Expanded Focus
At its annual Members Meeting & Fall Workshop this week, the Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative (SGCC) announced that the nonprofit group will officially become the Smart...
Enphase Energy Unveils New President And CEO
Enphase Energy Inc., a California-based energy technology company and major supplier of solar micro-inverters, has appointed Badri Kothandaraman the company’s new president and CEO...
Solar Advocates Praise Nevada PUC Decision
Solar advocates have praised the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) for issuing a key decision on Friday implementing the state’s new net energy...
Partners Complete 1 MW Solar Project For Georgia Power, Owens Corning
Constellation, a subsidiary of Exelon Corp., and United Renewable Energy (URE) have announced the completion of a 1 MW solar generation project at Owens...
Solar SmartFlower ‘Blooms’ At Connecticut Lavender Farm
If you’ve been to a major solar trade show recently, you’ve likely come across and stopped to check out the SmartFlower, an intriguing and...