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Largest Solar Development in Tennessee Comes Online

Tennessee’s largest solar farm is now operational at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Mid-South in Millington. The project is the result of a public-private partnership among...

Duke Energy Renewables Buys North Rosamond Project

Duke Energy Renewables, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, has acquired the 150 MW North Rosamond solar project in Kern County, Calif., from Clearway Energy...

Software Firm Nets New Round of Funding

Aurora Solar, a company that focuses on software solutions for distributed solar applications, says it has raised $20 million in a Series A funding...

Oracle Updates NMS with Distributed Energy Resources in Mind

Oracle has expanded its Utilities Network Management System (NMS) with a new Distributed Energy Resource Management (DERM) module that enables utilities to monitor and...

Tigo Energy Integrations with Growatt Inverters Get UL Cert

Tigo Energy Inc. says it has received new Underwriter Laboratories (UL) certification of its TS4 Platform Rapid Shutdown Systems (RSS) with Growatt, a provider...

DuPont Unveils New And Expanded Solar Product Portfolio

As an industry leader in solar solutions that delivers proven power and lasting value for the industry, DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions (DuPont) recently showcased a...

NREL: Pairing Solar With Low- To Moderate-Income Housing Is A Win-Win

A recent report from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) finds that pairing solar PV with rooftops of low- and moderate-income...

Solar-Tectic Receives Patent for CIGS/Si Tandem Solar Cell

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded a patent to Solar-Tectic LLC (ST) for a copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film tandem solar cell. The...

Superfund Solar Site Wrapped Up In Vermont

Solar FlexRack says its fixed-tilt FlexRack Series B3P-X product has been paired with Hyundai modules and installed at the 7 MW DC Elizabeth Mine Solar...

A Ray Of Light Amidst Grid Outages: Standby Power For Homeowners

Whether they've experienced a recent grid outage or not, many homeowners are searching for the security that a backup power source offers when...

New York Nudging Into Solar Leader Status

Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivered his 2012 State of the State address on Wednesday, outlining an ambitious plan to drive four-fold growth in New...

ITC Ruling Will Initiate Complete Investigation Into Solar Disparity

The International Trade Commission (ITC) has made a preliminary determination in its anti-dumping and countervailing-duty investigation into Chinese solar cell and module trade...

U.S. Solar Manufacturers Bring Action Against China For Allegedly Illegal Trade

As the dust settles following Wednesday's submission of anti-dumping and countervailing-duty filings related to Chinese solar cells and modules, the eyes of industry...

U.S. Firms Seek To End China’s ‘Decimation’ Of Domestic Solar Manufacturing

Backed by the support of six of its peers and a powerhouse D.C. law firm, manufacturer SolarWorld today filed cases with the U.S....

U.S. Senate Introduces Controversial Transmission Cost-Allocation Legislation

A group of U.S. senators has introduced legislation that adds a new voice to the ongoing dialogue among the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...

CPUC Decision Allows Renewable Energy Credits For RPS Compliance

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has ruled that the state's investor-owned utilities can use tradable renewable energy credits (RECs) to comply with...

New FIT Program Could Blow California’s Solar Market Wide Open

On Aug. 24, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) released a proposal that would establish a 1 GW pilot program requiring Pacific Gas...

Ontario: The Next Solar Hotbed?

A little more than a week ago, the government of Ontario revealed the missing pieces of its Green Energy Act and the associated...

PV Mounting And Tracking Firms Populating The Supply Chain

Photovoltaic mounting and tracking system manufacturers are seeing the industry grow in a number of areas, which has led these companies to pursue...

Fate Of Los Angeles Measure B Solar Initiative Still Murky

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa won his bid for re-election on Tuesday, March 3, but the fate of another voting-booth issue, LA's Measure...

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