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SolarCity Enters Western Pa., Plans To Hire 75+ Workers
California-based solar provider SolarCity has expanded its footprint and will begin serving homeowners in western Pennsylvania for the first time.
The company says it plans...
Altus Power Connects Solar Project To Georgia Grid
Connecticut-based Altus Power America Inc. has interconnected a 750 kW ground-mounted solar PV system located in Newington, Ga.
The company says the electricity generated by...
New Hampshire Passes Legislation To Double Solar Net-Metering Cap
After laying off employees in January, one solar installer says the policy certainty will ensure business thrives again.
SMA Acquires Stake In Tigo Energy To Access MLPE Market
Germany-based inverter company SMA Solar Technology AG says it is acquiring a 27% stake in Silicon Valley-based Tigo Energy Inc. in order to tap...
Corporate Funding In Solar Sector Tumbles In Q1
Total corporate funding, including venture capital (VC) funding, public market and debt financing, into the solar sector in the first quarter of this year...
Bimbo Bakeries Plans 1 MW Solar Project For Calif. Facility
Bimbo Bakeries USA (BBU), whose brands include Entenmann's, Thomas' and Sara Lee, has announced it will install a solar energy project on rooftop and...
WGL Energy, BayWa Complete Solar Project For City Of Delano
In Delano, Calif., WGL Energy Systems and BayWa r.e. have completed a 1.12 MW solar PV project to power the city’s wastewater treatment plant.
WGL...
Former FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff Joins SolarCity Team
SolarCity Corp. has announced that former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Jon Wellinghoff is joining the company as its chief policy officer. His...
REC Solar, Sungevity Join Forces To Serve Commercial Market
Solar providers REC Solar and Sungevity say they have entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate growth across the U.S. commercial sector.
Under the agreement,...
Report Ranks Top Solar Cities Of 2015
Sixty-four U.S. cities are now home to almost as much solar capacity as the entire country had installed at the end of 2010, according...
RPS Policies Account For Majority Of U.S. Renewables Growth: Berkeley Lab
State renewable portfolio standards (RPS) have contributed to more than half of all renewable electricity growth in the U.S. since 2000, according to a...
Ontario Seeking More Renewables Through Second LRP Phase
The province of Ontario is seeking 930 MW of renewables, including up to 250 MW of solar PV capacity, by launching a second phase...
EDF Renewable Energy Nets Solar PPA With SCE
EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE), one of the largest renewable energy developers in North America, has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement with Southern...
Experts Discuss Solar Outlook In The Centennial State
The Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association's annual conference focused on victories and work still to be done.
XsunX Grows California Presence With Latest Solar Installation
XsunX Inc., a renewable energy technology, systems and services company, has finished the construction of a 157 kW solar carport installation in Anaheim, Calif.,...
Hawaiian Electric, Varentec Test PV Integration Technology
Hawaiian Electric Co. and Santa Clara, Calif.-based Varentec Inc. have entered into a strategic partnership to install and validate the performance of Varentec's technology...
Massachusetts Legislators Finally Reach Solar Deal
After months of stalled negotiations, Massachusetts lawmakers have come up with a compromise to lift the state’s net energy metering cap.
Maryland Lawmakers Pass Bill To Increase Renewable Energy Mandate
In a 31-14 vote Wednesday, the Maryland Senate passed legislation to expand the state’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS). The bill, S.B.921, aims to increase...
Feds Approve Controversial Solar Project In California
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has approved the Soda Mountain Solar Project, which will be built on public lands in Southern California....
Yaskawa – Solectria Solar Unveils PVI 50TL And PVI 60TL Inverters
Yaskawa - Solectria Solar, a U.S.-based commercial PV inverter manufacturer, has added to its three-phase, 1,000 VDC, transformerless string inverter line.
According to the company,...