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Wunder Capital announces $3.6 million funding to scale operations and further...
Wunder Capital, an online lending platform that connects investors with commercial solar projects across the United States, announced today a $3.6 million Series A, bringing the company’s total funding...
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Sol Systems and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power partner to support distributed...
Solar energy finance and investment firm Sol Systems has announced a strategic partnership with Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, a leading developer of renewable energy and natural gas solutions. Together,...
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How to size your array according to battery capacity
Batteries used in DC coupled PV systems are typically rated at STC and at a discharge rate over a time period of 20 hours (C/20). The C represents the battery capacity and the 20 represents the number...
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U.S. Solar market to grow 119% in 2016, installs to reach 16 GW
The U.S. solar market is set to grow a staggering 119 percent this year, says GTM Research in its U.S. Solar Market Insight 2015 Year in Review, published in conjunction with the Solar Energy...
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JinkoSolar supplies 24.5 MW of panels to New Mexico projects
JinkoSolar Holding Co. announced it has supplied 24.5 MWp of solar modules to Gransolar, a specialist construction company focused on renewable energy projects. JinkoSolar has supplied 80,075...
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SEPA changes name to Smart Electric Power Alliance
Solar is one of the fastest growing energy sources in the U.S. But growth by itself is not enough. The positive impact of solar is magnified when partnered with complementary technologies...
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National Grid to provide one-stop solar shopping for Rhode Island customers
Rhode Island electric customers of National Grid will soon have a convenient online tool to use in researching and purchasing solar energy systems for their homes and businesses. Thanks to action taken...
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Alectris and Shri Shakti Alternative Energy align to optimize India’s solar
Alectris, a global solar asset care innovation firm, and Shri Shakti Alternative Energy Ltd., an early leader of solar development and installation projects in India, announced their collaboration to...
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SunLink and RER Energy Group build Iowa’s largest community solar project
More than 1,200 Cedar Falls Utilities (CFU) customers have invested in a new 1.5 MW dc community solar project near Prairie Lakes Park in Cedar Falls, Iowa, now completed by SunLink Corporation and RER...
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SnapNrack Series 100 and 200 receive an updated UL listing
SnapNrack’s 100 and 200 Systems received an updated UL 2703 listing that will further enhance the huge benefit that users of SnapNrack products have been receiving. All items in the SnapNrack price...
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EKO offers solar measurement and testing solutions
EKO Instruments provides measurement solutions for solar cell evaluation, research and development to verification tests and practical operation. The company’s range of PV products and measurement...
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JLM Energy launches transformational energy storage technology
JLM Energy today announced the launch of its grid synergistic residential energy storage system, Energizr 200. It is the first product of its kind combining solar and energy storage from the ground up....
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March 2016 issue: The installation issue, pointers for projects + more
In this issue: 33 INSTALLATION ISSUE Pointers for Profitable, Safe, Efficient Proejcts 20 INVERTER INSIDER Relationship between inverters and batteries growing at three companies 18 PANEL POINTS...
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Deep-cycle batteries need refresher charge during installation
Properly initializing your deep-cycle battery bank is key to system success. To start with, deep-cycle batteries may not be fully charged when received. Self-discharge during transit and storage is...
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Vista Solar goes bowling with 261-kW install in California
Classic Bowling Center located in Daly City, California recently assessed its energy usage and explored alternative solutions to address the high electric bill on PG &E’s E-19 rate schedule. Steve...
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Controlling net export for solar PV systems
Renewable energy generation in the United States, specifically wind and photovoltaic solar, have been incentivized in a variety of ways since the 1980s. One of the most effective incentives is a Net...
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5 ways SolarEdge monitoring can make you more money
1. Referrals. Do you know what is the top cost reduction target for many installers in the U.S.? It’s not modules, and it’s not inverters. It’s customer acquisition. Many top installers estimate that...
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First Solar reaches 5 GW of global O&M assets
First Solar’s Operations & Maintenance group has announced it now has 5 gigawatts (GW) of assets in its portfolio of solar power plants, firmly establishing it as the largest solar O&M...
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Sun Valley Solar Solutions brings solar back to SRP territory
Sun Valley Solar Solutions is pleased to announce a new system that fully optimizes SRP’s new solar rate plan, and allows customers to once again realize considerable savings when going solar in SRP...
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Intersolar and ees North America will spotlight innovations
The technologies and innovations driving the North American solar and electrical energy storage market’s growth will be on display at Intersolar and ees North America, the most attended solar industry...
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