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Florida Power & Light, Veterans Florida encourage veterans to pursue solar jobs
Florida Power & Light Company, Veterans Florida and numerous advocacy organizations and businesses announced a new partnership designed to link U.S. military veterans with careers in solar energy...
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European developer Lightsource to show the U.S. a thing or two about...
Lightsource Renewable Energy, is expanding int the U.S. as Lightsource North America. The European solar developer has a portfolio of 1,700-MW so it should be able to bring some of its expertise to the...
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Solar Alliance achieves profitability in the U.S.
Solar Alliance Energy provided preliminary results for the company’s California solar operations for the month ended March 31, 2017. The company expects to record a profit of approximately $18,258 for...
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Guest column: Stop following Musk and do your job!
Contractors, engineers, sales companies, financial services–I’m talking to you! By Shawn Sinclair Smith, president and founding director of Siviniti Shortly after our company, Pure Energies, was...
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Tuscon Electric Power looks to add more solar power to its portfolio
Tucson Electric Power (TEP) said it will invest in efficient, innovative technologies, expanding renewable energy and exploring new ways to reduce reliance on coal-fired generating resources. TEP will...
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Maryland PSC taking applications for community solar pilot program
With approval of utility tariffs, the Maryland Public Service Commission will soon begin accepting applications from operators of community solar generating systems to take part in the state’s...
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Rocky Mountain Power plans 1,040 MW of new solar
Rocky Mountain Power unveiled a 20-year plan to provide electricity to its customers that includes adding more solar and wind and making existing wind turbines more efficient. The $3.5 billion plan...
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SMA to auction off solar and manufacturing equipment from Denver facilities
Last August, SMA Solar Technology announced it would close its inverter production facilities in Denver, Colorado as part of its plan to consolidate global inverter production in Germany and China....
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Environment California ranks San Diego No. 1 in solar energy capacity nationwide
Marking a big step toward implementing San Diego’s Climate Action Plan and the goal of 100% renewable energy use citywide by 2035, San Diego Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer joined Environment California to...
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KACO new energy receives orders for 600-MW in first quarter
As of the end of March, KACO new energy has booked 600-MW in global inverter orders. KACO new energy Group attributes this to the mid-2016 launch of its blueplanet 50.0 TL3 INT inverter model, which it...
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TruNorth Solar installs multiple systems for Minnesota apartment and townhome...
Sustainability is at the heart of The Liberty Apartments and Townhomes in Golden Valley, Minnesota. From ideation to final CAD designs, throughout the entire property of 55 townhomes, 200 apartments,...
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Address connectivity issues to reduce trips to solar sites
You’re a solar installer, not “the IT guy,” so why spend time dealing with connectivity issues, rebooting customers’ Wi-Fi networks? While real-time monitoring is an essential feature of today’s PV...
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Install the wire box before the string inverter
Contractors can install string inverters with integrated, but separable, wire boxes more efficiently by installing the wire box first and then focusing on the inverters. Employing the appropriate...
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Take time to correctly size battery banks
Sizing your battery bank can be confusing and stressful, considering batteries are one of the most expensive investments in your system, second only to the panels. There are, however, many advantages...
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SunPower installs carport solar at new Toyota headquarters in Plano, Texas
Photo: SunPower SunPower announced that construction has begun on an 8.79-megawatt SunPower solar system at Toyota Motor North America’s new headquarters in Plano, Texas, which the auto maker plans to...
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Install hybrid inverters to simplify adding batteries
When it comes to energy storage, you don’t want science projects and unhappy customers. Ensure a near-future revenue stream by offering storage-ready hybrid inverters. Batteries with grid-tied PV will...
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Chicago to transition public buildings to 100% renewable energy
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a commitment to transition Chicago municipal buildings and operations to 100% clean and renewable energy by 2025. Chicago’s commitment represents the largest fleet...
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How software streamlines the solar customer experience
By: Paul Grana and Canute Haroldson of Folsom Labs The solar industry is experiencing explosive growth, but this scaling has made sales and customer engagement a lynchpin of maintaining that growth....
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Standard Solar to install 2-MW system for University of Maryland
Solar renewable energy will soon be generated in Cambridge, Maryland, on the grounds of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES). UMCES has signed an agreement with Standard...
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Podcast: SMA discusses solar design decisions
There’s been a lot of talk about centralized “versus” distributed systems, but really the topic may not be so black and white. In fact, there are many variables to consider, which makes system design...
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