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BLM Advances Projects on Western Public Lands

Dr. Steve Feldgus The Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is advancing nine solar projects…

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DOE Announces $33M to Deploy Solar Tech

Jennifer M. Granholm The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $33 million for nine projects across seven states to advance concentrating…

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Scenic Hill Solar Completes Project Featuring First Solar Series 7 Modules

(Source: Scenic Hill Solar) Scenic Hill Solar has completed and begun commercial operation of a 1.2 MW distributed generation solar project featuring…

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TurningPoint Energy, Nexamp Partner on Delaware Community Solar Projects

Salar Naini TurningPoint Energy and Nexamp are collaborating on two community solar projects in Delaware’s New Castle and Sussex counties, totaling 9…

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BLM Issues Libra Solar Project Final Analysis

(Credit: Daniel Aufgang) The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has published the final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Libra Solar Project…

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2024 Top Solar Contractors: Residential Project Spotlight

2024 Top Solar Contractors: Residential Project Spotlight

By | July 25, 2024 The 2024 class of Top Solar Contractors has installed more solar in more states and markets than…

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2024 Top Solar Contractors: Large-Scale Project Spotlight

2024 Top Solar Contractors: Large-Scale Project Spotlight

By | July 25, 2024 The large-scale solar market is getting bigger and bigger. The Top 5 on the 2024 Top Solar…

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2024 Top Solar Contractors: Inside the List

2024 Top Solar Contractors: Inside the List

This year’s Top Solar Contractors included mostly installers and EPCs that installed solar in almost every state. Here are some fun facts…

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Heliene, Premier Energies to make silicon solar cells in US

Heliene, Premier Energies to make silicon solar cells in US

Canadian solar panel manufacturer Heliene, which has a manufacturing campus in Minnesota, announced it would partner with Premier Energies of India to…

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Advocates file injunction to halt new California battery installer requirements

Advocates file injunction to halt new California battery installer requirements

A coalition of clean energy, consumer protection and environmental groups filed a motion on July 25 seeking a preliminary injunction to halt…

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Heliene, Premier Energies to Partner on Domestic Solar Cell Manufacturing

Martin Pochtaruk Heliene and India-based Premier Energies are planning a joint venture to create a solar cell manufacturing facility in the U.S. …

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GreenSpark Solar to build 10 community solar projects for Catalyze in New York

GreenSpark Solar to build 10 community solar projects for Catalyze in New York

Renewable energy project developer Catalyze has selected GreenSpark Solar to construct and develop 10 projects in New York totaling 60 MW. The partnership…

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Starbucks partnership paves way for 40 MW of new community solar in Illinois

Starbucks partnership paves way for 40 MW of new community solar in Illinois

The community solar agreement between Nexamp and Starbucks enables the addition of more solar farms in Illinois, like this Nexamp project already…

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First Solar Series 7 panels installed on Arkansas project by Scenic Hill Solar

First Solar Series 7 panels installed on Arkansas project by Scenic Hill Solar

Arkansas-based distributed generation (DG) installer Scenic Hill Solar announced it has completed and begun commercial operation of a 1.2-MWDC project it says…

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Nexamp, Starbucks Partner on Illinois Community Solar Projects

An Illinois Nexamp project currently in operation (Source: PRNewswire) Nexamp is partnering with Starbucks, which as a long-term renewables purchaser is set…

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Morgan Solar, Clearway release white paper on I-V curve tracing

Morgan Solar, Clearway release white paper on I-V curve tracing

Technology company Morgan Solar has released a white paper in collaboration with Clearway Energy Group on I-V curve data. The white paper,…

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Avangrid hires 5,000 sheep for grazing on two solar projects in the Pacific Northwest

Avangrid hires 5,000 sheep for grazing on two solar projects in the Pacific Northwest

Avangrid, member of the Iberdrola Group, has partnered with a fifth-generation Oregon rancher to graze sheep at two solar farms in Oregon…

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CU Boulder enters virtual net-metering agreement for new 5-MW solar project

CU Boulder enters virtual net-metering agreement for new 5-MW solar project

Pivot Energy and the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder), have reached a 5-MWDC virtual net-metering agreement. Under the 20-year subscription agreement,…

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AMPYR Energy USA Expands Solar, Battery Storage Capacity

Steve Semlitz AMPYR Energy USA has acquired 210 peak MW of utility-scale solar energy projects in North and South Carolina.  “This acquisition…

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Catalyze, GreenSpark Solar Announce New York Partnership Expansion

(Photo: GreenSpark Solar) Catalyze has selected EPC contractor GreenSpark Solar to construct 10 community solar projects within New York State, totaling 60…

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SolarMax Technology to Offer Stateside EPC Services

(Credit: Ryan Gallup) SolarMax Technology says it plans to offer EPC services for large-scale solar systems in the United States, including solar…

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Eaglesledge Energy Development Continues in Saskatchewan

Satellite Sitemap for the Belle Plaine Clean-Tech Energy and Solar Facility (Source: GlobeNewswire) Eaglesledge Energy has provided an update on the development…

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Avangrid Begins Solar Grazing Operation in the Pacific Northwest

Sheep graze at Pachwáywit Fields solar farm in Oregon (Photo: Business Wire) Avangrid has partnered with a local rancher to graze sheep…

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Clearway Closes Financing, Starts Construction on CA Solar+Storage

Brooks Friedeman Clearway Energy Group has closed on $700 million in construction financing and begun construction on two projects in Fresno and…

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GameChange Solar Completes Third-Party Validation from Enertis Applus+

(Source: GameChange Solar) GameChange Solar has completed a third-party validation of its bifacial PV modeling performance through Enertis Applus+. The company uses…

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2024 Top Solar Changemaker: Lee Spruill, Blue Ridge Power

2024 Top Solar Changemaker: Lee Spruill, Blue Ridge Power

By | July 23, 2024 The Solar Power World editorial team is proud to present three Top Solar Champions awards, open to…

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2024 Top Solar Installer: Jeffrey Wecks, Enterprise Electric

2024 Top Solar Installer: Jeffrey Wecks, Enterprise Electric

By | July 23, 2024 The Solar Power World editorial team is proud to present three Top Solar Champions awards, open to…

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2024 Top Solar Advocate: Stephen Welsh, Standard Energy Solutions

2024 Top Solar Advocate: Stephen Welsh, Standard Energy Solutions

The Solar Power World editorial team is proud to present three Top Solar Champions awards, open to all those employed by Top…

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Solar Power World presents the 2024 Top Solar Champions

Solar Power World presents the 2024 Top Solar Champions

By | July 23, 2024 In acknowledgement of the hard work completed by the people within the companies on Solar Power World’s…

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Maine solar installers join forces on workforce development

Maine solar installers join forces on workforce development

Maine is in a unique position in the country. According to statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau, baby boomers make up close…

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