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Statement on Proposal to Repeal the Inflation Reduction Act in Debt Limit Negotiations

Thursday, Apr 20 2023 Share Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of…

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Conservation coalition confirms wind and solar transition is best route for the environment But the group says the industry must develop the right types of renewables in the right places.

Conservation coalition confirms wind and solar transition is best route for the environment But the group says the industry must develop the right types of renewables in the right places.

The rapid transition to renewable energy offers opportunities to reset the broken relationship between energy production and nature, according to a new…

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Denowatts receives accreditation for fourth gen digital twin benchmarking technology

Denowatts receives accreditation for fourth gen digital twin benchmarking technology

By | April 20, 2023 DNV has completed an independent technical review of Denowatts‘ Deno Digital Twin Benchmarking (DTB) technology, and the…

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DOE announces funding to support solar PV recycling innovations The $82 million will also support development of domestic CdTe and perovskite solar manufacturing.

DOE announces funding to support solar PV recycling innovations The $82 million will also support development of domestic CdTe and perovskite solar manufacturing.

Solarcycle CTO Pablo Dias and COO Rob Vinje show laminate after it’s been cleanly separated from the glass to investors and partners. …

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DOE commits to awarding Sunnova $3 billion for new VPP loan program

DOE commits to awarding Sunnova $3 billion for new VPP loan program

Sunnova just received a huge loan commitment from the Dept. of Energy to start a solar loan channel for disadvantaged individuals and…

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New York State correctional facilities lock in solar savings

New York State correctional facilities lock in solar savings

Solar at the Mid-State Correctional Facility. NYPA Governor Kathy Hochul during Earth Week announced the deployment of more than 30 MW of…

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SRE, Black Bear Kick Off Construction of Four Maryland Projects

Michelle Deutsch Summit Ridge Energy and Black Bear Energy have disclosed that they have started to build four solar energy installations in…

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HASI Funds Portfolio of CA Solar Assets for ForeFront Power

A project in California created by ForeFront Power. ForeFront Power, a developer and asset manager of commercial and industrial solar energy and…

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Developer Kicks Off Construction of 4 MW Community Solar Project

Genie Solar Energy has initiated the creation of a 4 MW solar energy array meant to provide electricity to a community in…

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Preserving American farmland through solar Solar and farming can successfully cohabitate.

Preserving American farmland through solar Solar and farming can successfully cohabitate.

Geoff Sparrow, the Vice President of Development for Green Lantern Solar, is speaking. There are many surprising connections between solar energy and…

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Hoymiles releases new, simplified connectors for microinverters

Hoymiles releases new, simplified connectors for microinverters

Hoymiles is set to launch a new HMS Cable System installation solution for multi-microinverter and single-microinverter PV systems. Drawing inspiration from modular…

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Greenskies Clean Focus to install 48-MW solar portfolio for home improvement giant

Greenskies Clean Focus to install 48-MW solar portfolio for home improvement giant

Lowe’s had chosen Greenskies Clean Focus to deliver a specific, organized method to execute its extensive, ground-based solar energy utilization across a…

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Numerous states shifted to avoided-cost or time-varying net-metering programs in Q1 2023

Numerous states shifted to avoided-cost or time-varying net-metering programs in Q1 2023

The N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) released its Q1 2023 edition of “The 50 States of Solar.” The quarterly series provides…

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Congress begins process to repeal Biden’s 2-year pause on solar panel tariffs

Congress begins process to repeal Biden’s 2-year pause on solar panel tariffs

A proposal to nullify President Joe Biden’s 2022 two-year restriction on new solar tariffs has now been officially initiated under the Congressional…

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New hail monitoring system now on market for solar O&M pros

New hail monitoring system now on market for solar O&M pros

Kisters today released an early-warning and hail monitoring system to the solar industry called HailSens360. Through intelligent software and sensor technology, HailSens360…

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House Committee Vote to Repeal Solar Tariff Moratorium Undermines Business Certainty and American Energy Security

The House Committee’s decision to revoke the moratorium on solar tariffs compromises the stability of American businesses and the strength of energy…

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House Committee Vote to Repeal Solar Tariff Moratorium Undermines Business Certainty and American Energy Security

The House Committee’s decision to revoke the moratorium on solar tariffs compromises the stability of American businesses and the strength of energy…

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Maryland bill to permanently expand community solar awaits governor’s signature

Maryland bill to permanently expand community solar awaits governor’s signature

A community solar project by TurningPoint Energy in Maryland. Maryland State Delegate Luke Clippinger (D-Baltimore City) announced the passage of HB 908…

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CIGS Thin-Film Manufacturer Ascent Solar Buys Flisom Production Line

Jeffrey Max Ascent Solar Technologies Inc., a developer of CIGS thin-film photovoltaic solutions, has completed a transaction to acquire the Zurich-based manufacturing…

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Florida organization plans solar project for homeless veteran housing

Florida organization plans solar project for homeless veteran housing

Local construction nonprofit St. Johns Housing Partnership plans to harness solar energy to help power its main office and three of six…

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Demand IQ releases sales canvassing app with “Solar Preview”

Demand IQ releases sales canvassing app with “Solar Preview”

Demand IQ has announced the launch of Hero, a canvassing app designed exclusively for the solar industry to enhance the homeowner experience…

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Allume Energy brings multi-tenant solar management platform SolShare to US market

Allume Energy brings multi-tenant solar management platform SolShare to US market

Allume Energy has successfully deployed its initial U.S. shared solar energy technology and plans to bring its SolShare solution to all apartments,…

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Summit Ridge Energy begins construction on 17-MW Maryland community solar portfolio

Summit Ridge Energy begins construction on 17-MW Maryland community solar portfolio

Summit Ridge Energy and Black Bear Energy have started construction on four industrial solar projects in Maryland. The sites, in Belcamp and…

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Sunobi releases Utility vs. Battery tool to help California contractors highlight NEM 3.0 savings

Sunobi releases Utility vs. Battery tool to help California contractors highlight NEM 3.0 savings

Sunobi recently unveiled their new Utility vs. product. A tool powered by batteries that can assist customers in making sound decisions on…

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New version of EagleView TrueDesign has tree-removal feature to model shading

New version of EagleView TrueDesign has tree-removal feature to model shading

By the 18th of April, 2023. EagleView Technologies has just rolled out their solar design program, TrueDesign Version 2.0. At present, customers…

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UEP zinc-alkaline batteries will be tested in virtual power plant setups with Maplewell

UEP zinc-alkaline batteries will be tested in virtual power plant setups with Maplewell

Maplewell Energy, a virtual power plant developer, and zinc-battery developer Urban Electric Power (UEP) have entered into a strategic partnership. Maplewell will…

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Genie Solar Energy constructing 4-MW New York community PV array

Genie Solar Energy constructing 4-MW New York community PV array

Genie Solar Energy, a developer of commercial and community solar project, started construction of a 4-MW community solar array in Perry, New…

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UL and NREL release new solar inverter cybersecurity standard

UL and NREL release new solar inverter cybersecurity standard

UL Solutions announced the publication of UL 2941, the Outline of Investigation (OOI) for Cybersecurity of Distributed Energy and Inverter-Based Resources. Developed…

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Explaining and modeling California’s Net Billing Tariff (NEM 3.0)

Explaining and modeling California’s Net Billing Tariff (NEM 3.0)

By the 18th of April, 2023. As April 14th, 2023 approaches, California’s new Net Billing Tariff (known as NEM 3.0) is set…

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Should your PV systems face west with California’s Net Billing Tariff (NEM 3.0) rules?

Should your PV systems face west with California’s Net Billing Tariff (NEM 3.0) rules?

By the 18th of April, 2023. This blog post is a continuation of the discussion about creating solar PV systems for the…

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