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San Diego-based developer and installer HES Solar installed a 240-kW solar project at a newly-built distribution center in Lakeside, California. Solar modeling software developer Energy Toolbase commissioned the behind-the-meter project, pairing the system with a 532-kWh energy storage system. HES Solar and Energy Toolbase Project Site in Lakeside, California The array uses SunPower modules, a …

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Coalition for Community Solar Access Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives announced it has been awarded contracts to construct two solar projects in Virginia with a total contract value of $109 million. ENGIE North America has awarded the engineering, procurement and construction contract to IEA Constructors, a wholly owned subsidiary of IEA. Powell’s Creek Solar is a …

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Panasonic has promoted solar installers in New Jersey, Maryland and California to its Elite and Premium solar installer program. Homeowners who purchase from a member of the Panasonic Solar Residential Installer Program are offered Panasonic AllGuard and TripleGuard warranties, which cover Panasonic solar panel systems for performance, product, parts and labor for 25 years. Those …

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Residential solar provider Sunnova has launched Sunnova Repair Services, a program that will allow solar homeowners not under a service warranty to troubleshoot, service and repair their solar and energy storage systems, even if Sunnova did not install them. “We proudly back all our Sunnova systems with full service warranties so our customers have peace …

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PECO, Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas utility, has embarked on the second phase of the company’s statewide solar credit procurement program, which will result in 8,000 solar Alternative Energy Credits (AECs) procured from Pennsylvania-based solar generators and aggregators in 2022. The first phase of the RFP will be open to solar providers statewide and …

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Solar Alliance Energy will install a 1-MW solar project in Knoxville, Tennessee, for the Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB), an independent agency of the City of Knoxville. Solar Alliance will design, engineer and install the 1-MW project, which is scheduled to begin construction in April 2022 and is targeted for completion in August 2022. “This large …

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Modernize Home Services has launched a new automated messaging platform for contractors to more easily follow up and engage with homeowners it’s calling Connect. Homeowners’ preference for communicating with contractors varies widely and has recently shifted toward text messages. In a recent Modernize survey of more than 1,700 homeowners, 46% said they prefer to communicate …

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Solar developer BlueWave Solar has launched a new company today, Perch Energy, to assist customers with access to community solar programs. Perch will use BlueWave’s community solar services and management platform and expand and scale its community solar business throughout the United States. To date, Perch (via BlueWave) has enabled more than 6,300 community solar subscriptions …

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LONGi has released its latest module, the Hi-MO 5m 54c. With 54 cells, this solar panel has a maximum power output of 415 W with a 21.25% efficiency. The Hi-MO 5m module line is designed for residential and commercial rooftop systems. Hi-MO 5 products use M10 (182-mm) solar cells. Hi-MO 5m 54-cell modules feature PERC gallium-doped …

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