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California community choice aggregator MCE will provide $715,000 to Pittsburg Unified School District to pay for 1.6 MW of a combination of 2-hour and 4-hour duration lithium batteries for a total of 3 MWh at 10 of the 13 district campuses. The batteries will be paired with 2.3 MW of existing solar. The school district will …

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Solar contractors Pivot Energy and Standard Solar have completed a 2-MW solar project in Jefferson County, Colorado. It was the fifth and final project in a series of community solar developments launched by the companies’ partnership in 2019 which aimed to expand community solar access across the state. Credit: Standard Solar Pivot developed the project …

Pivot Energy, Standard Solar partnership results in 8.9 MW of Colorado community solar Read More »

A church installation by Ipsun Solar. The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced this week that nonprofits RE-volv, Green The Church and Interfaith Power & Light will receive financial, analytical and facilitation support as they assist BIPOC-led houses of worship around the country to go solar, as part of the third …

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Courtesy landseahomes.com SunPower and Landsea Homes Corporation, a publicly traded residential homebuilder, announced a multi-year exclusive agreement in which SunPower will be the only provider of solar technology to Landsea Homes across the nation. With this new relationship, all homes built by Landsea Homes in California will include a SunPower Equinox home solar system designed …

SunPower signs on to new solar + storage partnership with premium homebuilder Read More »

Tigo Energy announced that its Energy Intelligence (EI) residential solar solution has been added to the Approved Vendor List (AVL) for financial products at Dividend Finance. In addition to the recent California Energy Commission (CEC) certification of the Tigo platform, this new financing option ensures that solar installers and homeowners have confidence in their decision …

Tigo Energy’s solar + storage products can now be financed through Dividend Read More »

A renewable energy marketplace and solar-focused charity have teamed up to take donated solar equipment and divert it from the landfill to underserved communities. EnergyBin and Good Sun are now accepting donations of functioning solar panels that will be repurposed. EnergyBin is leveraging its member network to pull together solar equipment, monetary donations and other resources. …

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Eguana Technologies announced it has expanded its power controls platform to include solar PV microinverter solutions. The Eguana Enfuse microinverter line has been developed to accept higher power than competitive products, delivering up to 15% more energy annually. Inclusive of single-, dual-, and quad-module configurations, the Enfuse line allows installers and homeowners to maximize rooftop …

Eguana adds quad-module microinverters to product lineup Read More »

Solar panel manufacturer Solaria has improved the warranty on its PowerXT 400 Series solar modules to 30 years. “Our customers love the performance and sleek design of our premium PowerXT solar panels,” said CEO Tony Alvarez. “We know that our Solaria panels are as reliable as they are attractive and efficient, and we couldn’t think …

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Honeywell announced it will supply Hecate Energy with an Energy Storage System (ESS) for a solar project located in Northern New Mexico. When completed in mid-2022, the 50-MW solar project will be capable of supplying enough electricity to power up to 16,000 average New Mexican homes for a year. The project is a part of …

Honeywell to provide 20-MW energy storage system paired with New Mexico solar project Read More »

A beehive operated by Best Bees and sponsored by Google located at Jack’s Solar Garden. Best Bees installs and maintains honeybee hives on commercial and residential properties across the U.S. and seeks to improve bee health and expand bee populations. Photo courtesy of Byron Kominek SEIA is releasing a new report to aid policymakers in …

New report outlines best practices for siting community solar projects Read More »