Residential solar installer Freedom Forever finalized an agreement to purchase assets from Meraki Solar and to be the preferred provider of services for Meraki’s existing and newly signed solar customers. Under the partnership, Solar Pros, Freedom Forever’s largest sales partner, will be the exclusive partner of Meraki’s sales team. By taking over Meraki’s portfolio of …
Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps now has a solar + storage system on his Arizona home. Phelps, a Panasonic brand ambassador, installed 90 solar panels (36.9 kW) and four battery units (72 kWh), all from Panasonic. “I am passionate about clean energy and a sustainable future for both my family and the world,” Phelps said. “For …
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SolarEdge announced that it has reached significant milestones in the company’s U.S. manufacturing strategy, driven by the incentives offered by the IRA. SolarEdge is now manufacturing in the U.S. through global electronics contract manufacturers. The first facility in Austin, Texas, opened in late 2023 and reached a quarterly manufacturing run rate of 50,000 residential Home …
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Plural Energy announced its new Ace Portfolio is live and available to anyone interested in renewable energy investing. Plural simplifies green energy financing to help close the financing gap needed to meet 2050 climate goals. “The launch of our platform is the first step toward a future where renewable energy projects can easily access the …
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Nebraska-based Triple S Products has unveiled matting that can be used to defend weed growth around driven piles on ground-mounted solar projects. The company’s Weed Defender can eliminate the need for close-cut vegetation maintenance efforts on large projects. “Last year we were approached by a solar farm construction team to develop a solution for having …
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on July 10 signed House Bill 5028, sponsored by state Representative Ranjeev Puri (D-Canton), which gives homeowners the freedom to make energy-saving home improvements to their property, such as installing solar panels. HB 5028 invalidates certain provisions in homeowners’ association agreements that prohibit the replacement, maintenance, installation or operation of solar …
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EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA), a renewable energy developer and operator based in the United States, has inaugurated its Pearl River Solar Park in Scott County, Mississippi. Credit: EDP Renewables North America Located in the northwest corner of the county, Pearl River has an installed capacity of 210 MW, producing enough power to meet …
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GameChange Solar, a global supplier of solar tracking solutions, announced that by Q4 2025 the company’s Genius Tracker will meet the maximum value of domestic content for solar trackers. GameChange currently manufactures torque tubes, foundations, controllers, certain structural fasteners and rails in the United States, and plans to add U.S.-made drive systems, dampers, motors and …
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The Phoenix Contact USA campus in Middletown, Pennsylvania, now hosts a solar-powered EV charging station. Up to 10 vehicles can charge at the station at one time, utilizing four FLO charging stations with two charging points each and two Jule fast-charging stations. The new 112.5-kW solar carport supports the 220-kW capacity EV charging station. Phoenix …
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In an effort to spur the growth of rooftop solar, the California Energy Commission has just announced new grants to help communities automate the approval of residential solar energy permits, with the total of $18.9 million now reaching a whopping 334 cities and counties. Experts expect the move to increase the speed of installations, lower …
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