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SolarCity Launches Central Pennsylvania Service and Operations

July 26, 2016 Anand Gupta

America’s #1 solar power provider, is expanding its Pennsylvania presence with a nearly 20,000 square foot operations center in Lancaster. State and local officials toured the facility and celebrated new solar jobs and clean energy options in the region with SolarCity staff. The new facility is SolarCity’s third operations center in the state and the […]

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Phoenix Solar awarded EPC contract for 19.6 MWp photovoltaic single axis tracking plant in Texas (US)

July 26, 2016 Anand Gupta

Phoenix Solar Inc., a 100% subsidiary of Phoenix Solar AG , a leading international photovoltaic system integrator listed on the official market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, has been awarded the first project that will provide energy to the US military and the company’s first project in the state of Texas. Phoenix Solar’s […]

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CleanFund and Soligent Partner to Help Solar Installers Sell More Solar Energy Systems to Commercial Building Owners

July 26, 2016 Anand Gupta

CleanFund, the #1 specialty direct provider of long-term PACE financing for renewable energy, energy efficiency, water conservation and seismic improvements to commercial properties in the U.S., and Soligent, the largest-volume B-to-B pure play distributor of solar system products in the U.S., have entered a partnership to help solar equipment dealers sell more solar energy systems […]

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SunPower Congratulates Solar Impulse 2 for Completing Round-the-World Flight

July 26, 2016 Anand Gupta

Innovative solar technology from SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR) helped Solar Impulse 2 blaze new trails for renewable energy. Landing safely in Abu Dhabi, the single-seater solar plane has just completed its groundbreaking flight around the world with zero fuel, demonstrating the durability and reliability of high-efficiency solar power solutions. The feat was a first for an […]

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Tri Global Energy Tops Texas Wind Development

July 25, 2016 Anand Gupta

Tri Global Energy, the utility-scale renewable energy developer with wind projects located in Texas and New Mexico, remains the leading developer of wind energy projects in Texas, according to the second quarter 2016 Market Report from the America Wind Energy Association (AWEA). “Overwhelmingly, all Americans want clean energy,” said John Billingsley, Tri Global Energy CEO. […]

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Sempra U.S. Gas & Power Announces Acquisition of Michigan Wind Project

July 25, 2016 Anand Gupta

Sempra U.S. Gas & Power today announced it has acquired the Apple Blossom wind project in Michigan from Geronimo Energy, LLC, a utility-scale wind and solar energy developer. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. When the 100-megawatt (MW) Apple Blossom is completed, Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, along with its affiliates and joint-venture partners, […]

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FACT SHEET: Obama Administration Announces Clean Energy Savings for All Americans Initiative

July 22, 2016 Anand Gupta

President Obama is committed to ensuring that every American family can choose to go solar and to cut their energy bills – and that every American community has the tools they need to tackle local air pollution and global climate change. Since President Obama took office, solar electricity generation has increased 30 fold and solar jobs […]

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SolarCity Raises $345 Million to Finance New Solar Projects

July 22, 2016 Anand Gupta

SolarCity Corp., America’s no. 1 solar power provider, raised $345 million in tax equity from four separate partners in June and July to finance new solar projects. The financing facilities cover the capital cost of new equipment and installations, and make it possible for customers to pay less for solar power than they pay for […]

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Republic Services and Mas Energy Unveil Latest Renewable Energy Project

July 22, 2016 Anand Gupta

Republic Services, Inc. and Mas Energy, LLC unveiled today a new renewable energy project serving Metro Atlanta. The innovative project involves landfill gas-to-energy facilities at three area landfills, located in the cities of Buford, Griffin and Winder. Together, these facilities are capable of generating 24.1 megawatts of electricity, or enough renewable energy to power 15,665 […]

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Legend Solar Achieves 269 Percent Growth with 2016 Midyear Results

July 22, 2016 Anand Gupta

one of the fastest-growing solar power companies in Utah, achieved $14.7 million in revenue for the first six months of 2016—a 269 percent increase over the same period in 2015. The company also celebrated other milestones from 2016, including the opening of a new Portland, Oregon, office, record-setting donations, award recognitions and other accolades.Early in […]