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Standard Solar Installs Largest Rooftop Array in Virginia; Dominion Virginia Power Project on Public High School Rooftop

May 4, 2016 Anand Gupta

Standard Solar, Inc., a leading solar energy company specializing in the development and financing of solar electric systems nationwide, has completed the installation of a 1 MW (dc) rooftop solar array at Western Branch High School in Chesapeake, Va. The 3,200-panel array’s output will exceed 1,330 MWh/year and will offset 918 metric tons of carbon (the […]

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NV Energy Rolls Out New Green Energy Opportunity for Large Customers

May 4, 2016 Anand Gupta

In response to a growing interest from some of its largest customers who wish to be served by more renewable energy, NV Energy announced that it will offer these customers energy from a new solar photovoltaic energy resource to be constructed in Clark County, Nevada. Opportunities are available to customers with larger than one megawatt […]

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SolarCity and John Hancock Announce $227 Million Cash Equity Financing

May 4, 2016 Anand Gupta

SolarCity Corp. recently announced that it has completed its first cash equity transaction with partner John Hancock Financial. John Hancock is investing $227 million in a diversified portfolio of residential, commercial and industrial solar power projects that collectively represent 201 megawatts of generation capacity. SolarCity monetizes the majority of 20-years of underlying cash flows—including solar renewable […]

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BlueRock Solar Launches Community Solar Projects for New York State Residents

May 4, 2016 Anand Gupta

BlueRock Solar, the solar energy affiliate of BlueRock Energy an award-winning energy solutions company that provides electricity, natural gas and renewable energy products to businesses and residential customers, today announced the launch of BlueRock community solar projects. BlueRock Solar General Manager Michael Francis will spearhead these shared community projects that aim to make solar accessible […]

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Ygrene Names Solar Veteran Louis-Philippe Lalonde as CMO to Support National Expansion

May 4, 2016 Anand Gupta

Ygrene Energy Fund, the leading national provider of residential, commercial and multifamily property assessed clean energy (PACE) financing, announced today it has appointed solar industry veteran Louis-Philippe Lalonde as Chief Marketing Officer. Lalonde brings over 25 years of experience in technology ventures, renewable energy, and finance to Ygrene as it expands its award-winning YgreneWorks™ program […]

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Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. (CETY) Reports 2015 Results and Provides 1st Quarter 2016 Guidance

May 4, 2016 Anand Gupta

Clean Energy Technologies, Inc., a cleantech company offering heat recovery solutions,recently provided 2015 financial results and issued 1st quarter 2016 revenue guidance. On September 11, 2015 Clean Energy HRS LLC (“CE HRS”), a wholly owned subsidiary of CETY, entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with General Electric International, Inc. (“GEII”), pursuant to which the Company […]

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NEXTracker Opens Nashville, TN Office to Serve East Coast, Southern States and Gulf Regional Solar Markets

May 3, 2016 Anand Gupta

NEXTracker™, a Flex company,recently announced that it has opened a sales, project management and field operations office in Nashville, Tennessee to address growing regional demand for the company’s high-performance solar trackers. By placing key personnel and a warehouse in this additional location, NEXTracker is well-positioned to provide excellent, real-time customer service and support to East […]

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Alta Offers Solar Tech as Key to Connecting People Globally

May 3, 2016 Anand Gupta

At AUVSI Exponential 2016, the largest trade show for unmanned systems (http://www.xponential.org/auvsi2016/Public/Enter.aspx), Alta Devices (altadevices.com) will describe how the use of solar technology is the key to realizing the vision of connecting people around the world. The vision being promoted by several high profile UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) efforts is to connect the roughly 3 […]

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Private Warehouses at Port of LA to Anchor Nation’s Largest Solar Feed-in Tariff Project

May 3, 2016 Anand Gupta

A Los Angeles-based solar developer will build the largest solar Feed-in Tariff project in the nation this year, a 2 million-square-foot rooftop solar array that will power Los Angeles homes with clean energy while generating hundreds of jobs in low-income neighborhoods near the Port of Los Angeles. The project on the roofs of the Westmont […]

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Legend Solar Donates $10M to Dixie State University

May 3, 2016 Anand Gupta

Legend Solar announced recently that the solar power provider is contributing $10 million toward renovating the Dixie State University football stadium, aptly renamed Legend Solar Stadium, making it the largest donation in the school’s history.Legend Solar co-founders Shaun Alldredge and Shane Perkins along with Dixie State administrators announced the gift of funds and solar technology from […]