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SolarCity Creates New Fund to Finance $249 Million in Solar Projects

February 27, 2016 Anand Gupta

SolarCity Corporation recently announced it has created a new tax equity fund to finance $249 million in solar projects. SolarCity’s financing partner in the fund—a Fortune 100 company—was not disclosed. This is the fourth solar project fund the two companies have partnered to create. After it is fully allocated, the fund can be doubled in size […]

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SolarCity Launches Battery Sustained Photovoltaic Systems

February 27, 2016 Anand Gupta

Homeowners frustrated over Hawaii Electric’s reluctance to add more solar power systems to their grid may soon have another option. SolarCity announced the addition of battery sustained photovoltaic systems into the residential market. Their design lets customers gather and store solar power throughout the day in batteries, using it at night when it’s most needed. […]

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Bankrupt GTAT Eyes $3.6M Sale Of Solar Business

February 26, 2016 Anand Gupta

GT Advanced Technologies Inc. said Tuesday it was not in a position to make money off its solar power business, asking a bankruptcy court to approve the assets’ sale to an affiliate of private equity firm Shah Capital Partners’ for $3.6 million. GTAT filed court papers in New Hampshire outlining the proposed sale of assets […]

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Constellation Announces Completion of 1.2-Megawatt Solar Project at the Port of Los Angeles

February 26, 2016 Anand Gupta

Constellation, a leading competitive retail energy supplier, announced the completion of a 1.2-megawatt (DC) solar generation project yesterday at the Port of Los Angeles during an interconnection celebration with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, the Los Angeles Business Council and other local officials. The project is part of Los Angeles’s rooftop solar Feed-in Tariff (FiT) […]

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Dairyland Power Announces Major Solar Projects

February 26, 2016 Anand Gupta

Dairyland Power Cooperative has finalized agreements with two developers to purchase over 15 MW of renewable energy from multiple new utility-scale photovoltaic solar facilities in Wisconsin. “Dairyland is a cooperative dedicated to providing safe, reliable and sustainable energy. As Dairyland celebrates our 75th anniversary this year, we are excited to announce very significant solar generation […]

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SolarCity Launches Smart Energy Home in Hawaii

February 26, 2016 Anand Gupta

SolarCity is introducing a Smart Energy Home offering to new residential customers in Hawaii. It includes advanced technology: solar PV, battery storage, smart electric water heaters and the Nest Learning Thermostat™—all coordinated by a home gateway that controls the battery, water heater, thermostat and inverter to maximize solar PV generation and self-consumption. SolarCity’s smart energy […]

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Duke Energy Florida installing solar panels in Central Florida

February 26, 2016 Anand Gupta

Thousands of solar panels are being installed in Osceola County as part of Duke Energy Florida’s strategic solar plan.The company is on track to double the amount of utility-owned solar energy in the state by 2024.The Duke Energy Osceola Solar Facility, scheduled to come online this spring, is one of many that will begin producing […]

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OneRoof Energy Leading University-Industry Collaboration

February 26, 2016 Anand Gupta

OneRoof Energy, Inc., a residential solar services provider and wholly-owned subsidiary of OneRoof Energy Group, Inc. recently announced that it has signed an agreement with the University of California, Riverside to work together to test next generation photovoltaic products. “This initiative is designed to test next generation solar modules for their functionality under various real life […]

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Polar Solar Collaborates with Solar Technology Leader to Become Sunpreme Channel Partner – Promoting Smart Bifacial PV Modules

February 26, 2016 Anand Gupta

Polar Solar, a California based solar installer, has joined Sunpreme Channel network — a strategic partnership program designed to deliver solar expertise to residential and commercial rooftop clients through leading solar installers. Sunpreme carefully selects its strategic channel partners, awarding the distinction only to installers that consistently put customers first with high quality installations. Sunpreme […]

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EDF Renewable Energy Announces Commercial Operation of its First Battery Storage Project

February 26, 2016 Anand Gupta

EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) announced recently that the McHenry Storage Project, EDF Group’s first battery storage project in North America, reached commercial operation on December 20, 2015. The energy storage system, located in McHenry County, Illinois, added 40 megawatts (MW) of flexible capacity (20 MW nameplate) to the PJM Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) and will […]