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  • Top-5 solar module suppliers shipped 20GW in first half of 2018

    Aug 23, 2018

    By Finlay Colville, Head of Research, PV-Tech & Solar Media Ltd., Solar Media

    The top-5 module suppliers to the PV industry shipped more than 20GW of modules during the first half of 2018, representing Y/Y growth...

  • 40% of US Homeowners Interested in Solar

    The research firm Parks Associates, announced executives from Itron and Meritage Homes will be keynote speakers at the ninth-annual Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer, February 19-21 at the Fairmont Hotel in Austin, Texas. Smart Energy...

  • Sierra Club Releases New Study on Solar Job Creation in Virginia

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    October 2, 2017 CONTACT
    Ben Weiner, Communications Assistant
    (804) 225-9113 Ex. 1002, benjamin.weiner@sierraclub.org

    RICHMOND, Virginia– Today, the Sierra Club released a new...

  • SolarDock Array Withstands Hurricane Irma

    In June 2017, SolarDock partnered with Christ Church Christiana Hundred in Wilmington, DE to install a system on a community center in the Dominican Republic. The ballasted system battled Hurricane Irma while providing crucial power to a small,...

  • The Best Way To Get Cheap Solar: Shop Around
    If you’re thinking about getting solar panels for your roof, here’s two pieces of advice, free of charge. One, shop around. And, two, don’t be afraid to consider smaller, local installers. Bigger national brands may have the marketing muscle and...
  • Dow Chemcial Cancels Solar Shingles Line

    There are rooftop solar panels, and then there are roofs that are solar panels. The difference isn't enough to stake a market on. Dow Chemical Company is cutting off its solar shingle line, the Powerhouse Solar System 2.0, reported MLive. The...

  • Maryland Senate Overrides Veto of Clean Energy Jobs Act

    Alert!
    On Feb. 2, the Maryland Senate voted to override the Governor's veto of SB 921 and HB 1106, the Clean Energy Jobs Act with a vote of 32 - 13.
    The Clean Energy Jobs Act becomes effective 30 days after the override.

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  • U.S. Solar Market Adds More Than 2 GW in Q2 2016
    BOSTON, MASS. and WASHINGTON, D.C. - Growing 43 percent year over year, the U.S. saw 2,051 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaic (PV) installed in the second quarter of 2016. According to GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association’s (...
  • Americans of all ideological stripes love, love clean energy!
    Americans of all ideological stripes love, love clean energy. Across the country, deep-red states are leading the charge on zero-carbon power.
  • Gov. Vetoes RPS Bill; Solar May Suffer In Short-Term