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Sunetric Announces Deployment of Solar-to-Grid Curtailment Solution in Hawaii

Sunetric, a wholly-owned subsidiary of RGS Energy, has deployed a 198.8 kilowatt (kW) photovoltaic (PV) system with automated curtailment and smart-grid controls at a popular beachfront resort on the island of Kauai in Hawaii. The system is funded and owned by Kairos Energy Capital, a Hawaii-based merchant bank which finances and invests in solar.

19 Jun 2014

Sunvalley Solar to Provide 676.5 kW Solar Installation for Raven Farms

Sunvalley Solar, Inc. (SSOL), a leading turnkey solar energy solution provider in the commercial and agricultural industries, announced today that it has been awarded a new 676.5 KW solar system installation contract for Raven Farms in Selma, CA.

18 Jun 2014

Lepomis Solar Project in Massachusetts Achieves Commercial Operation

EDF Renewable Energy today announced that the 5.99 MWp Lepomis Solar Project, located in Plymouth, Massachusetts, has reached commercial operation. EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) and Sage Stone LLC, an international development and investment advisory company (www.sagestonellc.com), signed the Membership Interest Purchase and Sale Agreement (MIPSA) in July 2013 and subsequently started the construction phase in October 2013.

18 Jun 2014

El Paso Electric Doubles Utility-Scale Solar Portfolio, to be Coal-Free by 2016

El Paso Electric Company (EPE), a Texas-based utility servicing 395,000 customers in both west Texas and southern New Mexico, is well-positioned for the new carbon standards proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). EPE will be coal-free by 2016 and, in less than one year, has doubled its utility-scale solar portfolio, making this west Texas-based utility a national leader in solar development.

17 Jun 2014

New Market Research Report Analyzes Global and China Solar Battery Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Development Status and Investment Prospect of Global and China Solar Battery Industry, 2014-2018" report to their offering.

16 Jun 2014

Moose Power Sells Three Solar Projects to NewWorld and North Sky

Moose Power Inc., along with its partner Nautilus Solar Canada Inc., has sold three projects to an investment vehicle of NewWorld Environmental Infrastructure, L.P. and North Sky CleanTech Alliance Fund, L.P..

16 Jun 2014

New NRG Community 1 Solar Generating Facility to Power Nearly 2,200 Homes in California

NRG Energy, Inc. one of the nation’s largest renewable energy developers, today introduced the NRG Community 1 Solar Generating Facility.

From NRG Energy, Inc. 16 Jun 2014

TASC, Massachusetts Utilities and DOER to Participate in Common-Ground Language Briefing on Future of Solar

The Alliance for Solar Choice (TASC), additional solar industry groups, Massachusetts utilities, and the Department of Energy Resources (DOER) will participate today in a public briefing on common-ground language regarding the future of solar in Massachusetts.

13 Jun 2014

Southern Research Institute Completes SSRC Facility to Study Solar PV Systems

Southern Research Institute today announced the completion of a facility to study solar photovoltaic (PV) systems.

13 Jun 2014

New Light-Weight Ballasted Hybrid Roof-Mount Solution with Ultramid Plastic for Commercial Solar Projects

Today Sollega, a leading manufacturer of commercial flat-roof PV solar racking, introduces a new light-weight ballasted hybrid roof-mount solution in partnership with BASF, one of the largest global suppliers of plastics.

12 Jun 2014