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New Hampshire bill aims to preempt state’s net-metering study

House with solar PV. Credit: J. Runyon Energy News Network, Lisa Prevost A years-long study to determine a fair rate to pay New Hampshire utility customers for their unused solar power and other generation is nearing completion, but some Republican state lawmakers don’t want to wait. At least two bills passed by the Republican-controlled House

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Phoenix Contact Installs Nearly 1 MW Rooftop Solar Array

A 961 kW solar array on the rooftop of Phoenix Contact’s U.S. headquarters will generate about 30% of the facility’s energy needs. Phoenix Contact partnered with Gatter & Diehl Consulting Engineers and Terrasol Energies Inc. to design the rooftop solar array. Phoenix Contact designed and installed monitoring components of the system. This includes many Phoenix

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Tandem PV Secures Financing to Grow Commercial-Grade Solar Panel Manufacturing

Tandem PV, a California-based photovoltaic technology company specializing in ultra-high-efficiency tandem metal-halide perovskite solar panels, has closed the initial $6 million of its $12M Series A financing round. Bioeconomy capital, an early-stage venture capital company, led the round through its Planetary Technologies fund. Participation came from an international solar manufacturer as well as a U.S.

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Solar permitting app saves thousands of hours in first year

A worker in an industrial setting up solar panels on a roof. (Courtesy: Shutterstock) Follow @EngelsAngle In its first year, a free app that instantly processes permit applications for rooftop solar and storage permit applications saved nearly 5,000 hours. SolarAPP+, a web-based platform developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory is integrated directly into local

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Solar module imports fall as tariff worries take hold

U.S. solar panel imports fell during the first quarter, according to analysis from S&P Local Market Intelligence. According to industry sources, the drop occurred as the industry waited for the U.S. Commerce Department to investigate allegations that Chinese-based solar panel manufacturers were dumping solar modules in other Asian countries in an attempt to avoid U.S.

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