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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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JM Steel Begins Operating New Texas Production Line for Nextracker’s Solar Trackers

JM Steel worker in Sinton, Texas on Nextracker-dedicated production lines. Nextracker and JM Steel (a division of JENNMARUSA) have launched a dedicated solar tracker manufacturing line at the Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI), facility near Corpus Christi. Nextracker and JM Steel have opened a new facility to produce low-carbon tracker components that can be used in

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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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Consumers Energy’s Sets Agreement to Switch Electric Generation to Cleaner Energy

Garrick Rochow Consumers Energy and key stakeholders throughout Michigan have agreed on a settlement related to the company’s Clean Energy Plan, a sweeping proposal to stop using coal as a fuel source for electric generation by 2025. The agreement is subject to regulatory approval. It includes representatives from energy industry and customer groups as well

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CyrusOne Signs Renewable Energy PPAs with Gexa for Texas Operations

Brian Landrum CyrusOne Inc., a world information heart developer and operator specializing in delivering state-of-the artwork digital infrastructure options, is buying photo voltaic and wind energy delivered to the electrical energy grid. This buy is a part of an enlargement of the corporate’s ongoing enterprise relationship with Gexa Power LP, a subsidiary of NextEra Power

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