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  • “Shout Out For Solar” Day This Friday, Celebrates SEIA’s 40th Anniversary

    Saying “solar makes sense,” leading businesses and environmental  groups will join hundreds of thousands of people across the United States and around the world in support of the Solar Energy Industries Association’s (SEIA) National “Shout Out For Solar” Day – […] — Solar Builder magazine

  • Real Goods Solar Rebrands as RGS Energy

    Real Goods Solar Inc., a nationwide leader of turnkey solar energy solutions, has changed its brand identity to RGS Energy. “The change of our brand from Real Goods Solar to RGS Energy comes at a defining moment in our company’s history […] — Solar Builder magazine

  • First Solar Starts Construction on 22-MW Project in Texas

    First Solar announced today that the company has begun construction on Phase I of the Barilla Solar Project in Pecos County, Texas, west of Fort Stockton. The 22-MWac project is expected to begin commercial operation in mid-2014. First Solar will build, […] — Solar Builder magazine

  • Canadian Solar Powers 10-MW Install in Ontario

    Canadian Solar Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., has signed a 10-MWac Module Supply Agreement with Silvercreek Solar Park Inc. to provide Ontario-made Canadian Solar modules for a ground-mounted utility-scale solar power plant in Canada.  This is Silvercreek’s […] — Solar Builder magazine

  • Portland’s Pearl Place II Receives LEED Platinum Certification

    The Pearl Place II affordable multi-unit building, designed by the nonprofit organization Avesta Housing and Thornton Tomasetti Inc., has been awarded the LEED Platinum certification. Pearl Place II is located in the Bayside neighborhood of Portland, Maine. Avesta is one of the largest non-profit developers and has been developing high standard, affordable housing in the…