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  • Michigan’s utility-scale solar is about to boom — is the state ready for it?

    From ENN: Thousands of megawatts of utility-scale solar power are expected in Michigan over the next decade, but most municipalities don’t have regulations to govern the land-use impacts. State officials and university researchers last week released what they’re calling a first-in-the-nation tool that’s meant to address the issue: a databaseRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Virginia’s solar energy industry now poised for a boom time

    Virginia is poised to be a solar energy hotbed. The Virginia General Assembly approved the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) this week and, when signed by Gov. Ralph Northam, it will establish a mandatory renewable energy program with provisions for rooftop solar power, expanded net metering provisions, protections for low-incomeRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Omnidian fully acquires commercial solar O&M business from PV Pros

    Omnidian, a nationwide provider of solar PV system performance plans and cash-back energy guarantees, is bolstering its commercial solar operations and maintenance (O&M) capabilities by fully acquiring its partner PV Pros. Since completing this transaction, Omnidian now oversees the performance of 1,300 MW of distributed solar power capacity, including 200,000 solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Tigo Energy debuts new module-level monitoring add-on to TS4 Platform

      Tigo Energy announced a new addition to the add-on TS4 Platform — the TS4-A-M. This add-on module-level monitoring solution brings smart PV module technology and the highest granularity of production data to Tigo’s residential, commercial & industrial, and utility customers. With Tigo’s monitoring solution, customers can choose between PremiumRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • California approves Aurora Solar’s solar assessment tool for new home construction

    Aurora Solar, the solar industry’s leading software platform for distributed solar (and sponsor of this year’s Rooftop Report), is the first—and currently only—to formally receive the California Energy Commission’s (CEC) certification as an approved solar assessment tool for solar access verification for new home construction. As of January 1st ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine