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A report by the Powering Peace organization states UN missions in the Democratic Republic of Congo could reduce expense and pollution by using off-grid solar to power operations instead of diesel generators. Adding a 200 kW solar system with 200 kW/450 kWh of energy storage would reduce diesel consumption 80% for 10-year savings of almost $2.6 million, states the group.

Perimeter Solar has sold 74.25MW of power from its proposed 130MW solar farm in Alberta, Canada to energy company TC Energy, in a deal billed as Canada’s “largest” private power purchase agreement (PPA) to date.

Vivint Solar has refuted claims by short-seller Marcus Aurelius Value of “malfeasance” around sale contracts, in a counteroffensive launched after days of gradual stock share decline.

A federal administrative judge has ruled that Tesla violated US labour laws on 12 different occasions where it thwarted efforts by factory employees to form a union.

The US state of California has witnessed yet another claim of ultra-low solar prices, recorded in the context of a major contracting exercise by a community energy group.

Hanwha Q Cells officially opened its 300,000 square foot solar panel factory in Dalton, Georgia last week, claiming it is the largest such manufacturing facility in the western hemisphere.

California has hit a significant milestone this year: more than one million rooftop solar installations on homes, schools, businesses, and farms. With California leading the way, the U.S. reached two million installations this year.

The site of two controversial development proposals that never came to pass is now slated to be filled with solar panels and computing storage buildings.

An idea to build solar panels into manufactured homes has given a Portland-based company a big win in a year-long national competition.

New solar farms in Sherburne County may soon have to do more than just produce energy from the sun.

Lightsource BP will build and operate a 240MW solar facility that will sell energy to Midwestern utility Xcel Energy to power operations at a historic Colorado steel mill for 20 years.

Farmers who want to sell electricity to utilities generally lease land to power companies to build the panels.

Honda has just inked two virtual power plant agreements that will cover more than 60% of its electricity usage in North America.

Solar developer CalCom Energy has put forward a new US$100 million fund to help build solar and energy storage projects to benefit farming communities in California.

A nonprofit organization is forming a solar co-op to help those interested in purchasing solar panels.