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PG&E surpasses 1 million customers with solar systems connected to grid
California utility Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced it has surpassed 1 million customers with solar systems connected to its grid. Customers have been making solar connections in PG&E territory for over 30 years. Solar adoption has evolved from limited activity in the 1990s, to steady growth in the 2000s, to rapid expansion in the…
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Virginia governor says a new company is establishing solar panel assembly in Shenandoah
A company with little recorded experience claims it is opening a solar panel assembly site in Shenandoah County, Virginia, as announced today by Gov. Abigail Spanberger. The news release says that MSolar Manufacturing will invest $23.775 million into a 56,000-ft2 warehouse in Mount Jackson, Virginia, with plans to also make solar glass and HJT cells.…
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Why solar EPCs became construction’s unlikely industrial AI pioneers
If you want to see where AI technology is fundamentally changing infrastructure construction — not in pilot programs or conference panels, but in daily field operations — look at solar. Solar engineering, procurement, and construction firms (EPCs) and asset owners have adopted automated construction monitoring more quickly than any other segment of the construction economy.…
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Thornova Solar to use Nextpower steel frames in some solar panel BOMs
Thornova Solar announced it will integrate steel frames from Nextpower into its solar panel manufacturing plans for the U.S. market. Nextpower’s universal steel module frame is designed for broad compatibility with tracker and fixed-tilt mounting systems. Compared with conventional frame designs, the steel frame reduces module deflection, lowers the risk of glass breakage and improves…
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AWM releases improved Arden Hanger system for solar cable management
Affordable Wire Management (AWM) has released the company’s Gen 5S Arden Hanger, designed to optimize cable ampacity, minimize materials and lower costs compared to earlier versions. The Gen 5S Arden Hanger has been engineered to increase ampacity or lower operating temperatures for cables. Through a detailed analysis, AWM determined that a unique offset results in…
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