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Ontario just quietly legalized virtual net metering—here’s what that means for solar

By Derick Lila19 hours ago

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June 10, 2025
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June 9, 2025

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Clean energy investment rising despite economic uncertainty and energy security concerns

Investment in clean energy technologies is set to strike a record this year despite global economic uncertainty, double the spending on fossil fuels ...

June 7, 2025

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US solar developer invests in Canadian robotic solar O&M platform

This new investment, from Silicon Ranch, follows previous significant investments in Swap Robotics.

June 5, 2025

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By Derick LilaMay 22, 2025

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By Derick LilaJanuary 2, 2025

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INSURANCE Conundrum in Solar Energy: What YOU Need to Know!

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AI in Renewable Energy: Benefit or Burden?

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Matt Ferrell: Is it possible for rooftop solar to power the entire world?

By Diana A. N.July 24, 2024

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Perspective

Are solar panels worth the investment in Ontario?

How sunlight, roof direction, and your power bill could make solar a smart move — or not

June 3, 2025

Studies and Modelling

Solar panels’ shade helps boost Colorado grassland productivity in dry years

Solar panels create microclimates

June 2, 2025

Press Release

Schneider Electric Canada inaugurates new production line in Brossard, Quebec

The company says the investment brings manufacturing closer to Canadian customers

June 2, 2025

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Chickens, sheep and solar panels: the Alberta farm that’s doing it all

Can solar panels and agriculture really co-exist? A new project near Calgary is trying to prove they can.

May 30, 2025

Studies and Modelling

Solar installations impact less than 1 percent of agricultural land in the U.S. state of Arkansas

15 counties in Arkansas will a have utility-scale solar power project by 2026

May 30, 2025

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Alberta’s moratorium is over—but investors are still cancelling projects at an alarming rate

What Alberta faces now is not a shortage of resources or capital, but a crisis of confidence rooted in unpredictable policymaking.

May 28, 2025

Perspective

US solar manufacturers lag skyrocketing market demand

Americans continue to want solar energy.

May 27, 2025

Studies and Modelling

Study documents impacts of large-scale entry of rooftop solar panels on competition

The study found that the large-scale expansion of rooftop solar capacity can lead to increases in the collective profitability of fossil fuel plants.

May 26, 2025

Press Release

Canada’s Silfab Solar acquires back-contact manufacturing technology from EnPV

Silfab also gets the solar experts who pioneered the technology as part of the deal.

May 22, 2025

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3,500% Tariffs? U.S. slams Southeast Asian solar companies in China trade crackdown

The U.S. has imposed record-breaking tariffs on solar panel imports from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam to counter alleged Chinese trade circumvention, a ...

May 21, 2025