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Solar: A Prime Opportunity for Commercial and Industrial Real Estate

July 28, 2019

By Dan Whitten, Vice President of Communications, Solar Energy Industries Association Prominent announcements from companies such as Apple, Walmart and Target of installing solar on their facilities has made the rest of the commercial and industrial sector take notice. And the message is that, in many places, solar is now a cheaper way to power buildings than the alternatives. That’s why we are seeing broad investment from companies large and small. Solar has grown by leaps and bounds in the last decade. Initially a solution for select hom...

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LAURENS COUNTY, S.C. — Suniva, Inc., a leading U.S.-owned solar cell manufacturer, has announced plans to establish its first South Carolina manufac...

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Investments expected to create at least 800 jobs, retain 175 LANSING, Mich. — Governor Gretchen Whitmer today announced more than $220 million in ne...

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Previously Archived Features

Solar: A Prime Opportunity for Commercial and Industrial Real Estate

July 24, 2018

By Dan Whitten, Vice President of Communications, Solar Energy Industries A...

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Let the Sun Shine In

July 24, 2017

By Michael D. White The quest to harness the power of the sun is nothing n...

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Solar Power is Booming – Making the Current Energy Policy Situation Very Complicated Across America!

July 25, 2016

By Don A. Holbrook, Site Location Consultant Managing Partner, Vercitas Gro...

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Solar’s Cross-Country Growth

July 29, 2015

By Carl Levesque, Communications Consultant, Channel Wind Communications I...

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