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Pivot Energy and Nautilus Solar Energy Partner to Expand Community Solar Development in Colorado

September 15, 2020

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Pivot Energy and Nautilus Solar Energy Partner to Expand Community Solar Development in Colorado

Pivot Energy, Colorado’s largest community solar developer, and Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC (“Nautilus“), a leading community solar owner and operator, have announced plans to co-develop 13 megawatts (MWs) of community solar in Colorado. The portfolio will consist of seven separate projects located across four counties in northeast and southern Colorado. The first garden is anticipated to come online in…

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September 15, 2020

A Tenant That Helps Pay the Bills: Solar for Self Storage

Households and businesses across the United States are increasingly adopting solar energy to reduce utility costs and meet sustainability goals. While solar can certainly help the bottom line at home or a place of work, another place also stands to benefit – self storage facilities. More people than ever are renting self storage units to…

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September 10, 2020

One Bill to Rule Them All Part 3: Does Net Billing Reduce Project Risk?

The promise of consolidated billing stands to enhance community solar by reducing the friction experienced by subscribers and providing asset owners with the infrastructure to produce stable cash flows.

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September 3, 2020

Lease Your Roof in Massachusetts for Solar Energy and Increase Your Revenue

How you can earn 20 years of passive income and get paid to host solar!  As a property or business owner, there are many things that demand your attention, but your roof is usually not one of them. You have payroll to make, inventory to manage, and given the upheaval caused by a pandemic, critical…

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August 31, 2020

One Bill to Rule Them All Part 2: How Do We Manage Community Solar Today?

In order to understand what functions the utility can replace, we must first understand what management providers do today.

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August 20, 2020

One Bill to Rule Them All(?): Utility Consolidated Billing and the Future of Community Solar 

Part 1: Introduction Author: Kacie Peters To say that distributed solar has a storied history with utilities might be an understatement. After years of battles over net metering regulations, interconnection practices, and standby charges (to name a few), it would be fair to assume that the solar industry would be very hesitant to give a…

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August 14, 2020

How Massachusetts Businesses Are Earning Money From Solar

Savvy business-owners across the Commonwealth have long recognized the powerful economic and brand case for investing in solar energy. They are utilizing their roof space, parking lots, or open land to reduce operational expenses, realize generous tax benefits, and support clean energy. While onsite or “behind the meter” solar is still an attractive option, the…

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August 11, 2020

Pivot Energy Featured on 2020 Top Solar Contractors List

Colorado’s largest community solar developer breaks into Solar Power World magazine’s top 100 list of national solar contractors Today, Pivot Energy announced it has been ranked 81st out of 407 national solar contractors on Solar Power World magazine’s 2020 Top Solar Contractors list. The Top Solar Contractors list is the most recognized annual listing of…

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July 21, 2020

Pueblo Residents Can Sign Up for New Solar Garden

Pivot Energy, which partnered with Black Hills Energy on a community solar garden in Southern Colorado, is now accepting subscribers for the solar garden, the company announced recently. Through a competitive bid process earlier this year, Black Hills selected Pivot Energy as a partner to develop a 2-megawatt community solar garden in the region. This…

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July 14, 2020

5 Strategies Towards Purposeful Corporate Philanthropy

Author: Hannah Erwin Internal Operations Associate   In a world with climate change, a global pandemic killing more than 500,000 people, and a re-energization of racial equity protests, it is now more important than ever to ensure that your business has plans in place to support your community and employees. Here are five strategies that…

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July 9, 2020