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Dive Into a Lake of Data: Open Energy Data Initiative Increases Big Data Access for Everyone

Oct. 23, 2024

Introducing the Solar District Cup Class of 2024–2025

Oct. 1, 2024

Follow in the Footsteps of Communities Planning Solar Deployment That Works for Them

June 7, 2024

Publications

Sharing the Sun: Community Solar Deployment and Subscriptions (as of June 2024), NREL Presentation (2024)

Summer 2024 Solar Industry Update, NREL Presentation (2024)

An Updated Life Cycle Assessment of Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Systems Installed in the United States, NREL Technical Report (2024)

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