Virgance snaps up community solar venture

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Expanding US business helps neighbourhoods club together to improve solar panel purchasing power

Social entrepreneur firm Virgance has acquired a community-based solar power purchasing initiative for an undisclosed sum, and unveiled plans to roll the service out across 20 US cities. Six month-old...

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