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Global Renewable Energy Capacity Surging to New Heights
Russia’s prolonged war in Ukraine roiled global energy markets, forcing fossil fuel prices up, and helped cement energy security as a...
Jul 21, 2023


Rooftop solar: Good for the economy, good for the grid
Solar continues to create jobs, investment, economic development and grid resilience while reducing energy costs for utilities,...
Jul 27, 2022


Solar Power Takes Off at U.S. Airports
The Biden Administration recently established a framework for the federal government to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, and many...
Dec 27, 2021


American Indian Tribes Are Unsung Heroes of Clean Energy Movement
Solutions to the world’s climate crisis can often seem overly complex and unnecessarily polarizing. To the indigenous people of this...
Nov 5, 2021


Local Climate Action Plan Best Practices
In order to help the residents in their area reduce their carbon footprints and live more sustainably, many local governments are...
May 5, 2021


The Solar Year in Review
2020 is a year that most of us will soon want to forget. The pandemic-induced global recession that dominated the year will be felt for...
Dec 28, 2020


Solar Energy Costs Fall to Historic Lows
Solar industry costs continue to plummet to new lows, and promising new technologies just now entering the industry are likely to cement...
Oct 30, 2020


Tesla Staying the Course
Tesla is dealing with the same headwinds that have roiled the broader solar industry, and they are sure to take some lumps in 2020....
Jul 31, 2020


Solar Industry Employment Rebounds in 2019
After experiencing back-to-back years of declining employment, the U.S. solar industry rebounded in 2019, adding more than 5,600 jobs. An...
Feb 26, 2020


Does the U.S. Still Need the Solar Investment Tax Credit?
Over the last 10 years, the Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC), which offers a federal income tax credit worth 30% of a homeowner’s solar...
Aug 27, 2019


Solar Power Keeps Pounding with Panels Installed on Bank of America Stadium
North Carolina is among the U.S. leaders in solar power installations, and the NFL’s Carolina Panthers are now joining as solar leaders...
Apr 12, 2019


What Will 100% Renewable Energy Look Like?
As Hawaii, California, and even some in the federal government move forward on legislation to move towards 100% renewable energy,...
Feb 19, 2019


What is the Green New Deal and What Could it Mean for Solar Energy?
In a speech at the 1932 Democratic Convention, Franklin Delano Roosevelt promised a “new deal for the American people,” and once elected...
Jan 27, 2019


LO3 Energy and eMotorWerks Combine EVs with Renewable Microgrids
LO3 Energy and eMotorWerks are joining forces on a new project that would allow electric vehicles (EVs) to connect to energy microgrids...
Jan 20, 2019


Was 2018 the Year of the Home Battery?
2018 turned out to be a pretty good year for batteries. Prices continued to fall and a handful of states like New York, Colorado and...
Jan 13, 2019


Answering the Internet’s Pressing Solar Questions Using The Open PV Project
While solar power continues its accelerated adoption in the U.S. market, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) tracks...
Dec 3, 2018


Midterm Elections Reveal Mixed Results for Clean Energy
On November ballots, voters across 3 states said no to 3 different bills designed to encourage the growth of clean and renewable energy....
Nov 25, 2018


The Duck Curve: Utilities’ Growing Challenge to Solar Adoption
Since 2008, the U.S. has seen a veritable explosion of not just residential solar, but commercial and utility-scale installations as...
Oct 15, 2018


Small Modular Reactors: Launching in 2018
Small modular reactors (SMRs) are an innovation on nuclear plant design that could replace coal-fired steam turbines with zero or...
Aug 14, 2018


Political Climate Change and the Path to Clean Energy
Could a change in the US political climate spark rapid growth in renewable energy? A group of progressive Democratic candidates believe...
Jul 30, 2018
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