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U.S. solar companies, imperiled by price collapse, demand protection: In a federal complaint, American companies accuse Asian firms of illegally flooding the ...
washingtonpost.com/business/2024/04/24/solar-biden-climate-china/
Wind and solar in limbo: Long waitlists to get on the grid are a ‘leading barrier’
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/21/clean-energy-waitlist-illinois/
Wisconsin has received a $62.4 million solar energy grant for low-income households
jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2024/04/24/wisconsin-receives-62-4m-solar-energy-grant-for-low-income-households/73426709007/
Exclusive: US plans to restore tariffs on dominant solar technology, sources say: The Biden administration is expected to grant a request by South Korea’s Hanwha ...
reuters.com/world/us/us-plans-restore-tariffs-dominant-solar-technology-sources-say-2024-04-17/
Virginia is getting a 764 MW bump in solar power capacity: Virginia has approved over a dozen new solar projects that will significantly boost Dominion ...
electrek.co/2024/04/01/virginia-is-getting-a-764-mw-bump-in-solar-power-capacity/
Biden’s State of the Union Promises Big Job Gains from Clean Energy Policy: President Biden made big promises about what his climate and energy agenda could ...
subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2024/03/08/sotu-biden-links-clean-energy-policy-to-tens-of-thousands-of-jobs-cw-00145804
US solar manufacturers in ‘dire situation’ as imports soar: Domestic industry wants stronger tariffs as subsidies have not done enough to ward off Chinese ...
ft.com/content/9afeb8a2-ee25-4455-b917-5f06486abe5b
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Texas just got an enormous 1.1-million-panel solar farm: Renewable developer Clearway Energy Group has completed a 452-megawatt (MW) solar farm in West Texas – ...
electrek.co/2024/02/23/texas-just-got-an-enormous-1-1-million-panel-solar-farm/
This 408-MW solar farm will be one of the largest in Texas: Primergy Solar has closed commitments for $588 million in debt financing for a 408-MW solar farm ...
electrek.co/2024/03/11/this-408-mw-solar-farm-will-be-one-of-the-largest-in-texas/
Large Houston solar farm suffers extensive hail damage: The Fighting Jays Solar project in Fort Bend County was damaged by hail on March 15 ...
houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/large-houston-solar-farm-suffers-extensive-hail-19371591.php
Emission impossible: the maddening, nightmare quest to decarbonize my home: Here’s what happened when two climate reporters tried to ditch natural gas
theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/mar/21/decarbonizing-your-home-solar-heat-pump
US rooftop solar has grown 10x in 10 years – here’s what drove it: In 2022, US rooftop solar saw a tenfold increase over the last decade, according to a new ...
electrek.co/2024/02/15/us-rooftop-solar-has-grown-10x-in-10-years-heres-what-drove-it/
Texas surpasses California in utility scale solar power installation: More than 6,500 megawatts of solar was installed in Texas last year, compared to ...
houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/texas-solar-record-ercot-grid-18705325.php
After a Tumultuous 2023, What's Next for Rooftop Solar?: A policy change crushed the biggest solar market in the US, but nationwide incentives showed up to the ...
cnet.com/home/energy-and-utilities/after-a-tumultuous-2023-whats-next-for-rooftop-solar/
After a Tumultuous 2023, What's Next for Rooftop Solar?: A policy change crushed the biggest solar market in the US, but nationwide incentives showed up to the ...
cnet.com/home/energy-and-utilities/after-a-tumultuous-2023-whats-next-for-rooftop-solar/
Wisconsin’s largest solar farm is now fully online: Electricity providers Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) and We Energies just brought Wisconsin's largest ...
electrek.co/2024/01/04/wisconsins-largest-solar-farm-is-now-fully-online/
Ohio’s largest solar farm just came online: The largest solar farm in Ohio's first phase is now fully online and delivering clean electricity to the grid.
electrek.co/2024/01/12/ohio-largest-solar-farm-just-came-online/
The Rooftop Solar Industry Could Be On the Verge of Collapse: Complicated financial products helped the U.S. rooftop-solar-power industry grow ...
time.com/6565415/rooftop-solar-industry-collapse/
Coal-state Kentucky just broke ground on its largest solar farm: National Grid Renewables has broken ground on what will be the largest solar farm in Kentucky ...
electrek.co/2023/12/18/largest-solar-farm-in-kentucky/
Cities, schools on hook for millions if community solar rules change: Minnesota regulators considering plan that would reduce the amount of credits subscribers ...
startribune.com/minnesota-community-solar-proposed-changes-could-cost-cities-schools-millions/600337687/
The year in clean energy: Wind, solar and batteries grow despite economic challenges
apnews.com/article/solar-wind-batteries-clean-energy-fossil-fuels-3bbcbc555b6ff2af27e0ceeb76eb782e
Solar Farm Income Per Acre: The Stats You Need to Know: What is the solar farm income per acre? As the renewable energy industry grows, this information delivers ...
smallbiztrends.com/2024/01/solar-farm-income-per-acre.html
U.S. Boosts Solar Energy: 22 Million Acres Now Open for Development: In a major step towards green energy, the U.S. government has recently updated its solar ...
riotimesonline.com/us-boosts-solar-energy-22-million-acres-now-open-for-development/
Staff allege conflict of interest for Minnesota Commerce solar official: Louise Miltich, who oversees a team analyzing the community solar program as an ...
startribune.com/conflict-interest-complaint-minnesota-department-commerce-official-solar-energy-public-utilities/600336678/
New passive income side hustle: selling electricity to neighbors: The boom in solar panels means that millions of Americans will soon be able to sell electricity ...
businessinsider.com/new-passive-income-side-hustle-selling-electricity-neighbors-solar-panels-2023-12
Market cooperation, not competition, will achieve clean energy goals: Is it necessary for every nation to have its own solar and wind manufacturing capability?
thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4359329-market-cooperation-not-competition-will-achieve-clean-energy-goals/
Watch this robot install solar panels in Arizona [video]: Terabase Energy has successfully completed its first commercial solar installation using Terafab ...
electrek.co/2023/11/17/robot-install-solar-panels-in-arizona-video/
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Commentary: Florida has taken a major leap in renewable energy but can do more: Florida's use of renewable energy has increased steadily, with more solar ...
orlandosentinel.com/2023/12/29/renewable-energy/
Florida has taken a major leap in renewable energy but can do more | Opinion: Florida's use of renewable energy has increased steadily, with more solar ...
sun-sentinel.com/2023/12/26/florida-has-taken-a-major-leap-in-renewable-energy-but-can-do-more-opinion/
6 Ways to Go Solar for Cheap: You don’t need a massive savings account to get solar panels. Here are six affordable ways you can access solar energy.
cnet.com/home/energy-and-utilities/6-ways-to-go-solar-for-cheap/
How Solar Sales Bros Threaten the Green Energy Transition: Social media and the promise of profits has fueled an army of young men to go out and spread ...
time.com/6337766/solar-sales-bros-door-to-door/
Small solar developers want Xcel’s new grid policy investigated: Xcel says a new grid management policy is necessary for safety and reliability ...
startribune.com/developers-want-xcels-policy-restricting-small-solar-farm-home-installation-investigation-regulators/600319837/
Kentucky just greenlit a 900% solar increase plan – why that’s a big deal: Kentucky's largest utility requested a nine-fold increase in solar and battery ...
electrek.co/2023/11/10/kentucky-solar-increase/
Massachusetts was a leader on solar. Now it's stumbling.: Massachusetts has long been a national leader in solar adoption, thanks in large part to an innovative ...
bostonglobe.com/2023/12/16/science/mass-falls-behind-on-solar/
Minnesota regulators will not investigate Xcel on community solar restrictions: The state Public Utilities Commission on a 4-0 vote opted against stepping in ...
startribune.com/minnesota-regulators-will-not-investigate-xcel-on-community-solar-restrictions-grid-capacity/600328229/
Driven by global warming concerns and encouraged by generous incentives, Illinois homeowners turning to solar power like never before
chicagotribune.com/news/environment/ct-illinois-rooftop-solar-20231213-ipocfzzrb5bedky57zhnqctx5u-story.html
Insight: US solar panel manufacturing boom threatened by cheap imports: U.S. companies have announced plans to build dozens of solar panel factories across the ...
reuters.com/business/energy/us-solar-panel-manufacturing-boom-threatened-by-cheap-imports-2023-11-03/
COP28 shines spotlight on nuclear power: Also in today’s newsletter, a new documentary on how Biden’s landmark climate law changed the world
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Forget the deckchairs — efforts to save ourselves from climate change are taking us backwards
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-12-03-efforts-to-save-ourselves-from-climate-change-taking-us-backwards/
LSU research aims to help Louisiana to embrace solar power — without disrupting communites
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/education/lsu-tests-solar-farm-impact-with-new-research-study/article_90fb9ef4-87f4-11ee-8e11-af2f88cfedbc.html
ADT shutters Dallas solar sales facility in green energy cutback: Home security giant ADT is closing a solar power-focused operation in northwestern Dallas and ...
dallasnews.com/business/2023/11/16/adt-closing-dallas-solar-sales-facility-cutting-jobs-to-reduce-green-energy-footprint/
This Fox News host gives climate skeptics airtime but went solar at home: Bret Baier has come under fire for giving airtime to climate change doubters and clean ...
washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/10/25/bret-baier-solar-power-home-fox-news/
US solar developers seek to reduce conflicts over land use: A top U.S. solar industry organization on Thursday said it had reached a wide-ranging agreement with ...
reuters.com/business/energy/us-solar-developers-seek-reduce-conflicts-over-land-use-2023-10-12/
Half of Americans can’t install solar panels. Here’s how they can plug into the sun.
washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/10/10/community-solar-renters-apartments-discounted-electricity/
Virginia is about to get a big 772 MW solar boost: Dominion Energy Virginia today proposed more than a dozen new solar projects that will power nearly 200 ...
electrek.co/2023/10/04/virginia-solar-dominion/
'Power to the people': Efforts to ensure equitable clean energy transition
mprnews.org/story/2023/10/03/power-to-the-people-efforts-to-ensure-equitable-clean-energy-transition
This Miner's Son Went Solar. Can His Coal-Mining Home State See the Light?: His West Virginia family mined coal. Now he's building a solar farm on his father's ...
newsweek.com/this-miners-son-went-solar-can-his-coal-mining-home-state-see-light-1831017
Here’s how solar and wind kept the Texas grid online in 2023’s brutal summer heat
electrek.co/2023/09/28/solar-wind-texas-grid-summer-2023/
Texas is number one in solar power installed on its electric grid: A data analysis found utility-scale solar in Texas is "on the steep part of its growth curve."
houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/texas-most-utility-scale-solar-power-18447562.php
Florida tops in U.S. for solar installations so far in 2023, new report says: The Sunshine State is finally realizing its solar-energy generation potential ...
sun-sentinel.com/2023/09/08/florida-tops-in-u-s-for-solar-installations-so-far-in-2023-new-report-says/
Quick Glance: Higher Solar Cell Efficiency with Perovskite
- The solar panel market is growing rapidly, with a forecast to triple in size in five years.
- Researchers have found ways to boost the efficiency of silicon solar cells using perovskite.
- By combining perovskite and silicon in tandem solar cells, two research teams have achieved significant efficiency enhancements.
- These technologies are expected to pave the way for high-performance, low-cost PV systems.
Growing recycling industry aims to tackle solar panel waste: As nations move to keep solar panels out of landfills, the solar panel recycling business is ...
bostonglobe.com/2023/10/15/business/solar-panel-waste-recycling/
There's been a rush towards solar energy in America, but there's just one problem: some early adopters of rooftop solar are finding that their panels are ... Show more ti.me/3LDmKUg
Going solar can work, even in the cloudy Pacific Northwest — but do the math, one homeowner warns
columbian.com/news/2023/aug/19/going-solar-can-work-even-in-the-cloudy-pacific-northwest-but-do-the-math-one-homeowner-warns/
Here’s where California is cutting the red tape to buy solar: You might be surprised at how poorly California compares in solar pricing to other parts of the ...
ocregister.com/2023/09/28/heres-where-california-is-cutting-the-red-tape-to-buy-solar/
Big costs, sweeping changes: What to know about the IRA: President Joe Biden and Democrats have hailed the law as climate-game changer, but it's popularity ...
politico.com/news/2023/08/16/democrats-climate-law-listicle-00111360
Solar and wind farms can easily power the UK by 2050, scientists say: Wind and solar power could comfortably supply all the UK’s energy needs by the middle of ...
thetimes.co.uk/article/solar-and-wind-farms-can-easily-power-the-uk-by-2050-scientists-say-xj9srlsgv
Paid articlePaid Siemens to make solar energy equipment for US market in Wisconsin: German conglomerate Siemens (SIEGn.DE) said on Tuesday it will start producing solar energy ...
reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/siemens-make-solar-energy-equipment-us-market-wisconsin-2023-08-15/
Commerce Department says five solar companies dodged tariffs in final finding: The Commerce Department has determined five Southeast Asian companies circumvented ...
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4158579-commerce-department-says-five-solar-companies-dodged-tariffs-in-final-finding/
EV battery imports face scrutiny under US law on Chinese forced labor: Electric-vehicle batteries and other car parts are the latest products under scrutiny as ...
reuters.com/business/us-imports-auto-parts-face-scrutiny-under-law-chinese-forced-labor-2023-08-17/
The U.S. imports most of its solar panels. A new ruling may make that more expensive
npr.org/2023/08/18/1194303196/solar-panel-imports-china
Quick Glance: New Ruling Could Increase Cost of Solar Panel Imports in the U.S.
- The Department of Commerce has found that solar panel manufacturers in four Southeast Asian countries are evading U.S. trade rules by using Chinese materials subject to tariffs without paying the applicable duties.
- The investigation disrupted the solar industry until Biden intervened.
- He allowed the investigation into trade abuses to continue, but waived potential trade duties on solar modules imported from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam until June 2024.
- The president also invoked the Defense Production Act to promote American solar panel manufacturing and other clean energy technologies, and directed the federal government to increase its purchase of U.S.-made solar panels and clean technology products.
Inflation Reduction Act, 1 Year On: 6 Ways It Can Save You Money on Energy Costs: We're one year into the biggest investment ever in turning the tide on climate ...
cnet.com/home/energy-and-utilities/inflation-reduction-act-6-ways-it-can-save-you-money-on-energy-costs/
Will a solar panel plant get a tax break? Residents say it should get the boot.: A new solar panel manufacturing plant will make Fort Mill its home ...
postandcourier.com/rock-hill/news/will-a-solar-panel-plant-get-a-tax-break-residents-say-it-should-get-the/article_185a7244-4d03-11ee-a483-bf292f284b0a.html
US moves to link more wind and solar projects to electric grid: U.S. regulators on Thursday approved proposals to speed up the connection of new power projects ...
reuters.com/sustainability/us-power-regulator-weigh-plans-speed-up-green-energy-connection-2023-07-27/
A $244 million solar farm could be headed to Sulphur area: The Sulphur area could become the home for a $244 million solar farm, according to filings with ...
theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/business/a-244-million-solar-farm-could-be-headed-to-sulphur-area/article_0aba8db8-4902-11ee-9720-a7335f4cef8d.html
US imports of car parts with links to Chinese forced labour face legal scrutiny: batteries and other car parts are the latest products under scrutiny as part of ...
scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3231672/us-imports-car-parts-links-chinese-forced-labour-face-legal-scrutiny
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Solar, wind energy keeping Texas power grids running amid weekslong heat wave: Inflated prices and power failures could have occurred without green energy.
abcnews.go.com/US/solar-wind-green-energy-keeping-texas-power-grids-running/story
Solar power helps keep Europe’s grid reliable in historic heat: In the midst of unprecedented heatwaves, Sicily's solar power reserves provided over half of ...
popsci.com/technology/solar-power-europe-heat/
Solar, wind energy keeping Texas power grids running amid weekslong heat wave: Inflated prices and power failures could have occurred without green energy.
abcnews.go.com/US/solar-wind-green-energy-keeping-texas-power-grids-running/story
Community solar projects can help boost small businesses and consumers: Community solar allows for construction of solar developments on land that typically goes ...
jsonline.com/story/opinion/2023/08/04/lawmakers-need-to-support-community-solar-projects/70497770007/
Paid articlePaid Solar panels are getting more efficient, thanks to perovskite: Two different teams of researchers found a way to give silicon solar panels a much needed ...
popsci.com/environment/perovskite-silicon-tandem-solar-cell/
Waukee may allow ground-mounted solar panels at some homes. But does it go far enough?
desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/waukee/2023/07/24/waukee-could-join-list-of-cities-that-allow-ground-mounted-solar-panels/70318629007/
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How Commerce Can Save the Climate: The Case for a Green Free Trade Agreement: The case for a green free trade agreement.
foreignaffairs.com/world/how-commerce-can-save-the-climate-green-free-trade-agreement
Louisiana legislators, business leaders travel to Rhode Island to tour wind farm: A handful of Louisiana legislators and business leaders wrapped a tour of Rhode ...
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/louisiana-leaders-tour-rhode-island-wind-farm/article_7edb4c06-2291-11ee-8587-3b51051701fa.html
Shell Takes Hard Road to Wall Street Acceptance: To close a valuation gap with American peers, boss Wael Sawan may ultimately have to implement US-sized job cuts ...
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-06-15/shell-takes-hard-road-to-close-gap-with-exxon-chevron
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