Solar
Want to go solar? These companies and groups are here to help
Shaded roof? Tight budget? Confused by all the options? There are resources to help all kinds of people access solar power.
By Eric Wesoff .
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How solar microgrids are bringing power (and quiet) to North Carolina
In areas hit by Hurricane Helene, the nonprofit Footprint Project is replacing noisy and polluting generators with solar panels and batteries.
By Elizabeth Ouzts .
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Grid edge
Texans can now sign up for virtual power plant to help grid, make money
Tesla, Octopus Energy and other power retailers are offering customers compensation to use their solar and batteries to make the grid more efficient and clean.By Julian Spector .
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Air travel
A giant solar microgrid is coming to New York City’s JFK airport
Some 13,000 solar panels will cover a new terminal being built at JFK, giving the airport a clean power supply that can keep operations running even in a blackout.By Maria Gallucci .
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Community-solar industry shoots for 30GW by 2030
Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act and solar-power momentum in states, community-solar installations have potential to soar in the U.S., coalition says.By Alison F. Takemura .
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How to get solar to low-income families? Rhode Island has a new plan
Solar companies will partner with the state government to install and lease solar arrays with the aim of saving money for homeowners from the start.By Lisa Prevost .
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Qcells to invest $2.5B in building out US solar supply chain
Inflation Reduction Act tax credits spur Qcells to make a major investment in Georgia solar factories and to expand its U.S. polysilicon supply.By Jeff St. John .
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Silicon Ranch raises $600M for its holistic take on solar development
The company owns solar plants for the long haul, grazes sheep among its panels and works to be a good neighbor in rural communities.By Julian Spector .
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Energy equity
Pilot project brings rooftop solar to low-income households in Ohio
The initiative in Cleveland aims to find out how much money people can save with solar panels and bring solar to communities that haven’t previously had access.By Kathiann Kowalski .
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Clean energy
Top 10 most popular energy charts of 2022
From lithium prices to Russian oil to top EV countries, here's the data that our readers found most fascinating.By Maria Virginia Olano .
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Solar
Chart: Which country dominates the solar supply chain?
China maintains an iron grip on every stage of solar manufacturing, from raw polysilicon to finished solar panels.By Maria Virginia Olano .
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