Solar
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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California’s rooftop solar is a benefit, not a cost, to the state
A new study finds rooftop solar will save California $2.3B this year — a rebuttal to the ‘cost-shift’ math that’s led regulators to stifle solar growth.
By Jeff St. John .
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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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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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These California programs steer solar+batteries to low-income households
California's new solar policy leaves low-income families behind. Community energy providers, nonprofits and vendors have come up with some creative workarounds.By Jeff St. John .
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Solar
California slashes payments to new rooftop-solar customers
A controversial decision to cut the value of power that homes export to the grid by up to 75% could kneecap the nation's biggest rooftop-solar market, critics say.By Jeff St. John .
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Floating solar panels could unlock clean power without wasting land
Scientists say "floatovoltaics" hold promise, especially on hydropower reservoirs — but the environmental impacts are still unclear.By Sofia Moutinho .
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Solar
How will low-income Californians access home solar and batteries?
Pending changes to net metering could put solar and batteries further out of reach for low-income households, renters, schools and churches, advocates warn.By Jeff St. John .
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As California guts solar net metering, batteries emerge as a moneymaker
Rooftop solar alone will earn less under new California policy, but firms are developing programs to make it lucrative to add home batteries that help the grid.By Jeff St. John .
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What to expect from California’s new rooftop-solar plan? More batteries
California is about to dump its net-metering regime and adopt a new system that emphasizes home batteries. Here’s how companies are preparing.By Jeff St. John .
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