Corporate procurement
Chart: These 10 US companies buy and build the most solar
Tech and retail giants are in a race to get solar to power their operations — but one is far ahead of the rest.
By Maria Virginia Olano .
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Solar
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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Solar
A 100MW solar farm in Texas will mount panels directly on the ground
Startup Erthos says its "earth-mount" approach can reduce utility-scale solar costs by up to 20% by eliminating steel racking.By Eric Wesoff .
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Solar
Biden admin seeks $3B to fund rooftop solar+batteries in Puerto Rico
Geared toward low-income households, the federal funding could help avert future blackouts, but some question whether they'll ever see the money.By Brett Marsh .
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Solar
Ruling in Auxin trade case revives tariff threat for US solar
The Commerce Dept. suggests resuming tariffs on solar modules manufactured by certain Chinese companies in 2024. But a tough stance on trade may undermine the Biden admin's ambitious climate goals.By Eric Wesoff .
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How to scale rooftop community solar in cities
Urban Energy and Scale Microgrids are teaming up on a new approach to make community solar viable in densely populated neighborhoods.By Canary Creative .
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Podcast
Unpopular solar opinions, 2022 edition
BloombergNEF's Jenny Chase breaks down her annual Twitter thread on the year in solar.PlayBy Shayle Kann .
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Food and farms
Tomatoes and solar panels could go well together
Agrivoltaics — agriculture paired with solar arrays — could help the U.S. tomato industry in increasingly hot and dry regions, research suggests.By Kari Lydersen .
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Grid edge
Swell raises $120M for virtual power plants to link solar and batteries
Getting networks of homes with rooftop solar and batteries to help balance the grid requires innovative tech and financing. L.A.-based Swell Energy is on it.By Jeff St. John .
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Food and farms
Video: How solar panels and crops can thrive side by side
Step into the field to see agrivoltaics up close.By Alison F. Takemura .
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Food and farms
Can agriculture and solar farms coexist? It depends
At a test site in Colorado, researchers and farmers are collaborating to figure out what works — and what doesn't — when it comes to agrivoltaics.By Alison F. Takemura .
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