Solar
The solar industry in 2021: Big, complicated and kind of weird
The top 11 solar power trends, from rising component costs (a first!) to online sales of rooftop systems.
By Eric Wesoff .
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Solar
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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Policy & regulation
The avoided-cost calculator: The controversial metric at the center of California’s solar net-metering fight
Tying rooftop solar payments to climate and grid benefits makes sense in theory. But in the real world, it could get very messy.By Jeff St. John .
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Policy & regulation
California net-metering proposal would decimate rooftop solar market, industry says
The solar industry is “shocked” by plan to impose new fees for rooftop systems and slash payments for solar fed to the grid. Will the CPUC change course?By Jeff St. John .
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Solar
The controversies at the heart of California’s solar net-metering fight
The future of rooftop solar in the country’s biggest solar market is up for grabs. Here’s what’s on the table.By Jeff St. John .
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Solar
Chart: The top 10 solar states include some unexpected contenders
Markets and policy matter more to solar success than geography and politics. -
Utilities
Solar and green groups buy into Duke's net-metering plan in North Carolina
The state's dominant utility has proposed time-varying solar rates and smart-thermostat incentives, and solar advocates are on board.By Jeff St. John .
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Climate justice
Helping Native communities attain 'energy sovereignty' with solar
Nonprofit Grid Alternatives develops solar projects on reservations and provides job-training opportunities.By Natasha Ferguson .
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How to turn trash into treasure: Put solar panels over landfills
Building solar on closed landfills can add costs and complications, but it could bring gigawatts of clean energy to underserved communities, a new report says.By Jeff St. John .
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Clean energy
What 24/7 carbon-free energy can achieve over the long term
New modeling from Princeton projects the expected impact from companies and cities procuring carbon-free electricity for every hour of every day.By David Roberts .
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Policy & regulation
Jigar Shah's big idea for getting rooftop solar and smart appliances to low-income Americans
How the DOE could marshal its loan guarantees to decarbonize the grid and boost energy equity in one fell swoop.By Jeff St. John .
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