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 .
Solar
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
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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Clean energy
Chart: The vast majority of Americans love solar and wind power
Enthusiasm for renewables cuts across the country's cultural chasms. -
Solar
Solar power is a huge success story. A longtime solar champion explains how it happened
Adam Browning, departing leader of Vote Solar, shares insights from his 20-year career as a pioneering solar advocate.By David Roberts .
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Clean energy
Chart: Almost all new power plants being built in the US are renewable
That trend is chipping away at fossil fuels' dominance on today's grid — but not fast enough to meet climate targets. -
Solar
Florida is about to get a massive solar buildout
The Sunshine State's largest utility will more than double its solar capacity, but its plan doesn't please all community advocates.By Ingrid Lobet .
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Solar
Gigawatts of solar could be built in the open land around US interstate highways
Solar development at interstate interchanges could feed the grid, charge EVs and steer money to local communities. The Biden admin is now behind the idea.By Jeff St. John .
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Solar
US solar deployment is on a hot streak, while manufacturing is stalled out
Can the country regain its solar production mojo? Plus, trade wars!By Eric Wesoff .
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