Solar
More batteries, less solar: California's solar turmoil in charts
A year after state regulators slashed rooftop solar incentives, new data shows mixed results — and presages tougher times ahead for solar installers.
By Jeff St. John .
Solar
Carbon-free buildings
Are solar water heaters worth it? Here’s what to consider.
New data from the IRS shows an uptick of interest in the appliances, which provide one pathway to cutting the carbon footprint of water heating.
By Alison F. Takemura .
A rural home in Massachusetts rocks thick solar water-heater panels alongside small skylights and solar photovoltaic panels. (Prateek Joshi/NREL; Binh Nguyen/CanaryMedia)
-
-
Solar
California bill would undo rules making it hard for schools to go solar
State regulators slashed solar programs that school districts rely on to cut energy bills and finance sustainability projects. A new bill could fix that.By Jeff St. John .
-
Solar
El auge de la energía solar en Puerto Rico está en riesgo, advierten sus defensores
La energía solar ha sido un salvavidas para el territorio estadounidense durante apagones. Ahora una entidad gubernamental quiere deshacer la ley que protege un programa solar clave.By Maria Gallucci .
-
Solar
Puerto Rico’s rooftop solar boom is at risk, advocates warn
Rooftop solar has been a lifeline for the U.S. territory during blackouts. Now a government entity wants to undo a law protecting a key solar program.By Maria Gallucci .
-
Solar
TVA's local solar program is about to get its biggest project yet
The huge public utility has built little solar capacity so far. Now the region's local power companies are driving a buildout with help from developer Silicon Ranch.By Julian Spector .
-
Clean energy
Chart: Renewables generated a record 30% of global electricity in 2023
Solar and wind are cleaning up the global power grid — so much so that research firm Ember says global power sector emissions may have peaked last year.By Eric Wesoff .
-
Batteries
Batteries are taking on gas plants to power California's nights
California's record 10 gigawatts of grid batteries are finally pushing solar generation into post-sunset hours at a meaningful scale, new data shows.By Julian Spector .
-
Clean energy
Clean energy in rural America gets another big boost of federal funding
The Biden administration announced $78 million — the latest from a $1 billion program — to install solar, batteries, and more in rural communities.By Alison F. Takemura .
-
Solar
Minnesota's biggest solar project will help replace a huge coal plant
Xcel Energy’s 710-megawatt Sherco solar facility will create union jobs in a coal community, pilot long-duration storage tech, and advance the state's climate goals.By Eric Wesoff .
-
Solar
Major US solar manufacturers call for strict new solar-panel tariffs
First Solar, Qcells, and other domestic solar-panel makers are petitioning the Commerce Department for new tariffs on panels imported from Southeast Asia.By Eric Wesoff .
Sponsored