In an attempt to jump-start its residential solar business, Tesla has lowered the prices of its solar panels and solar equipment so much that they cost 16 percent less than the national average, according to an article in The...
The solar energy market has hit a remarkable milestone, hitting 2 million solar photovoltaic (PV) installations (residential, commercial and utility-scale solar), representing 70 gigawatts (GW) across the United States this...
Los Angeles has adopted its own local version of a plan that has generated much media attention on Capitol Hill in recent months. In April, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti released the city’s own Green New Deal . It sets...
Electrical contractors are becoming more involved in the design, installation and servicing of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems for residential, commercial and industrial facilities. While this may be a sideline business for...
There are many ways to measure solar power's growth in the United States. According to a recent study, much of it is happening in major metropolitan areas. In April, Environment America Research and Policy Center teamed up...
Turning seemingly far flung ideas into new energy resources with great mainstream potential has been a hallmark of the renewable revolution. In the spirit of that tradition, as offshore wind gains its own foothold in the...
Updated on 4/16/19: Gov. Ricardo Rosselló signed the Puerto Rico Energy Public Policy Act into law on April 18, 2019. While the mainland United States debates the Green New Deal, Puerto Rico last month committed to 100...
Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) last month announced plans to build the 409-megawatt FPL Manatee Energy Storage Center, expected to be operational by late 2021. The center will cover a 40-acre parcel of land and will be able...
Farmers across the United States are eyeing a new crop. Unlike corn or wheat, this commodity requires no fertilizer and little irrigation (though some weeding is required). And, while trade tariffs are slowing some efforts to...
Renewable energy is rapidly approaching the point at which it will outperform other sources of electricity generation in the nation’s overall energy mix. According to recent figures released by the U.S. Energy Information...
Since the advent of renewable energy, observers have kept a close watch on coal. Of course, replacing coal as the primary fuel source for generating electricity in the United States has always been one of the primary...
U.S. energy generation is increasingly nearing a “cost crossover,” in which traditional energy sources will become more expensive than wind and solar. The crossover is even closer when the two variables sources are combined...
In December 2017, the Thomas Fire killed two people and burned 300,000 acres in the hillsides surrounding Santa Barbara, Calif. One month later, during a winter rain storm, the burnt slopes gave way to mudslides, which killed...
Solar panels and windmills are powering up homes and businesses at a growing rate. However, they also are making an impact in some unlikely industries. According to a recent study by Navigant Research, the global mining...
Self-generated power is an old idea gaining new currency. Thanks to an aging grid, a quest for different power solutions and the march of technology, time has caught up to the microgrid. It’s a market on the rise. “The...
Solar and wind power are the leading sources of renewable energy generation. Combined with advanced battery storage technology, their effectiveness has only increased. Rarely, however, are all three utilized together in one...
Pennsylvania State University and Lightsource BP are partnering to develop a 70-megawatt (MW) project, which will provide 25 percent of the university’s electricity needs for 25 years, according to a university press release...
In 2018, corporations “shattered records,” purchasing 13.4 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy through power purchase agreements (PPAs), more than doubling the 6.1 GW bought in 2017, according to a Bloomberg New Energy Finance...
As renewable-electricity generation continues to expand across the United States, related employment opportunities are growing, as well. Employers now are seeking experienced and capable workers to install and service...
In many ways, 2018 was not an easy year for solar installers. Two rounds of tariffs raised prices on imported cells and panels (especially those from China), investment tax credit reductions loom ahead and the residential...
