It’ll take a lot to transition the U.S. off fossil-based energy: money, political will, labor. But a new report…
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Somehow, not everything was bad this year.
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Despite being excellent tools for harvesting the free energy the sun is blasting towards our planet all day long,…
On Friday and Saturday, hundreds of thousands of Californians had their power cut for a spurt in the evening. And…
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Most solar panels capture sunlight from only one side, meaning they can capture more or less of it depending on…
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In 2016, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe launched a battle against an oil pipeline running across their ancestral…
Clean energy is on the up and up again, and the U.S. solar industry is benefiting as a result. Despite a drop in…
The farther you get from the equator, the less effective solar panels become at reliably generating power all year…
Even Donald Trump’s solar tariffs and desire to prop up the coal industry can’t stop renewable energy. A solar…
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California announced a sweeping rooftop solar mandate earlier this month. The first-in-the-nation policy will…
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California just became the first state in the U.S. to require all new buildings feature solar panels come 2020. The…
Sun, wind, and water aren’t just powering homes, they’re powering the job market. A new report from the…
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When Puerto Rico went dark a couple weeks ago, Mayra Nieves Rosa didn’t even notice. She was too wrapped up working…
Energy rules and regulations get convoluted pretty fast, and many new rules cause more head-scratching than…
Donald Trump’s administration announced on Monday it would be imposing a 30 percent tariff on foreign-made solar…
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Shortly after shareholders approved the acquisition of renewable energy firm SolarCity on Thursday, Tesla CEO Elon…
Elon Musk is on the brink of acquiring the the next critical component in a solar-electric transportation future.…
Those black wings aren’t just for show. This manned, prototype aircraft utilized solar panels to keep itself afloat…