Third Party Solar Deals Growing in Wisconsin
Third party ownership in Wisconsin is helping nonprofits make the switch to solar. This is happening despite the state not having an official law allowing it.
View ArticlePicking Solar Winners and Losers at Intersolar North America
A panel at Intersolar North America weighs in on industry trends in 2016 - 2017. However you look at it, policy is the key factor in solar's success.
View ArticleOregon Rooftop Solar Squeeze: Tax Credit Expiring, Rebates Shrinking
Oregon fails to renew its residential solar tax credit. It's set to expire at the end of the year. It may increase solar in the near-term, but will likely hurt it come next year.
View ArticleDistributed Solar Beats Coal on Cost for Co-ops
RFP results confirm that we have crossed a tipping point where distributed solar is not only a means to supply green energy and to promote economic development, but also an opportunity to decrease...
View ArticleWhy Minnesota’s Community Solar Program is the Best
John Farrell of ILSR describes why community solar is so successful in Minnesota. There are 10 times more community solar projects in the queue in Minnesota than have been built in the history of...
View ArticleRegulators Accept HECO Plan for 100% Renewables
The Hawaiian Public Utilities Commission has accepted a plan filed by HECO, outlining how it will reach 100% renewable energy resources by 2040 — five years ahead of the state's goal.
View ArticleNew Homes in South Miami Now Require Solar
South Miami has become the first city in Florida to require new homes to include solar. The requirement extends to renovations that significantly alter or expand a home as well.
View ArticleHurdles to Reaching 100% Renewables in CA and Beyond
It’s one thing to build a grid that can support the use of 100 percent renewables. It’s quite another to fund the implementation and construction of those energy assets.
View ArticleTesla Completes its First Solar Roof Installations
Tesla has completed its first Solar Roof installations. At the moment they are being installed on Tesla employee homes to test and monitor the systems.
View ArticleSolar Power Fastest-Growing Source of New Energy
The long-standing prediction on technology dominating renewable energy in the near future is beginning to materialize. According to recent report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), solar is...
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