The United States is an indispensable member of the leading solar trio with the most robust industry ecosystem compared to other countries in the world. Innovative and influential solar energy technologies and market mechanisms are continually making contributions to systems deployment, capacity growth, and price cuts. There is a keen interest of solar across the country, from governments at different levels to businesses of different sizes, social organizations, schools, and numerous households. Though being impacted by solar tariffs, solar energy in the United States is still showing exciting possibilities.
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Coronavirus Hinders States’ Climate Change Goals
COVID-19, the Novel Coronavirus, has disrupted virtually all typical ways of living across the United States. Before the onset of the Coronavirus, climate change appeared...
Report: 38 Percent Energy CFOs Say Solar Will Be the Most Dominant Form of...
In a new study, Energy Goes Green, released by BDO, energy sector CFOs reported that solar power will be the most dominant form of...
Technology Company Arcadia Leading Charge in Growth of Community Solar
It’s 2020 and one of the biggest influencers in the solar and clean energy business runs a software company. If you ask Kiran Bhatraju what...
Solar Home Builders and Rooftop Specialists Geared Up for California’s Title 24 New Build...
State and local solar industry players have been gearing up for the institution of California’s new residential solar housing mandate on January 1, 2020,...
Big-Box Retail and Shopping Mall Solar: From the Possible to the Probable to the...
Shopping malls and similar venues present attractive, big-time opportunities as potential sites for grid-connected solar power, energy storage and intelligent, highly energy-efficient facilities management....
Reversal of U.S. Bifacial Solar Tariff Exemption Will Bite, But Growth Expected to Continue
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) in early October abruptly and unexpectedly reversed its decision to exempt bifacial solar modules from global import tariffs, throwing up...
Agrivoltaic Research, Applications Could Reconcile Trade-Offs at the Water-Food-Energy Nexus
A growing body of scientific research and real-world applications at the water-food-energy nexus is revealing that solar panels and photovoltaic (PV) energy systems on...
Nevada Utility NV Energy Goes “Solar Plus Storage” in a Big Way
Customers of Nevada utility NV Energy are going to be getting a lot more electricity from utility-scale “solar plus storage” power plants in the...
Super-Fast Growing Solar Installer Aims to Help Los Angeles, California Address Affordable Housing Crisis
One of the fastest-growing solar installers in the U.S. is now taking on Los Angeles and California’s affordable housing shortage with the launch of...
US Import Duty Exemption Adds Fuel to Anticipated Surge in High-Efficiency Bifacial Solar PV
The US market for high-efficiency, bifacial solar panels is poised to surge higher over the course of the next 12 months, thanks to being...
Five Texas Electric Coops Sign Collective Solar Power Purchase Agreement
Five Texas electric cooperatives banded together and recently signed a collective deal for 7 megawatts (MW) of emissions-free, DC solar power generation capacity. Though...
How Many L.A. Rooftop Solar Panels to Replace a Natural Gas Power Plant?
The market-leading residential solar energy systems installer in the U.S., California-based Sunrun has a bold plan to replace one of three Los Angeles (L.A.)...
