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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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.)...
Leading U.S. Corporations on the Cusp of Achieving 100 Percent Renewable Energy Goals
Corporations have become major drivers of solar and renewable energy growth in the U.S. over the course of recent years. Along with a growing...
How California’s New Solar Mandate Will Affect Homeowners
In 2018, the California Building Standards Commission approved a mandate requiring all new homes under three stories in the state of California to install...
Clean Energy for America Act Would Rationalize, Strengthen U.S. Tax Policy; Too Bad It...
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) introduced legislation in the upper house of the U.S. Congress May 2 that would rationalize and streamline the federal...
Solar Jobs and Seeing the Light
While various professional solar journals like SEIA, Solar Energy and ASME report the employment numbers, sometimes the dots aren’t getting connected. The development of...
The Switch to Solar at Coal Power Plants and Mines is On
Project developers, investors, government and community organizations in the U.S. are coming together to resolve the socioeconomic and environmental issues associated with deploying solar...
Solar Magazine’s Curated News Highlights, March 31–April 7 Week
The shift away from coal and towards decentralized solar, wind and renewables continues. News regarding utility solar-storage in Hawaii, retirement of the massive Navajo...
Solar Magazine’s Curated News Highlights, March 24–31 Week
Leading U.S. corporations launch corporate Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance; three new utility-scale power plants for Florida; a 2.6-gigawatt solar project launch in Saudi Arabia...
Solar Magazine’s Curated News Highlights, March 16–23 Week
Plenty news regarding solar and renewable energy emerged March 16–23 week: Analysts see the beginning of the end for thermal coal in Japan and...
Tokyo, Copenhagen, San Diego and Peña Station NEXT Rank Among Deloitte’s Biggest, Purest and...
Smart renewable cities (SRCs) are emerging around the world as governments, utilities, corporations and communities create innovative models that leverage and capitalize on the...
Solar Magazine’s News Highlights, March 9–16 Week
African island solar minigrids, plans to build a solar power facility at a former coal mining site, and the U.S. solar PV market shows...
The Solar Shift: PV Power Side-Tracks the Feds
Under the Trump Administration, policy initiatives and financial supports that propelled the solar industry forward have been under attack, but for the most part,...