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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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,...
The Donald’s Damage Done
The U.S. Loses 20,000 Jobs to Trump’s Solar Panel Tariff
Within two years of taking office, U.S. President Donald Trump has managed to cause multiple...
Solar Energy News Highlights Feb. 25–Mar. 4, 2019
Among this week’s highlights: The list of U.S. states and cities shooting for 100 percent renewable or zero-carbon electricity grows; European oil and gas...
Coal Corruption and the Failure of Energy Policy in the Era of Trump
The solar power industry has absorbed deep wounds and losses all across the United States due to the Trump Administration’s commitment to coal and...
Chicago Latest U.S. City to Announce 100 Percent Zero-Carbon or Renewable Energy Goal
Chicago’s Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that the “Windy City” will make the transition to 100 percent clean, renewable energy in buildings community-wide by 2035.Dubbed...
Sunrun’s ISO New England Home Solar-Plus-Storage Forward Capacity Award Establishes a Distributed, Renewable Energy...
U.S.-based Sunrun recently won a bid to provide regional transmission organization (RTO) ISO New England (ISO-NE) with energy capacity at wholesale rates by aggregating...
A New U.S. Solar Market Force Aims to “Generate Energy from Every Roof”
U.S. solar growth prospects received what could be a substantial boost recently when Standard Industries announced the launch of a new unit, GAF Energy, that...
Tripling Firm Solar, Wind Energy Output in Texas by Capitalizing on “Complementarity”
Co-locating or integrating distributed solar and wind power resources to maximize their output and contributions to electricity transmission and distribution grids isn’t a new...
California-based Solar Finance-Installation Company’s Revenues Soar 3,000 Percent in Three Years
Freedom Forever doubled its revenues in 2018, breaching the $100 million mark for the first time in the company’s seven-year history. Revenues have soared...
Stanford University’s Electricity Will Be Completely Carbon-Free 24 Years Ahead of California’s 100-percent Goal
Individuals and organizations across California continue to lead the transition to a cleaner, healthier energy future. A world-renowned research university located in the heart...
