Florida might be the Sunshine State, but thus far it hasn’t been as easy for homeowners in the state to go solar as it is in other states....
Playa Solar 2 Project is Nevada’s Lowest-Cost Electric Proposal in 2015
Yeah, you read that right. First Solar’s proposed 100 megawatt Solar Playa 2 project for NV Energy in Nevada is the lowest-cost electric p...
NIST, Naval Research Lab Use Lasers to Test New Solar Cell Materials
The next generation of solar photovoltaics is upon us. But first new solar materials like perovskite crystals and other organics must be a...
SunEdison and Terraform Power to Acquire Vivint Solar in $2.2B Deal!
Today SunEdison and its TerraForm Power YieldCo subsidiary announced plans to acquire Vivint Solar in a $2.2 billion deal. The deal will h...
New Report Finds Rooftop Solar Taking Longer to Integrate in 2014 Than 2013
A new study looks at how long utilities are taking to integrate small solar like rooftop solar into their electric grid. The study, Compar...
As Sunrun Prepares for $309M IPO it Hits a Grand Slam With the Yankees
Yesterday (July 22) Sunrun and the New York Yankees announced a new partnership under which Yankees fans will have greater access to solar...
Get Solar Power Anywhere With New SunPort
This is something a little different. The SunPort is set to launch a kickstarter next week. You’ve heard about rooftop solar and you’ve ho...
PG&E to Invest $1M in Habitat for Humanity Homes
Yesterday (July 23) Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced that is investing $1 million in solar power to be installed at H...
Hillary Calls for 700M Solar Panels in US by 2020!
Solar power has an ardent new supporter, Hillary Clinton. In Iowa as the 2016 campaign season warms up she has introduced the outlines of ...
NRG gets into community solar power with new project in Massachusetts
NRG Energy, one of the most aggressive power companies in solar power—it already owns some of the largest solar farms in the U.S., has ins...
Cuomo Says Solar to Power New York’s Ski Slopes
Yesterday (July 29) New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced New York State’s state-operated ski resorts at Belleayre, Gore and Whiteface ...
Solar Drones Take off!
Two different solar-powered drones are making the news this week. In Switzerland a 5 meter wide drone has just completed an 81-hour (3 day...
White House Unveils Clean Power Plan, with an Emphasis on Renewables
Today (Aug. 3) President Obama unveiled the EPA's Clean Power Plan, an ambitious plan to reduce the U.S.’s emissions and drastically i...
PG&E Proposes Cuts to Rooftop Solar to Keep Program Going
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) proposed cutting its rooftop solar program in an effort to keep it viable. Despite having the most...
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