CleanTechnica » US Solar Energy http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 US Solar Energy Industry Shines In Record-Setting 3Q 2013 http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/10/us-solar-energy-industry-shines-in-record-setting-3rd-quarter-2013/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/10/us-solar-energy-industry-shines-in-record-setting-3rd-quarter-2013/#comments Tue, 10 Dec 2013 16:26:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=60003 The US solar energy industry installed a record-setting 930MW of photovoltaic panels in 3Q 2013, passing 10GW total installed capacity - enough to power 1.7 million homes.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/10/us-solar-energy-industry-shines-in-record-setting-3rd-quarter-2013/feed/ 5 At What Point Will Small-Scale Solar Energy Storage Become Viable? http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/09/point-will-small-scale-solar-energy-storage-become-viable/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/09/point-will-small-scale-solar-energy-storage-become-viable/#comments Wed, 09 Oct 2013 05:30:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=57286 Energy storage is a hot topic in the cleantech sector, as the technology quickly moves closer and closer to financial viability. Lux Research anticipates that the residential market will lead the way in uptake, riding on the shoulders of rooftop solar PV’s phenomenal growth globally. If the dance between the winding back of government and utility

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/09/point-will-small-scale-solar-energy-storage-become-viable/feed/ 9 US Solar Installations Strong In Quarter 2, 2013 http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/18/us-solar-installations-surged-quarter-2-2013/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/18/us-solar-installations-surged-quarter-2-2013/#comments Wed, 18 Sep 2013 14:17:21 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=56513 Originally published on Climate Progress. The second quarter of 2013 was photovoltaic solar power’s second-best ever, with 832 megawatts of capacity installed between April and June. The Q2 2013 numbers, compiled by the quarterly U.S. Solar Market Insight Report — courtesy of GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association — show a steady upward trend in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/18/us-solar-installations-surged-quarter-2-2013/feed/ 5 ‘Solar Gardens’ Put Clean Energy Within Reach Of Low-Income Families http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/30/solar-gardens-put-clean-energy-within-reach-of-low-income-families/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/30/solar-gardens-put-clean-energy-within-reach-of-low-income-families/#comments Fri, 30 Aug 2013 10:00:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=55829 Originally published on Climate Progress. by Bryan Lewis Everyone deserves access to clean energy — especially those living in disadvantaged communities. Lower-income Americans are more susceptible to the negative impacts of climate change. Many are already affected by urban pollution, extended power outages due to extreme weather events, and health hazards from living disproportionately closer to dirty coal plants. This

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/30/solar-gardens-put-clean-energy-within-reach-of-low-income-families/feed/ 1 Solar & Wind Power To Be Cost-Competitive Without Subsidies By 2025 (NREL), While Fossil Fuels Still Subsidized Through Externalities http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/30/solar-and-wind-power-to-be-cost-competitive-without-subsidies-by-2025-according-to-new-study-from-the-national-renewable-energy-laboratory/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/30/solar-and-wind-power-to-be-cost-competitive-without-subsidies-by-2025-according-to-new-study-from-the-national-renewable-energy-laboratory/#comments Fri, 30 Aug 2013 09:00:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=55781 Solar and wind power could be cost-competitive — without federal subsidies — with conventional power sources if new renewable energy development is focused around highly productive locations, according to a new study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). As is often the case, this assumes fossil fuels (e.g., natural gas) retain their huge subsidies

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/30/solar-and-wind-power-to-be-cost-competitive-without-subsidies-by-2025-according-to-new-study-from-the-national-renewable-energy-laboratory/feed/ 44 Soft Costs Make A Bigger Difference As Solar Gets Cheaper http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/27/soft-costs-make-a-bigger-difference-as-solar-gets-cheaper/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/27/soft-costs-make-a-bigger-difference-as-solar-gets-cheaper/#comments Tue, 27 Aug 2013 12:59:43 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=55655 Last week’s graphic on the impact of local permitting on the cost of solar power was a big hit, so here’s a follow-up on “soft costs,” the expenses in a solar installation (including permitting) that are not the solar module. The chart compares the soft costs in the US to Germany (thanks to LBNL’s analysis),

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/27/soft-costs-make-a-bigger-difference-as-solar-gets-cheaper/feed/ 32 Appalachian States — Solar Jobs Showdown — INFOGRAPHIC http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/25/appalachian-states-solar-jobs-showdown-infographic/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/25/appalachian-states-solar-jobs-showdown-infographic/#comments Sun, 25 Aug 2013 07:10:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=55430 Originally published on 1Sun4All. Thanks to our friends over at renewableenergysolar.net, we have another exciting solar infographic. This time it’s a solar showdown between five Appalachian States. Here’s more from renewableenergysolar.net: Appalachian Solar Showdown The first of its kind, we are proud to present our Appalachian Solar Showdown. A showcase and comparative of five states within the southeastern

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/25/appalachian-states-solar-jobs-showdown-infographic/feed/ 8 Solar System Installed In US Every 4 Minutes http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/22/solar-system-installed-in-us-every-4-minutes/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/22/solar-system-installed-in-us-every-4-minutes/#comments Thu, 22 Aug 2013 08:26:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=55394 In the United States, a solar system is installed every 4 minutes (360 solar systems per day), according to GTM Research. For such a small industry, that is massive growth. This means that, soon, the solar industry will no longer be small. Of course, this is partly due to the fact that the US is

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/22/solar-system-installed-in-us-every-4-minutes/feed/ 0 The Truth About Solar (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/21/the-truth-about-solar-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/21/the-truth-about-solar-video/#comments Wed, 21 Aug 2013 18:36:16 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=55395 Bloomberg TV has published a new video on various solar energy facts. Quite good. Though, I think it’s a little fast for most people to get the numbers (but maybe I’m wrong) and the “maximum lifespan” figure for solar photovoltaic cells is certainly off. We’ve already got solar panels in the field well over 30

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/21/the-truth-about-solar-video/feed/ 6 Solar Energy, Wind Energy, & Energy Efficiency News http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/29/purple-solar-panels-building-solar-house/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/29/purple-solar-panels-building-solar-house/#comments Mon, 29 Jul 2013 09:24:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=54479 Here are some top solar energy, wind energy, and energy efficiency stories we think are worth a read (after you’ve read our own stories on these topics, of course. :D). There are links on each of the titles below — click through to read more! Solar Purple Solar Panels Building A Solar House: A Startup

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/29/purple-solar-panels-building-solar-house/feed/ 0 Solar PV To Hit Grid Parity, $134 Billion Annual Revenue By 2020 http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/12/solar-pv-to-hit-grid-parity-134-billion-annual-revenue-by-2020/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/12/solar-pv-to-hit-grid-parity-134-billion-annual-revenue-by-2020/#comments Fri, 12 Jul 2013 19:04:29 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53904 Navigant Research predicts the global solar photovoltaic industry will grow as prices continue dropping, reaching both grid parity and $134 billion in annual revenue by

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/12/solar-pv-to-hit-grid-parity-134-billion-annual-revenue-by-2020/feed/ 15 Top Solar States vs Top Solar Countries (CleanTechnica Exclusive) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/#comments Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:50:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53157 Following our top solar states rankings and our top solar countries rankings, below are rankings that mix the two. The rankings are for total and new solar power capacity per capita as well as total and new solar power per GDP. I thin the results are very interesting…. If you missed these previous rankings, also

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/feed/ 4 Top Solar Power Countries Per Capita & Per GDP (CleanTechnica Exclusive) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/26/solar-power-by-country-solar-rankings-by-country/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/26/solar-power-by-country-solar-rankings-by-country/#comments Wed, 26 Jun 2013 13:50:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53146 –> Update: Also see the new top solar power countries vs top US solar states rankings. Following up on my top solar power state rankings, below are rankings of the top solar power countries per capita and per GDP. These solar power by country rankings are key to seeing who the solar power leaders are in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/26/solar-power-by-country-solar-rankings-by-country/feed/ 25 US Solar To Hit Grid Parity 2014–2017 (+ More Solar PV Charts, Sort Of…) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/18/us-solar-to-hit-grid-parity-2014-2017-more-solar-pv-charts-sort-of/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/18/us-solar-to-hit-grid-parity-2014-2017-more-solar-pv-charts-sort-of/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:40:55 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52908 Following my article on a GBI Research report about the Global Energy Storage Market to 2020 (April 2013), below is a teaser on another GBI Research report — a “Solar Photovoltaics Power Market to 2020” report (published in October 2012) that it recently just shared with me. (Note: CleanTechnica has a partnership with GBI Research*.) Again, we don’t

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/18/us-solar-to-hit-grid-parity-2014-2017-more-solar-pv-charts-sort-of/feed/ 9 Project Permit Exposes Grey Areas Of Solar Permitting http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/14/project-permit-exposes-grey-areas-of-solar-permitting/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/14/project-permit-exposes-grey-areas-of-solar-permitting/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:00:18 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52787 When pondering the installation of solar panels, some of the greatest grey areas are related to labor and permitting costs. Fortunately, a new project/website has a solution to the permitting issues. The ease of obtaining a permit to install solar panels is dependent on how solar-friendly your region is, but how does one know? In

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/14/project-permit-exposes-grey-areas-of-solar-permitting/feed/ 5 49% Of New US Electricity Capacity Is From Solar, Q1 Record (Report) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/11/49-of-new-us-electricity-capacity-is-from-solar-q1-record-report/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/11/49-of-new-us-electricity-capacity-is-from-solar-q1-record-report/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:04:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52652 A couple of big solar records were set in Q1 2013 in the US. For one, 49% of all new US electricity generation capacity came form solar, the most ever for a first quarter. Secondly, 723 MW of solar power capacity were installed and put online, again a Q1 record for the US. Let’s run down

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/11/49-of-new-us-electricity-capacity-is-from-solar-q1-record-report/feed/ 4 Top 50 Solar Energy Stories Of The Year (Part Five: #41-50) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/03/top-50-solar-energy-stories-of-the-year-part-five-41-50/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/03/top-50-solar-energy-stories-of-the-year-part-five-41-50/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:00:55 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52382 (If you’ve read the intro 4 times already, just skip to the final 10 articles.) We’re trying to get more solar energy stories going over on Planetsave. To catch readers up, I’m doing a short series on the top 50 solar energy stories of 2013 so far. Learning from the Top 33 EV Stories article I recently published,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/03/top-50-solar-energy-stories-of-the-year-part-five-41-50/feed/ 0 MIT Researchers Weigh In On US–China “Solar Duel” http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/31/mit-researchers-weigh-in-on-us-china-solar-duel/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/31/mit-researchers-weigh-in-on-us-china-solar-duel/#comments Fri, 31 May 2013 15:28:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52354 Editor’s note: For years, we’ve been covering the China–US solar trade controversy. For the most part, this has involved covering the reports and commentary from industry associations and politicians. It has taken awhile for any academic institutions to chime in on the matter, but some MIT researchers have now done so. Their study is linked

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/31/mit-researchers-weigh-in-on-us-china-solar-duel/feed/ 11 US Installes 33 MW Of New Solar Power Capacity In April http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/29/33-mw-of-new-solar-power-capacity-installed-in-us-during-april/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/29/33-mw-of-new-solar-power-capacity-installed-in-us-during-april/#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 10:29:07 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52224 This article was originally published on Solar Love. 33 MW of new utility-scale solar energy capacity were installed in the United States during the month of April. This total includes 17 MW from the first phase of the Yuma Foothills Solar Power Plant, 5 MW from the Celina Solar project I in Ohio, and 4.2 MW

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/29/33-mw-of-new-solar-power-capacity-installed-in-us-during-april/feed/ 6 Solar Mandate Approved By Sebastopol, California http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/22/solar-mandate-approved-by-sebastopol-california/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/22/solar-mandate-approved-by-sebastopol-california/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 13:32:53 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=51926 There are many ways to go solar, and they all haven’t yet been tried — people are continually coming up with new ideas. But there are now some options that are so good that cities are beginning to mandate solar power with all new homes. The latest such city (of which we know) is Sebastopol,

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