Startup Sneaks More Solar Energy Through The Back Door
The startup Earthrise Energy has a plan to introduce more solar energy to the grid, more quickly, by leveraging its portfolio of gas power plants.
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How Much Money Can I Save With Solar Energy?
Lowering electricity bills is one of the main reasons why consumers may decide to install rooftop solar panels. Every household is different—from the size of the home, to the number of people living in it, to the electricity needs of those people, to where the buy their electricity—so calculating an … [continued]
No Roof, No Problem: How to Become a Solar Customer Without Installing Rooftop Solar Panels
In 2023, a record 800,000 Americans added solar to their homes. With increasing pressure on family budgets and the U.S. electricity grid, more Americans are turning to solar to take control of their energy needs. While not everyone can put a solar array on their roof, renters, condo owners, low-to-moderate income … [continued]
SolarAPP+ Has Cut 150,000 Business Days of Solar Permitting Process
15,400 Hours of Staff Time Saved and Projects Installed 14 Days Sooner With Automated Solar Permitting Platform Across the United States, rooftop photovoltaic (PV) installations continue to grow, with over 671,000 installs in 2022—and final numbers are expected to be even higher in 2023. Local governments must permit each installation, checking … [continued]
We’ve Installed Solar on Our Roof Three Times. Here’s What to Know.
If you’re like us and want to speed up the clean energy revolution, decarbonize your life, save on your electric bill, and make your home more resilient, you have a few options to run your home and vehicle on clean energy. In most cases, this means harnessing the power of … [continued]
Agrivoltaics Is Making Friends Across Partisan Lines, Thanks To Farmers
Agrivoltaics beats fossil fuels with a bottom line case for farmers to install solar panels on their land.
It’s Solar Energy Vs. The Cows As Public Lands Battle Heats Up
A high tech range war for the 21st century: solar energy developers could crowd out cattle ranchers from public lands in western states.
Solar Panels Go Perfectly With Pickup Truck Tonneau Covers
Despite a wave of opposition against solar arrays on farmland in the US, solar panels are going to find their way onto farmland one way or another. In the latest example, the Canadian company Worksport is introducing new solar-enabled tonneau covers that turn pickup trucks into rolling renewable energy microgrids, … [continued]
CleanTechnica Webinar: Accelerating Quality Development & Origination (Video)
Earlier this week CleanTechnica hosted a webinar with several industry experts on the topic of accelerating quality solar development and origination. The live event was moderated by CleanTechnica’s founder and former CEO, Scott Cooney, who chatted with our panelists, Tony Chen, VP Sales at HST; Kelly Snyder, Senior Director of … [continued]
Simple Tax Changes Can Unleash Clean Energy Deployment In USA
Originally published on RMI.org. By Uday Varadarajan, David Posner, Sam Mardell, & Russell Mendell According to the latest US government inventory, solar will account for 39 percent of the electric generation capacity added in 2021, and wind will constitute a further 31 percent. With current technology costs and policy incentives, renewables are now unquestionably … [continued]
