January 18th, 2018 | by John Farrell
Minnesota’s largest utility is planning a pilot community solar program specifically targeted to low-income customers, an important first step in bridging significant gaps in accessing the benefits of the state’s burgeoning clean energy economy
April 30th, 2016 | by James Ayre
The Michigan utility company Consumers Energy recently finished the process of shutting down 7 regional coal-fired power plants, and, at [&hellip
March 17th, 2016 | by Guest Contributor
Originally published on Sustainnovate. By Henry Lindon The Berkshire Hathaway Energy subsidiary BHE Renewables has purchased a 66 megawatt (MW) [&hellip
October 30th, 2015 | by Zachary Shahan
Here’s a big roundup of solar, wind, and energy efficiency stories not published on CleanTechnica. George Bush’s EPA Chief: Clean Power [&hellip
August 19th, 2015 | by Derek Markham
Michigan’s largest utility, Consumers Energy, is enabling more customer choice when it comes to renewable energy, thanks to the launch [&hellip
May 29th, 2014 | by Guest Contributor
By Jeff Ray, CEO, Ventyx Seeing vehicles from Uber and Lyft, the car-sharing services, cruising the streets of major American cities gets [&hellip
January 8th, 2014 | by Jake Richardson
About 22 solar gardens are being built in Colorado, and more will probably be added. The city of Breckenridge is [&hellip
September 23rd, 2013 | by John Farrell
Joy Hughes was living in the San Luis Valley of Colorado, a place with a “tremendous amount of solar potential,” [&hellip
August 30th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
Originally published on Climate Progress. by Bryan Lewis Everyone deserves access to clean energy — especially those living in disadvantaged [&hellip
June 8th, 2013 | by John Farrell
A friend at Fresh Energy generously called me the “architect” of Minnesota’s new solar energy standard (signed last week), and [&hellip
September 28th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
Some more top cleantech news from around the interwebs! Clean Cars 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Electric Drive Makes Official, [&hellip
August 29th, 2012 | by John Farrell
When you subtract out shady roofs, renters, and other factors, only about 25% of Americans have a place to [&hellip
July 6th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
Not everyone owns a house. And not every house is suitable for solar. In fact, 4/5 American homes aren’t [&hellip
March 6th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
Solar hosting helps bring solar power to renters. Solar power is a great investment for homeowners in most [&hellip
February 27th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
Mars Chocolate has unveiled a new solar garden (aka solar farm or solar power project) at its Henderson chocolate factory [&hellip
August 3rd, 2011 | by John Farrell
Community solar projects (called "solar gardens" under a new Colorado law) are blooming like wildflowers in spring, reports the Solar Gardens Institute. The 2010 state law, discussed in the Institute for Local Self-Reliance's Community Solar Power report, creates a new legal structure for community solar projects and requires utilities to buy 6 megawatts (MW) of energy from community solar projects by the end of
June 21st, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan
On this 2011 summer solstice (the longest day of the year) in the Northern Hemisphere, I thought I'd break out of my normal, obsessive news coverage and commentary tendency to step back and reflect a little more than usual. Here on CleanTechnica, that means reflecting on the clear benefits of solar energy and the clear question I think anyone not yet hooked up to solar could be asking themselves, reflecting on today
April 19th, 2011 | by Glenn Meyers
A Colorado law allowing for the creation of solar gardens represents another step in the effort to feed solar electricity to the grid from smaller players
December 23rd, 2010 | by Zachary Shahan
I covered Network for New Energy Choices’ 2009 Freeing the Grid report last December. A good report on “which states make it [&hellip
