2019 US Solar Market Outlook
What is happening in the US solar market, and what can we expect in US solar in the next 12 months for the solar industry? We look at what happened in the solar market in 2018 and what we can look forward to in 2019.
solar policy
New Legislation Makes Illinois a Clean Energy Leader (+ Tesla Model X Raffle!)
the Illinois state legislature recently enacted the Future Energy Jobs Act (FEJA): this legislation will include traditional residential and commercial rooftop solar, but it will also introduce more community solar projects – 400 MW worth.
New Arizona Policy Would Mandate Solar After Dark
A way to incentivize the use of clean energy like solar after dark — instead of gas peakers — to cover peak loads has been proposed in a white paper commissioned by Arizona’s Residential Utility Consumer Office
Solar Policy On The Muni Side
Jennette Gayer did something outside the box. Instead of taking the traditional approach of tackling solar at the state level, she decided to look at how solar policy could help solar installations at a city level. By looking at policies in big and small cities in Georgia, Gayer identified some … [continued]
Top Solar Energy Stories Of The Week
Solar energy is our most popular category here on CleanTechnica. It’s also the category in which we’ve published the greatest number of articles — thousands of the. We don’t obsessively cover solar project or solar company news, but we try to keep an eye out for the biggest and best … [continued]
10 Huge Lessons We’ve Learned From Solar Power Success In Germany
Fox & Friends last week had the apparent bravery (or ill-conceived agenda) to mention Germany’s huge solar power success. We’ve written three articles in response to the Fox & Friends clip: Fox News: Can You Get Any More Insane? Fox News Fails BIG TIME On Solar Subsidies Germany Has More … [continued]
Solar Jobs In US Increase 13.2% In 2012
During the last few days of the election, when politicians scramble to make promises about jobs and the economy, only a fool would ignore this statistic: employment in the solar industry has grown 13.2 percent over the last year. […]
Americans Love Solar (Republicans, Democrats, & Independents) — More than Any Other Energy Source
Everyone loves solar. Well, ok, not everyone, but the HUGE majority of people. It’s been like this probably as long as the idea of solar power has been around. Thomas Edison was clearly a huge fan: […]
Solar in the US: Policy & Promise (+ 9 More Solar Charts & Images)
I was on a conference call yesterday with Tom Kimbis, Vice President of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), and Shayle Kann, Vice President of Research at GTM Research. The conference call was for the announcement of the latest US Solar Market Insight report (for Q1 2012), which Josh had a great summary of earlier … [continued]
Czech Solar Energy Industry Must Struggle with Retroactive Change in Support
I received the following news release just yesterday from the Alliance for Energy Independence in the Czech Republic. It covers a shocking policy change in the Czech solar industry that seems like it should be illegal (if it’s not), has almost no public support, and yet might hold. This is … [continued]
