The solar power capacity of installations in Mid-Atlantic states has expanded to over one gigawatt, or enough to power up to one million homes when the sun is shining. Solar capacity has doubled in the region for each of the past two years. Some factors contributing to the expansion … [continued]
A study found that some of the coldest parts of the earth have the greatest solar power potential.
On the same day that the catastrophic 9.0 earthquake hit Japan, March 11, UCLA’s Luskin Center for Innovation announced the publication of its “Los Angeles Solar Atlas.” Needless to say, it didn’t get much attention at that time. But it is a very useful and interesting publication, so I thought I’d share some of its key aspects and findings with you.
