By addressing equity issues, RMI’s Solarize cohorts have made rooftop solar and lower electricity bills available to more people around the country. Shaketia Simpson loved the idea of powering her house with solar energy, but always thought of it as a future project because it was too expensive. Simpson, an … [continued]
Originally published by Union of Concerned Scientists, The Equation. By John Rogers When I bought solar panels for my house not long ago, I got a 30 percent discount, courtesy of the federal government. Too many people, though — people who make less than my family does — can’t get that … [continued]
The 30 Million Solar plan would create 1.77 million jobs and save utility customers billions.
Rooftop solar power has come down in price tremendously in the past decade, and in the decades leading to that one. As I noted the other day, solar panels were approximately 9× more expensive in 2006 than in 2019. That means two things, and the second one is definitely not commonly realized.
In 2013, we hosted an inaugural conversation with Anya Schoolman about her neighborhood solar project then called the Mount Pleasant Solar Cooperative, and the early stages of her journey fighting for local climate solutions and distributed solar.
