Show Me Solar: Missouri’s Opportunity for Solar Power
What can solar power do for a single state? How about 21% of its energy, $14 billion in economic activity, … [continued]
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Better Building Codes Save Bundles (Chart)
How much money could you and your neighbors save on energy? That depends a lot on the building code, which … [continued]
Local Permitting Makes A Bigger Difference As Solar Gets Cheap
This post originally appeared on ILSR’s Energy Self-Reliant States blog Going solar keeps getting cheaper, but most of the cost savings have … [continued]
Minnesota’s New (Standard Offer) Solar Energy Standard
A friend at Fresh Energy generously called me the “architect” of Minnesota’s new solar energy standard (signed last week), and … [continued]
Utility “Gets Ready” For More Local Energy In Hawai’i
This post originally appeared on ILSR’s Energy Self-Reliant States blog. Hawai’an solar advocates are celebrating after the island state’s largest utility, Hawai’ian … [continued]
Cloudy Days For A Washington-State Community Solar Effort
The Backbone Campaign’s community solar project was motivated by a generous production incentive offered in Washington State for solar projects … [continued]
Overturning the ‘15% Rule’ Can Expand Distributed Generation
If you haven’t heard yet, there’s a “rule” that precludes distributed renewable energy projects from supplying more than 15% … [continued]
Who Has the Most Cost-Effective Solar CLEAN (Feed-in Tariff) Program?
In a new report on U.S. CLEAN (Clean Local Energy Accessible Now) programs, I provide a comparison of solar … [continued]
1.21 Gigawatts!
New Local Solar Policy, Not DeLorean, Moving U.S. to Cleaner Future In the past five years, a new U.S. renewable … [continued]
Building Codes: Simple Energy Savings
In energy policy, lawmakers often prefer carrots to sticks because it minimizes the opposition. But mandatory rules, like building … [continued]
