Solar Energy News
Morocco just turned on a huge solar power plant in the Sahara Desert
A massive solar power plant in the Sahara Desert just changed the way the Morocco will generate power. The first of three phases is now complete.
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Debates about net metering and solar power are raging across the nation
The success of net metering has helped propel the growth of solar and advocates are working to keep policies in place across the U.S.
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Solar-powered drones could be supplying wireless Internet soon
People are used to seeing “Google” and “Internet” in the same sentence, but it isn’t as often that solar power and solar energy come into the equation.
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Colorado Energy Office announces five low-income community solar projects
The Colorado Energy Office and GRID Alternatives announced a series of community solar projects designed to serve low-income households.
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Are net metering changes in Mississippi forthcoming?
Mississippi utility companies have asked for a rehearing on a new solar net metering rule passed by the Mississippi Public Service Commission (PSC) in 2015.
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California net metering changes get squashed – barely
By a narrow margin of just 3-to-2, California’s Public Utilities Commission upheld net metering policy that largely benefits homeowners with solar panels.
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Could balloons be the future of solar energy?
While many debates about various aspects of solar energy and solar power will likely rage on for quite some time, there’s one seemingly undebatable point: cloudy days pose a problem.
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New material could increase solar cell efficiency
Researchers trying to boost the efficiency of solar devices made a recent breakthrough that could improve solar cell performance drastically.
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Solar power in Vermont might be grinding to a halt
Utility companies in Vermont are nearing net metering caps, a situation that is, in turn, temporarily slowing the growth of solar in the state.
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DOE investing $18 million in six new solar projects across the U.S.
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced this week $18 million in funding for six new solar-focused projects that will take across various regions of the United States in the near future.
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