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The 5 States Making Solar Mainstream
Solar energy is more mainstream now than ever before thanks to rapid innovations in the industry that have slashed prices of solar panels...
Oct 4, 2018


Identifying Signs of the Solar Revolution Using Maps and Graphs
Utility-scale solar has experienced explosive growth in the U.S. in recent years, and the best years may yet still be on the horizon....
Oct 1, 2018


Where Does Trump Stand on Solar?
Six months into his administration, President Trump has yet to take on energy policy. Meanwhile, the solar industry continues to grow...
Jun 19, 2017


Washington Argues Regulations. Meanwhile, Solar Grows.
Last week, President Trump announced that he will sign an executive order rolling back “job-killing” regulations on “really-clean coal.”...
Apr 3, 2017


Why Utilities have already lost the “War on Net Metering”
As state legislatures gavel in their 2017 sessions, a new crop of anti-net metering bills is being pressed forward by utility and fossil...
Jan 30, 2017


Clarifying Five Common Anti-Solar Talking Points
Solar Subsidies, Environmental Impact and “True Cost”… Who is Right? The virtual world of social medial is a funny place. It’s not like...
Jan 9, 2017


Solar Trends to Watch in 2017: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Solar Tribune’s Annual predictions. Spoiler Alert: 2017 Will Rock!! Happy New Year, solar watchers! 2016 was a wild ride in both policy...
Jan 1, 2017


A Free Market for Solar Energy: It’s Coming
Free markets require competition. Ready or not, solar is bringing competition to the energy industry. No one would argue that it is time...
Dec 5, 2016


Energy and Terrorism: Solar as a Tool of Peace
15 years after 9/11, The world is still struggling with the role of energy in geopolitics. Two years ago, I wrote an article for Solar...
Sep 9, 2016


After Solar Impulse: The Next Solar Adventure?
Solar Impulse 2 proved that solar energy can be exciting on many levels. Tuesday, July 26th, the world’s first entirely solar powered...
Aug 4, 2016


Energy Policy at the DNC
What could the solar industry expect from a Clinton Presidency? Last week, I reported that the solar biz got no love at the Republican...
Jul 29, 2016


Trump Doesn’t Let Solar Facts Get in His Way
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has unveiled his energy plan for America (spoiler alert… it’s a lousy plan.) “The problem...
May 31, 2016


Ypsilanti City Council Stands Up to ALEC
With one of the nation’s highest per capita solar adoption rates, Ypsilanti Michigan is fighting back against anti-solar legislation....
May 19, 2016


What Does the SunEdison Bankruptcy Mean For Solar?
Fossils want to paint SunEdison’s crash as a failure of the solar industry. They are SO wrong… Driving to work this morning, I was...
Apr 28, 2016


Good Solar Gone Bad?
Long the darling of environmentalists, solar is now powering less eco-friendly businesses as well. Generating energy with solar panels...
Mar 19, 2016


Why is Rooftop Solar Getting a Bad Rap?
A recent article in the left-wing mouthpiece Mother Jones has right-wing anti-solar critics cheering. What is all the fuss about? The...
Jan 19, 2016


Marco Rubio’s Confusing Stand on Climate and Solar Energy
Rubio is rising in the polls. Does the senator from the “Sunshine State” support positive solar policies? In the roller coaster ride that...
Dec 4, 2015


Carly Fiorina: Is the Standout Republican Solar Friendly?
What would a Fiorina presidency mean for solar? After the Sept. 16th Republican presidential candidates debate, many news sources are...
Sep 17, 2015


Solar in Space: Powering Earth and Beyond
Ever since the United States launched the Vanguard 1 satellite into space on March 17, 1958, solar panels have been an integral part of...
Aug 3, 2015


Warren Buffett Loves Solar…As Long As He Owns It
This week, NV Energy, owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to buy electricity from the...
Jul 14, 2015
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