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Suniva Lobbies Trump for Protection From Chinese Solar Imports
Will President Trump keep his promise to defend US manufacturing, even if it COSTS jobs? A report issued by the Trump administration in...
Apr 30, 2017


Solar Markets Wilt While Solar Technology Blooms
Uneasy solar investors are gloomy after the presidential election, but the state of solar technology has never been brighter. Sadly,...
Nov 21, 2016


Solar After the 2016 Election: Where Do We Go From Here?
Will President Trump take the solar panels off of the White House? When Ronald Reagan assumed the office of President in 1981, one of...
Nov 14, 2016


Winning the Clean Energy Economy, Greatly
Let’s stop fighting climate change. For the next four years, it’s all about winning the clean energy economy. President-elect Donald...
Nov 11, 2016


Beyond the Election: Solar Policy in the Next Four Years
Clinton is pro-solar. Trump is anti-solar. Beyond that, what do we know? At the time of this writing, the United States is just weeks...
Oct 18, 2016

Florida To Vote On Stealth Anti-Solar Amendment
Nov. 8th, utility companies will try to pull the wool over voter’s eyes. In what has proven to be possibly the craziest election season...
Oct 5, 2016


The Future of American Labor: Coal vs. Solar
Coal jobs are in decline. Solar jobs are on the rise. The new face of labor is clean. America is undoubtedly entering a new era in...
Sep 5, 2016


Also Running: 3rd Party Presidential Candidates on Solar Policy
Libertarian Gary Johnson and The Green Party’s Jill Stein are energy idealists. The 2016 presidential campaign won’t be over soon enough...
Aug 26, 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

The Republican National Convention: No Love for Solar
Despite strong solar numbers, at the RNC it was all about oil. “Thank God we found this abundance of American energy (through horizontal...
Jul 23, 2016


The Battle Over PURPA
The Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act (PURPA) was passed in 1978 to reduce dependence on foreign oil and diversify the electric power...
Jun 30, 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


Solar Impulse Soars as Energy Bill Crawls
After experiencing setbacks last year, both the Solar Impulse and the Murkowski/Cantwell Energy Bill are on the move again. One is a...
Apr 21, 2016

The “Worst States” for Solar: How Bad Are They?
States without standardized interconnection and net metering take a beating in the media. Is it justified? Nevada, the state that...
Mar 24, 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


Nevada: Battle Royale Over Indie Solar’s Future
Buffett and Musk disagree on who will own solar– users or utilities. In April, Solar Tribune reported on Elon Musk’s attempt to push...
Mar 3, 2016

The Aesthetics of Solar: Why Looks Matter
Historically, rooftop solar arrays have drawn cheers or jeers from neighbors. Now, solar farms are coming under attack for their...
Feb 24, 2016


The War on Net Metering: Will It Drive Demand for Battery Storage?
Utility lobbyists across the US are fighting to repeal net metering laws. They may regret that move, and soon. Net Metering is under...
Feb 10, 2016


Senate Energy Bill: Net Metering Policies on the Line
Net metering laws for solar are under attack… can the U.S. Senate protect solar owners? An unusually bi-partisan bill has been gaining...
Feb 5, 2016
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