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California Shared Renewable Energy Bills Pass Major Hurdle
Earth Month ended well for shared renewables in California. A few weeks ago we reported on the two shared renewables bills making their way through the California legislature, SB 43 and AB 1014. And last week, both bills made it past their first...
Climate Change Is in the Air
Last year climate change became reality for the United States. New York City flooded, a historic drought blanketed the Midwest, and we saw one of the worst fire seasons ever recorded. By July, the U.S. had shattered over 40,000 daily heat records....
100 Percent Renewable Energy is 100 Percent Possible
The future is here -- it’s just unevenly distributed. This old quote found a new application at the Pathways to 100% Renewable Energy conference in San Francisco last week. An international crowd of energy experts, financiers, clean energy advocates...
The Path to 100% Renewables
Negative media coverage has a lot of people thinking solar and other renewable energy sources are not yet ready for prime time. But nothing could be farther from the truth. In fact, we have the technology to get 100% of our energy from renewable...
The Truth About Solar Energy
There’s a lot of debate these days about the future of solar power. Certain news media outlets who must not be named have brought renewed attention to the issue, likely confusing the public further. I’m here to tell you that solar IS our future. Why...
Reaching for the Sun with Steven Chu
Why reach for the moon, when we can go for the sun? That’s what Energy Secretary Steven Chu aimed for in 2011, when he launched the SunShot Initiative to improve solar technologies and reduce costs. The program’s goal: to make solar competitive with...
Solar Energy in Germany: Where the Sun Don't Shine
The Internet was abuzz last Friday with some astounding news: Germany has more sun than the United States! That’s as reported by Fox business reporter Shibani Joshi last week on Fox and Friends, in a statement she’s probably been regretting ever...
2012 -- The Best of Times or Worst of Times for Solar Energy?
This post first appeared at PV Solar Report.Solar Predictions of 2012 ReviewedYogi Berra might have been referring to the solar industry when he said, “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” But that never stops people from...
Renewables for the 100%
I’m a big fan of bringing solar to the 75% -- that is, those of us who can’t get solar on our own rooftops. In the solar equation, with leases putting panels within reach of more Americans, solar is no longer an elite luxury that only the...
Solar Crowdfunding in California: Part 3, San Francisco Energy Cooperative
As the price of solar has plummeted and leases have become more widespread, many more Americans have been able to go solar. But what about the 75% who can’t?More options are emerging for solar for the rest of us -- including...
Solar Crowdfunding in California: Part 2, Everybody Solar
As the price of solar has plummeted and leases have become more widespread, many more Americans have been able to go solar. But what about the 75% who can’t?More options are emerging for solar for the rest of us -- including...
Solar Crowdfunding in California: Part 1, RE-volv
As the price of solar has plummeted and leases have become more widespread, many more Americans have been able to go solar. But what about the 75% who can’t?More options are emerging for solar for the rest of us -- including...
