Here we are, four months after 30% panel tariffs were placed on imported crystalline silicon solar panels. Who are the winners, … Read More →
US Residential and Utility-Scale Solar Markets See Installations Fall for the First Time
The problem with experiencing a year of explosive market growth is that it can make subsequent years look soft — … Read More →
Trump Administration Issues 30% Solar Panel Import Tariff
The White House announced that President Trump has issued a 30 percent year-one tariff on imported solarcells and modules. Tariffs … Read More →
Wind, solar do not harm power grid reliability-draft US study
The growth of renewable power, including wind and solar, has not harmed the reliability of the U.S. electricity grid, according … Read More →
Google’s Project Sunroof Claims 80% Of US Roofs Analyzed Are Suitable For Solar Panels
Google has updated its Project Sunroof to include 3-D models of every rooftop in all 50 states. The new software … Read More →
Here’s what it would take for the US to run on 100% renewable energy
It is technically and economically feasible to run the US economy entirely on renewable energy, and to do so by 2050. That is the conclusion of a new study in the journal Energy & Environmental Science, authored by Stanford scholar Mark Z. Jacobson and nine colleagues. … Read More →
Selling Into the Sun: Price Premium Analysis of a Multi-State Dataset of Solar Homes
LBNL in partnership with Sandia National Laboratories, universities, and appraisers found that home buyers consistently have been willing to pay … Read More →
The Future of Solar-Plus-Storage in the U.S. and California.
The idea of combining solar photovoltaics with energy storage for retail electricity customers in the U.S. has received tremendous attention … Read More →