May solar policy snapshots

Gov. Inslee’s signature would make Washington the first state to enact climate legislation that paves the way to net-zero carbon emissions by the year 2050. New Mexico now open for community solar businessAlbuquerque, New Mexico On April…

Tucson Electric Power announces utility’s largest solar + storage project now online

Battery storage facility at the Wilmot Power Facility on south Swan Road. Photo by David Sanders/TEP. Tucson Electric Power (TEP) announced its newest and largest solar power system is now online. The new Wilmot Energy Center (WEC), located…

AEP Energy signs PPA with Doral for Indiana’s Mammoth Solar project

AEP Energy and Doral, a developer of renewable energy projects, primarily in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, announced they have signed a long-term renewable energy purchase agreement for the Mammoth Solar project in Indiana. Mammoth…

Virginia State Corporation Commission approves nearly 500 MW of new solar projects for Dominion Energy

The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) approved Friday the largest group of new solar projects for Dominion Energy Virginia customers. The nine new solar facilities will total nearly 500 MW. These projects represent a major step…

Flexible solar panels are more than just off-grid staples

Flexible solar modules are a niche product. Often seen on a smaller scale attached to RVs, on backpacks and near tents, these nontraditional solar panels are touted for their off-grid portability. After all, who would lug a 50-lb glassed…

People of Color Are Exposed to More Pollution

These findings were consistent with the experiences of communities on the ground, said Robert D. Bullard, a professor at Texas Southern University who has written for more than 30 years about the need to redress environmental racism, and…

Biden, Calling for Action, Commits U.S. to Halving Its Climate Emissions

WASHINGTON — President Biden on Thursday moved to put four years of official climate denial behind the United States, declaring that America would cut its global warming emissions at least in half by the end of the decade.Addressing 40…

Biden Wants to Slash Emissions. Success Would Mean a Very Different America.

WASHINGTON — President Biden’s new pledge to slash America’s greenhouse gas emissions over the coming decade is long on ambition and short on specifics, but experts say that success would require rapid and sweeping changes to virtually…

Tesla’s Latest Solar Stumble: Big Price Increases

On an October evening five years ago, Elon Musk used a former set for “Desperate Housewives” to show off Tesla’s latest innovation: roof shingles that can generate electricity from the sun without unsightly solar panels.After delays,…

Senate Passes $35 Billion Water Bill, but Bigger Infrastructure Fights Loom

It remains unclear whether Democrats will agree to winnowing down the scope of the economic platform or plans to pay for it by undoing key elements of the 2017 tax plan in order to win a handful of Republican votes. Some Democrats, including…