solar energy

The U.S. Invented Solar But Makes Few Panels. Sen. Jon Ossoff Wants To Change That.

The bill the Georgia lawmaker got into Democrats' spending package could boost manufacturing, but its success may depend on controversial import fees.
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How New York Could Build Publicly Owned Electricity Without Taking Over Dirty Plants

A candidate for New York City comptroller has a novel idea for a municipally owned solar utility in a city with little space for giant panel farms.
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Disney Marks Earth Day By Unveiling Renewable Energy Plans For Theme Parks

The company's total solar portfolio can reportedly provide enough energy for 65,200 homes, or eight Magic Kingdom parks, for one year.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Theorized Space Laser Beam Sparked CA Fire

“[T]here are too many coincidences to ignore,” the Republican congresswoman claimed in 2019.
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Solar Companies Ask Biden To Reverse Trump’s Biggest Blow To The Industry

Solar energy companies see an ally in a president-elect who campaigned on generating 100% carbon-free electricity by 2035.
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Solar To Dethrone Coal, Become ‘New King Of Electricity,’ Global Forecast Finds

Yet fossil fuel demand still exceeds safe climate scenarios, and growing poverty is leaving millions without access to clean, reliable electricity.
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When A Cyclone Plunged Towns Into Darkness, One Community Kept The Lights On

The Bay of Bengal community was able to avoid blackouts after Cyclone Amphan by relying on solar energy microgrids.
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Walmart Says Tesla's Solar Panels Caught Fire On Multiple Store Roofs

The retail giant is suing Tesla alleging breach of contract after fires on the roofs of at least seven stores.
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This Is Why I’m Pledging To Make The Solar Industry More Diverse

“It will take a concerted, conscious effort to create the change we are looking for.”
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How A Solar Border Could Help Save The Planet

If Mexico and the U.S. adopt this plan, we’ll have better bilateral relations, more jobs and cheaper clean energy.
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