Solar energy is one of the fastest growing industry in the United States. WASHINGTON – Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, today published the following review of the U.S.
Solar grid parity is considered the tipping point for solar power, when installing solar power will cost less than buying electricity from the grid. It’s also a tipping point in the electricity system, when millions of Americans can choose energy production …
Since 1995, the U.S. has seen the price of solar systems drop by 60% thanks to investments by government and private organizations in research, development, and deployment activities. By Melissa C. Lott
Vermont is known for its lush Green Mountains, idyllic farm landscapes, and progressive politics. What many people may not realize is that Vermont has a pretty active secessionist movement too. Stephen Lacey
Other than the tremendously needed toxic pollution standards announced yesterday, the Obama administration has made three more big announcements this week that should make anyone who values clean air, clean water, and a livable climate happy.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today an Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) project at two U.S. Department of State facilities in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area.
For Cross Island Farms of Wellesley Island, New York, 2011 was a bountiful year—and not just because of the farm's harvest.
According to new figures released from Germany’s energy working group, AGEB, energy consumption in the country dropped 4.8% in 2011 from 2010. By Stephen Lacey
Google has announced yet one more investment in clean energy (just following Warren Buffett's two bigsolar power acquisitions).
The Department of Energy (DOE) and the University of Minnesota celebrated the installation of a 2.5-MW wind turbine at the University's new Eolos Wind Energy Research Station in Rosemount, Minnesota, in October. Funded by DOE under the American Recovery and Reinvestment …
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