Solar
Puerto Ricans are powering their own rooftop solar boom
Residents and shop owners are installing solar-plus-battery systems in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Will the government get on board?
By Maria Gallucci .
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Coal-to-solar developer BrightNight lands $440M investment
The funding from Goldman Sachs will help BrightNight to advance its 31-GW pipeline of renewables projects, including the Starfire solar farm in Kentucky.
By Maria Gallucci .
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Biden to halt solar tariff threat for two years
The president will restart the U.S. solar industry by waiving new tariffs for 24 months, and he’ll spur more U.S. manufacturing of solar panels by invoking the Defense Production Act.By Eric Wesoff .
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Chart: Most US solar jobs are in installation, not manufacturing
The Auxin trade probe aims to support U.S. solar manufacturing, but if it succeeds, it could kill jobs in the much larger installation and development sector. -
Policy & regulation
Can Biden end the Auxin solar tariff investigation?
The president wants to prioritize climate action and solar power. That’s running up against the Commerce Department’s enforcement of a 1930 trade law. Now what?By Julian Spector .
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Chart: Which 12 US cities outshine the rest in solar energy?
A new report ranks cities by total amount of solar power capacity and solar per capita — and most of the top contenders are not in California!By Maria Virginia Olano .
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BNEF says Auxin misinterpreted its research in calling for solar tariffs
Researchers from BloombergNEF say Auxin Solar used data inaccurately in petitioning the Commerce Department to consider new tariffs on imported solar panels.By Julian Spector .
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Chart: US solar installations could fall 50% or more under new tariffs
If the Commerce Department imposes trade sanctions sought by Auxin, the solar industry could be set back years and lose tens of thousands of jobs. -
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California heads back to drawing board on solar net-metering policy
Will yet another round of public input finally yield an equitable and balanced system for compensating rooftop-solar owners?By Jeff St. John .
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Clean energy
How California can get to a reliable, 85% clean grid by 2030
A new report finds that more offshore wind and geothermal power could reduce risks of overreliance on massive solar and battery growth to meet state goals.By Jeff St. John .
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Auxin Solar: A look at the mysterious company causing a big trade mess
See photos of shoddy Auxin solar panels and the firm’s desolate factory site. Plus: State data raises questions about how many panels Auxin actually produces.By Eric Wesoff .
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