Solar
Tesla has installed very few solar roofs, despite Elon Musk's hype
The Tesla CEO claimed a few years ago that the company would be installing 1,000 solar roofs a week — but last year it averaged just 21 a week, a new report finds.
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Chart: Solar installations set to break global, US records in 2023
Thanks to cheaper solar panels and favorable policy, expect to see a lot more broken solar records in the years to come.
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Solar
North Carolina regulators slash payments to rooftop-solar owners
Two new rulings pare down net metering and deny proposed customer incentives that would have softened the blow. But a new pilot program could boost battery adoption.
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Video
Video: Why don't we all use solar water heaters?
Climate journalist Michael Thomas explains why these appliances are widespread in other countries — and practically nonexistent in the U.S.
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Grid edge
Sunnova seeks $3.3B DOE loan guarantee to expand virtual power plants
An SEC filing suggests the federal Loan Programs Office is gearing up to help lower-income households access rooftop solar and batteries that can help the grid.
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Video
Here's video proof that solar panels can be recycled
Solarcycle just raised another $30 million to build more solar recycling factories. See what the recycling process looks like.
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Clean energy
La primera microrred comunitaria de Puerto Rico está lista para conectarse
El proyecto en Adjuntas es un ejemplo de cómo los puertorriqueños están ideando sus propias alternativas al frágil sistema eléctrico de la isla.
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Clean energy
Puerto Rico's first community-led microgrid is ready to launch
The Adjuntas microgrid project is a high-profile example of how Puerto Ricans are devising solutions to the island's fragile and unreliable electricity system.
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Solar
This startup has a smarter way to make solar work for apartments
Allume Energy’s SolShare tech can divvy up solar output among apartment units however property owners choose, delivering more flexibility to an underserved market.
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Climatetech finance
Community solar industry says it can ride out Silicon Valley Bank failure
The collapse of SVB, a key early funder of community solar, won't halt the sector's growth — but the ripple effects will likely impact all clean-energy development.
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Energy efficiency
Google's huge solar buys help fund efficiency fixes for low-income homes
In partnership with Sol Systems, the tech giant is using a slice of its clean-energy investments for repairs and efficiency upgrades in lower-income communities.
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