The city of Madison has launched a new program designed to help low-income residents share in the benefits of solar energy. Modeled after an existing program designed to help Madison residents install solar panels, the Backyard Solar grants are intended to bring solar to neighborhoods that may have been left out of the solar boom, said Heather…
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Installation of 3 million solar panels this year keeps FPL on track to meet “30-by-30” plan to install more than 30 million panels by 2030. Ten new solar plants will create about 2,000 jobs during peak construction. FPL continues to keep customer bills among the lowest in the country as it shapes Florida into a…
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In India coal is king. It powers huge swathes of the country and its use is still rising. But there are signs that coal’s dominance might one day be challenged. India’s investments in renewable sources are now outpacing those in fossil fuels, according to a report by the International Energy Agency. Total renewable power investments topped…
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Australians may have missed out on Labor’s renewable energy plans for the nation with their election loss this past weekend. But there’s plenty of help available in solar power and battery rebates – supporting the environment as well as slashing their power bills. Let’s take a look at what financial assistance is offered around the country. Some…
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What is a mini solar panel?A solar panel comprises photovoltaic cells which are made of silicon or other semiconductor materials. A normal solar panel seen on rooftops is typically 65 x 39 inches in size and used for residential applications. Similarly, a solar panel seen on solar farms or commercial solar power plants is generally…
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Green Mountain Power, which serves nearly ¾ of all utility customers in Vermont, is ramping up its plans to use only renewable power by 2030. The company has been a leader among US utilities when it comes to addressing the emissions created by generating electricity by conventional means. Starting in 2017, it offered many of…
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The US residential solar market is now over 2 million installations, and forecasts expect solar installations to double by 2023, according to Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). The Q2 record comes just three years after the industry completed its 1 millionth residential installation, a feat that took 40 years to…
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People living in specialist disability housing could save upwards of a $1,000 on their electricity bill with a plan underway to install solar and battery storage into a new disability housing development. Disability housing service, inhousing, in partnership with Natural Solar, will install a solar panel system and battery to store energy, into homes…
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The UN agency for migration IOM and Norwegian company Scatec Solar have started a collaboration to install solar panels in Malakal, South Sudan, to support the organization’s humanitarian projects for displaced people in the area. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is planning to use solar energy to power a significant part of its humanitarian…
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Solar power developers are running into opposition in many parts of the US from people who claim cutting down trees to put up solar panels is counterproductive. It’s hard to see how it is any more counterproductive than cutting down trees to put up shopping malls, create farms, build tract houses, or expand cities but…
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