Articles for Solar Companies

Column: Nobody loves Biden’s Western Solar Plan. But it’s what we’ve got
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: Nobody loves Biden’s Western Solar Plan. But it’s what we’ve got

LA Times  

The Gemini solar farm on public lands in southern Nevada, seen during construction in 2023. An estimated 1.3 million — spanning 11 states, from California to Wyoming — could eventually be developed under the Biden administration’s soon-to-be-finalized Western Solar Plan. The solar industry’s main trade group described the road map as a “step in the right direction” to help renewable …

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What The Fed’s Interest Rate Cut Means For Climate Change
3 months ago

What The Fed’s Interest Rate Cut Means For Climate Change

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Federal Reserve’s decision Wednesday to start cutting interest rates could bolster green energy investments, which took a hit as the U.S. central bank drastically increased the cost of borrowing money over the past two years in a scramble to tamp down post-pandemic inflation. The Federal Reserve’s decision Wednesday to start cutting interest rates could bolster green …

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Rooftop solar has a fraud problem. The industry is working to build back trust
4 months, 1 week ago

Rooftop solar has a fraud problem. The industry is working to build back trust

NPR  

Rooftop solar has a fraud problem. We don't want people deceived, though,” says Adam Welle, a lawyer with the Minnesota Attorney General's Office who is pursuing a case against solar financing companies. Sponsor Message Milz says Graysquare Solar didn’t even appear in court to defend itself, “Actions speak louder than words.” The finance company involved in the Minto case, Solar …

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Business group estimates several hundred thousand clean energy jobs in EV, battery storage and solar
1 year, 1 month ago

Business group estimates several hundred thousand clean energy jobs in EV, battery storage and solar

Associated Press  

A nonpartisan business group that advocates for clean energy estimates that 403,000 jobs will be created by the 210 major energy projects announced since the Inflation Reduction Act took effect in mid-2022. The IRA, signed August 2022, contains $500 billion in new federal spending to lower healthcare costs, increase tax revenues and address climate change by offering incentives so clean …

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Solar companies supply educational material to schools in Bikaner division
1 year, 8 months ago

Solar companies supply educational material to schools in Bikaner division

The Hindu  

Solar companies functioning in Rajasthan, supported by the State Renewable Energy Corporation, have supplied educational material to schools in Bikaner division. The State is attracting new investments in the field of renewable energy after developing 10 gw solar power capacity, which has enabled it to emerge as the country’s solar hub. The Rajasthan Solar Park Development Company and Saurya Urja …

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California labor unions, solar firms clash on clean energy
3 years, 1 month ago

California labor unions, solar firms clash on clean energy

LA Times  

A surfer heads for the water as solar advocates finish writing a 200-foot message in the sand in Huntington Beach, near the site of an October oil spill. The idea of barring most rooftop solar companies from installing batteries — unless they also obtain an electrical contractor’s license, which requires employees performing electrical work to be certified electricians — was …

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Column: This solar company wouldn’t let a dead woman out of her contract
3 years, 6 months ago

Column: This solar company wouldn’t let a dead woman out of her contract

LA Times  

A solar-power company sold a 25-year contract to a 91-year-old California woman. She had an AT&T email address.” De Jong contacted the solar company, Vivint Solar, which was acquired by San Francisco’s Sunrun last October. It said cracking down on solar companies “is all the more urgent” in light of Sunrun’s acquisition of Vivint. Both companies, it said, “have track …

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