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REPORT: U.S. Adds 10 GWh of New Energy Storage Capacity in First Quarter, Marking Largest Q1 on Record

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. energy storage industry installed 9.7 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of new capacity in the first quarter of 2026, the strongest first quarter in the sector’s history. According to the U.S. ...
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March 27, 2017

Solar Will Dominate Globally. Let’s Make Sure the US Industry Profits From It

  Originally published in Greentech Media. When I moved to California to co-found Sunrun after fighting in Afghanistan, the solar industry was a small band of true believers — no more t...

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March 23, 2017

College Students Spend Spring Break Installing Solar on Low-Income Housing

GRID Alternatives’ Solar Spring Break gives college students a chance to spend their off-week installing solar on low-income housing around the country. Last week, the program came to Washington,...

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March 20, 2017

Moapa Southern Paiute Solar Site and Surrounding Region a Model for Solar Success

Last week First Solar held a commissioning event on a 250 Megawatt solar facility on the Moapa River Indian Reservation. This is the first utility scale solar project on Tribal lands. Morgan Stanle...

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March 15, 2017

Getting TOU Rates Right: PG&E Edition

Today SEIA filed testimony in Pacific Gas & Electric’s (PG&E) current rate case. This is an opening salvo in a proceeding likely to stretch into 2018. SEIA’s case builds on our effort...

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March 13, 2017

Renewable Energy Coalition Calls for New Hampshire Compromise

A group of New Hampshire renewable energy advocates have proposed a compromise that offers a path forward for the state to begin driving down energy costs for consumers and making New Hampshire les...

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March 2, 2017

Sponsor of Harmful Solar Bill in Kentucky Pulls the Plug

  A proposed bill in the Kentucky legislature that would severely harm the state’s rooftop solar market has been put on hold”¦by the lead sponsor of the bill. Senate Bill 214, introd...

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February 28, 2017

Investing in a Distributed Energy Resource Future

Utilities are beginning to advance significant grid upgrade investment proposals in order to incorporate distributed energy resources (DERs). As DERs become increasingly commonplace, we need to mak...

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February 27, 2017

Clean Energy Jobs Are Powering America, Driving Innovation

  A recent report from the U.S. Department of Energy confirms what we already know: Clean energy industries are growing rapidly and employing more and more Americans each year. The report sho...

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February 7, 2017

Strength in Numbers: The Solar Workforce Continues Record-Setting Growth

The U.S. solar workforce is growing faster than ever, and that is made especially clear in The Solar Foundation’s 2016 National Solar Jobs Census, which shows the industry now employs more than 2...

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