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Utility Solar Is Dead; Long Live Distributed Generation

Utility Solar Is Dead; Long Live Distributed Generation

Haresh Patel: June 17, 2013

The shift from the centralized utility model is forcing utilities—for the first time in their existence—to figure out how to compete.

Keeping Solar on Course

Keeping Solar on Course

Conrad Burke: June 7, 2013

It is time to develop stronger standards for solar.

Major NY Solar Bill Close to Becoming Law

Major NY Solar Bill Close to Becoming Law

Peter Olmsted : June 5, 2013

A new appreciation of solar after Hurricane Sandy exposes a weak power grid.

My View: What’s Good for APS Is Not Necessarily Good for Arizona (or Solar)

My View: What’s Good for APS Is Not Necessarily Good for Arizona (or Solar)

Barry Goldwater Jr.: June 3, 2013

The typewriter, the phone book and the payphone had their day, and the businesses that relied on them either got busy changing or got busy dying.

Who Killed the Electric Car? The Middle East Edition

Who Killed the Electric Car? The Middle East Edition

Noam Gressel: May 30, 2013

Miracles are considered a viable alternative within a 100-mile radius of Jerusalem, but so are hallucinations.

Eos Raises $15M for Zinc-Air Grid Batteries

Eos Raises $15M for Zinc-Air Grid Batteries

Jeff St. John: May 20, 2013

A Series B round with investors including Fisher Brothers and NRG Energy

We Owe Our Veterans a Renewable Energy Way of Life

We Owe Our Veterans a Renewable Energy Way of Life

Nat Kreamer: May 17, 2013

There is nothing like a natural resource war to give you religion about renewable energy.

Minnesota Is a Governor’s Signature Away From 450 MW of Solar

Minnesota Is a Governor’s Signature Away From 450 MW of Solar

Annie Lappé, Erin Ruccolo, Justin Fay: May 17, 2013

Move over, lakes and gophers—Minnesota is going solar.

Solar Incentives Are Dead, Long Live Solar

Solar Incentives Are Dead, Long Live Solar

Barry Cinnamon: May 8, 2013

PV incentives for California homeowners are effectively gone, and it won’t cause even a blip in California’s solar growth rates.

Power Grab: San Antonio’s CPS Looks to Eliminate Net Metering

Power Grab: San Antonio’s CPS Looks to Eliminate Net Metering

Annie Lappé: April 19, 2013

Is utility CPS Energy’s commitment to solar waning?

Demand Response Needed to Beat the Heat in Texas

Demand Response Needed to Beat the Heat in Texas

Frank Lacey: April 18, 2013

Texas has a power problem.

The Utility Industry Can Survive the Energy Transition—It’s Leading It

The Utility Industry Can Survive the Energy Transition—It’s Leading It

Peter Kind: April 16, 2013

A response to a recent GTM article on disruption in the utility industry—by the author of the cited report.

Time to Sunset Hawaii’s Solar Tax Credit

Time to Sunset Hawaii’s Solar Tax Credit

Marco Mangelsdorf, Jigar Shah: April 11, 2013

When is the right time to turn off a solar subsidy?

New York’s Competitive Solar Program Off to a Bright Start

New York’s Competitive Solar Program Off to a Bright Start

Peter Olmsted, Vote Solar: March 28, 2013

Once the sleeping giant of potential U.S. solar markets, New York is moving into a leadership position.

Sharing in the Clean Energy Revolution

Sharing in the Clean Energy Revolution

Hannah Masterjohn : March 27, 2013

A new website from Vote Solar tracks shared renewables progress.