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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 450MW of Solar

Minnesota Is a Governor’s Signature Away from 450MW 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.

There Is No Such Thing as Wastewater

There Is No Such Thing as Wastewater

Katherine Tweed: March 22, 2013

Twenty years into World Water Day, a shift in thinking is needed.

Solving the Next Grid Challenge: Volatility

Solving the Next Grid Challenge: Volatility

Joe Matamoros, Will Fadrhonc : March 22, 2013

Addressing power and frequency volatility at the edges of the network, where the problem originates

From MEMC to SunEdison: A Uniquely American Solar Tale

From MEMC to SunEdison: A Uniquely American Solar Tale

Shyam Mehta: March 14, 2013

It’s official now, and the name fits the bill.

FERC Proposes Reforms to Speed Interconnection of Renewables, Solar

FERC Proposes Reforms to Speed Interconnection of Renewables, Solar

Natara Feller, Esq. and Benjamin Falber : March 13, 2013

Some hope for lowering the soft costs of solar projects by easing interconnection

A New Type of Venture Capital in Cleantech

A New Type of Venture Capital in Cleantech

Alain S. Harrus: March 12, 2013

Applying patient corporate capital to cure hardware investment malaise.

Austin Energy’s Value of Solar Tariff: Could It Work Anywhere Else?

Austin Energy’s Value of Solar Tariff: Could It Work Anywhere Else?

Annie Lappé, Solar Policy Director at Vote Solar: March 8, 2013

Austin’s solar policy framework may just be too weird to duplicate.