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Solar panels on religious buildings save money — and inspire congregants to give green energy a try
Nov 15, 2024
There's a financial incentive from the Inflation Reduction Act, an environmental incentive, and a moral incentive, too.
Copper is so hot that a mining firm turned down a $39 billion takeover bid because it was too low
Apr 29, 2024
And the price of the metal is only likely to increase.
Biden administration will award $7 billion in solar energy grants for homes
Apr 22, 2024
The funds will help 900,000 low-income and disadvantaged households benefit from solar energy, including by cutting their electric bills.
Georgia program offers solar panels to lower-income households
by
Emily Jones
Dec 19, 2023
A Georgia program is seeking to alleviate the financial burden of solar installation to promote green energy.
Going solar isn't always sunshine and rainbows
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Sarah Leeson
and Sofia Terenzio
Oct 13, 2023
For the early adopters of rooftop solar panels, maintaining and repairing faulty panels is a costly challenge of its own.
Solar a bright spot in slow progress toward U.S. renewable energy goals
Aug 30, 2023
Shipments of solar panels reached a record high last year, though most were imported. They're also getting cheaper.
Consumers have a host of new 'green' tax incentives to consider
by
Ali Budner
Apr 6, 2023
The Inflation Reduction Act adds new tax credits for home energy efficient tech.
For public good, not for profit.
Growth of solar energy and battery capacity yields sunny forecast for the industry
Feb 6, 2023
The federal Energy Information Administration predicts that more than half of the new capacity added to the electric grid this year will be solar.
U.S. industry group commits to $6 billion solar panel buy — on one condition
by
Andy Uhler
Jun 22, 2022
(They'll have to be made here in America.)
Biden moves to restore stability of U.S. solar industry
Jun 7, 2022
The president also ruled out solar tariffs for two years on several Asian countries the U.S. imports solar panels from.