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President Trump has upped the ante in trade barriers

by Scott Tong
Jan 23, 2018
The president built our trade wall a little bit higher this week. He signed off on new import taxes, or tariffs, on foreign-made washing machines and solar panels. China dominates the solar market but at the White House, Trump declared, “there won’t be a trade war.” Is he so sure the Chinese won’t retaliate?
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Helping low-income residents benefit from solar power

by Marketplace Contributor
Oct 3, 2017
Brunswick, Georgia is trying to install solar panels in a field, so it can sell the power to the local utility for a rebate that can be given to low-income residents.
Travis Stegall looks at what he calls his “field of dreams,” where he plans to install solar panels to help subsidize energy costs for low-income residents of Brunswick, Georgia.
Emily Jones/ for Marketplace
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Don’t expect Tesla to knock on your door to sell its solar roofs

by Jed Kim
Aug 7, 2017
Tesla has installed its first solar roofs on the homes of some of its company executives. Instead of large panels, these roofs use tiles that look virtually indistinguishable from regular roofs. Solar power that looks nice and protects your home? Sounds like an idea that could sell itself. At least, that’s what Tesla’s counting on.  […]
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Rooftop solar has a good decade but a bad year

by Marketplace Contributor
Jul 17, 2017
Solar energy has grown prodigiously over the last eight years. But 2017 has been tough, especially for rooftop solar companies.
Developers of the Table Rock Ridge subdivision outside Golden, Colorado, require all homes be sold with rooftop solar panels already installed.
Dan Boyce/ for Marketplace
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So you're ready to install solar

by Eliza Mills
Jun 22, 2017
Here's what you need to do next.
A man brooms in front of a house with solar panels on the roof. 
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What does solar energy mean to you?

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Jun 19, 2017
Do you have solar panels at home? Do your neighbors?
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Man vs. Machine vs. Nature

by Tobin Low
Mar 10, 2016
Here are some numbers we're reading and watching for Thursday.
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European eclipse sheds light on solar power challenges

by Dan Weissmann
Mar 20, 2015
Power grids have to be re-engineered to keep up with new sources of electricity.
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A Jackie Chan movie just changed the solar industry

by Lizzie O'Leary
Nov 28, 2014
The material in blu-ray discs make solar panels more efficient.
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Now you can buy solar power (of a sort) at Best Buy

by Kai Ryssdal
Mar 12, 2014
The CEO of SolarCity talks about putting solar panels on more residential homes.
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