Solar power

The federal Energy Information Administration predicts that more than half of the new capacity added to the electric grid this year will be solar.

(They'll have to be made here in America.)

The president also ruled out solar tariffs for two years on several Asian countries the U.S. imports solar panels from.

Solar, wind and nuclear energy confront old and new obstacles to competing with fossil fuels.

Some say keeping Trump-era levies on foreign-made panels and cells will help the U.S. meet Biden's domestic goals for renewable energy.

Households with less disposable income often pay higher rates. Energy Well Texas is addressing that as well as emergency preparedness.

Federal money could be set aside for electric vehicles and charging stations. The solar industry, however, still has questions.

Three years after Hurricane Maria destroyed Puerto Rico's electric grid, the island is still dealing with unreliable service and intermittent power outages, especially in rural areas.

In 2018, the Trump administration imposed tariffs of 30 percent on imported solar panels and set quotas to limit solar imports. This caused a slump in the solar energy industry. But two new reports show that last year wasn’t as bad as the industry feared, and predicts a boom in new solar installations this year. […]

California has become the first state in the nation to require solar panels on most new homes starting in 2020.