Author: Steve Hanley
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England Increases Tax On School Rooftop Solar Systems By 800%
Public shools in England and Wales will see taxes on their rooftop solar systems increase 800% in April as the UK continues its war on solar power.
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Apple Renewable Energy Goal Boosted By Floating Solar Farm In Japan
Ibiden, one of Apple’s largest suppliers, intends to add 20 renewable solar power facilities to power its Japanese operations, including a large floating solar farm.
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Blending Solar Power With Personal Empowerment In Lebanon
A food production coop in southern Lebanon composed of 23 women has installed 12 solar panels with a combined power of 3 kilowatts thanks to the efforts of Greenpeace and local volunteers. The installation provides power to the machines and empowerment to the women in the group.
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Tesla Powerpack Installation On Kauai Turns Tesla Into An Energy Provider
Tesla is now supplying electricity to the island of Kauai under an agreement with the local utility company. That means Tesla is now a power provider, a role it sees itself adopting more often in the future.
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Solar Jobs Are Increasing While Jobs In Coal Mining Continue To Fall In Appalachia
Solar jobs could help some of the people most affected by the current economy — coal miners. They have been seeing jobs in the mines declining for decades. They voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump because he promised to re-open the mines and put the coal miners back to work and they believed him. It’s not […]
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Solar Power Now Least Expensive Source Of Electricity In 58 Emerging Economies
Wanting to save the world is a laudable goal, but economics is where the case for solar power and other renewable energy is being won. BNEF says solar now cost less than any other source of electricity in 60 countries around the world.
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Amazon Turns To Rooftop Solar To Boost Its Environmental Profile
Spurred by a negative rating from Greenpeace compared to other tech companies, Amazon has begun a campaign to add rooftop solar to all 50 of its worldwide sorting, shipping and data centers by 2020.
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Georgia Power Unveils Simple Solar Energy Program
Georgia residents can quickly and easily in Georgia Power’s Smart Solar program. By agreeing to pay one cent per kilowatt-hour more than the standard rate, they can promote solar energy without installing a rooftop solar system on their homes.
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Solar Power Coming To 10,000 Nigerian Homes Thanks To Microgrids
A partnership between a Nigerian and an American company will bring solar power microgrids to 25 communities in Nigeria this year. Most have had no electricity for at least 10 years.
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California City Wants New Homes To Have Rooftop Solar For Net-Zero Operation
Lancaster, California has been a leader in renewable energy since 2011. Now the city council has voted in favor of a new policy that requires all new homes to have a rooftop solar system large enough to provide all the electricity needed to operate the home.