Year: 2019
Year: 2019
Cheap at Last, Batteries Are Making a Solar Dream Come True
Solar power is increasingly available around the clock as energy storage become more affordable. PHOTOGRAPH: QILAI SHEN/BLOOMBERG/GETTY IMAGES Todd Karin was prepared when California’s largest utility shut off power to millions of people to avoid the risk of wildfires last month. He’s got rooftop solar panels connected to a single Tesla Powerwall in his rural
DetailsARE SOLAR PANELS WORTH IT?
For financial, environmental, ethical, and practical reasons, it’s time to talk about solar energy. Solar energy is easy-to-understand, highly subsidized by federal, state, and local governments, a good investment for homeowners, and inherently environmentally sustainable. It also makes great sense: instead of churning out energy by burning fossil fuels like coal and natural gas, solar
Details30% Solar Tax Credit Expiring
The solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) is one of the most important federal policy mechanisms to support the growth of solar energy in the United States. Since the ITC was enacted in 2006, the U.S. solar industry has grown by more than 10,000% – creating hundreds of thousands of jobs and investing billions of dollars in the
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