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This huge Minnesota solar farm is about to get super-sized

Minnesota’s largest utility, Xcel Energy, is expanding its Sherco Solar project in the state, and that’s going to make it one of the US’s largest solar farms. more…

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This EV fast charging station tells you when its power is at its cheapest and...

This DC fast charging station tells EV drivers when renewable energy is at its peak in the grid – and thus when charging prices are cheapest. more…

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Solar and battery storage prices have dropped almost 90% in 10 years

The cost of solar power has fallen by 87%, and battery storage by 85% in the past decade, according to a new study – here’s why. more…

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Can EVs and solar save the world? The IEA thinks so

The International Energy Agency (IEA) released its 2023 Net Zero Roadmap today – here’s what’s happened since 2021 and what must urgently happen before 2030. more…

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Here’s how solar and wind kept the Texas grid online in 2023’s brutal summer...

Utility-scale solar and wind kept the Texas grid online during 2023’s record-breaking summer heat, according to IEEFA – here’s how it breaks down. more…

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US solar is booming – here’s the newly released data

US solar is growing at a breakneck speed, and it hit several big milestones in July, according to newly released government data. more…

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The world’s longest subsea cable that will send clean energy from Morocco to...

A plan to build the world’s longest subsea cable that will carry clean energy from Morocco to the UK just got streamlined. more…

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MIT scientists used solar power to make drinking water cheaper than tap water

MIT scientists have designed a solar-powered desalination system that turns saltwater into drinkable water at a higher volume – and lower cost. more…

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Virginia is about to get a big 772 MW solar boost

Dominion Energy Virginia today proposed more than a dozen new solar projects that will power nearly 200,000 Virginia homes at peak output. more…

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Here’s how renewables have grown so far in 2023

Wind and solar are mushrooming globally, but drought is throwing a wrench in the works – here’s what renewable growth is looking like in 2023. more…

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A new 1 GW subsea cable will move clean energy between Italy and Greece

Italy and Greece are planning to install a subsea cable to increase their interconnection capacity and share renewable energy. more…

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Atlantic City casinos just covered their parking garages with solar

Two Caesars Atlantic City casinos have installed solar garage canopies that, combined, will produce around 8.29 megawatt hours (MWh) of clean energy annually. more…

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The US’s oldest solar factory filed for bankruptcy in 2017 – but now it’s back

Suniva, once the US’s oldest and largest solar cell maker, has been dormant for six years, but now it’s going to reopen its Georgia factory. more…

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US solar capacity additions edged out natural gas additions in 2023

Utility-scale solar and wind provided the majority (53%) of new US generating capacity added in the first two-thirds of 2023, according to new FERC data.  more…

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The first solar panel factory built since the passage of the IRA is complete

Solar giant Qcells announced today that it’s completed the expansion of its Dalton, Georgia, factory – what it calls the “largest manufacturing plant of its kind in the western hemisphere.” more…

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Enphase launches IQ EV charger line that integrates into its solar and...

Energy systems developer Enphase Energy is providing an even more holistic approach to managing home power usage with the introduction of new EV charger technology called the IQ line. The Enphase IQ is...

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For the first time ever, the IEA predicts that global emissions will peak by...

Clean energy will transform the global energy system by 2030, and solar and EVs are providing “hope for the way forward,” according to the IEA’s new “World Energy Outlook 2023,” released today. more…

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Enphase Energy’s new IQ battery joins Powur’s sales platform, supporting...

Less than a week after unveiling a new line of chargers supported by its third-generation IQ battery technology, Enphase Energy has garnered the sales support of platform-based company Powur, PBC,...

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New York just made the largest state renewables investment in US history

New York is investing in a massive 6.4 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy – the largest state investment in clean energy in US history. Here’s how it breaks down. more…

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49% of Americans think climate change is mostly someone else’s problem

Nearly half of Americans think individuals can’t make much of an impact on climate change, according to a new survey from Pew Research Center – here’s why. more…

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