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November 20, 2024

Creating an inclusive and equitable solar energy industry 

Solar energy is one of the main vehicles through which the U.S. is driving its transition to a clean energy-based economy. 

Solar energy is one of the main vehicles through which the U.S. is driving its transition to a clean energy-based economy.  Last year, the U.S. Energy Information Administration estimated that the domestic solar industry would boom by 75% between 2023 and 2025, up to 286 billion kWh. This is due to the growing number of […]

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Filed Under: Energy Access, Energy Markets, Renewable Energy Tagged With: Energy Markets, Environmental Justice, Renewable Energy, Solar City

June 11, 2018

California’s Bold Solar Energy Vision

By Joseph Nyangon How California’s New Rooftop Solar Mandate Will Build Additional Value for Its Customers The boldest new plan yet to increase electricity generation from noncarbon-producing sources has been announced by California. Highly regarded as a trendsetter and vanguard of progressive energy policies, California became the first state to require solar power installed on all […]

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Filed Under: Climate Change, Energy Economics, Energy Markets, Renewable Energy Tagged With: Building Energy Efficiency Standards, California, Duck Curve, Solar City, Solar Electricity, Solar Mandate, Title 24

April 4, 2015

Mobilizing Public and Private Capital for Clean Energy Financing

By Joseph Nyangon Innovative financing, increased capital investment and technological improvement are catalyzing renewable energy growth. The energy market in the United States is undergoing a dramatic transformation, driven by technological advancement, market dynamics, and better policies and laws—none of which was a decade ago. Venture capitalists made huge profits from the computing boom of the 1980s, […]

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Filed Under: Energy and Climate Investment, Energy Economics, Energy Markets, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Tagged With: Clean Energy Financing, Climate Finance, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Solar City, Sustainable Investing

April 3, 2015

Energy Dilemma of Ethical Cities and the Solar City’s Promise

By Job Taminiau, Jeongseok Seo and Joohee Lee No one in large cities would want to have a nuclear or a coal-fired power plant in their residential boundaries. Recognizing environmental and health risks of conventional power plants, it becomes increasingly unthinkable to propose the construction of such power plants near populous areas. Instead, remote locations are […]

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Filed Under: Energy Economics, Renewable Energy Tagged With: Abundant Energy, Ethical Cities, NIMBY, Solar City

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