Solar

In A Solar Trade War, Who Wins?

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Of the many promises Donald Trump made during the campaign, few resonated more than getting tough on trade and bringing manufacturing jobs back home. That promise gave one struggling solar company an idea: ask the President to tamp down on the glut of cheap solar panels coming from overseas. SolarWorld­ – one of the few U.S based manufacturers of solar panels – is using an obscure provision of trade law to try and impose a tariff on all panels made overseas. And the solar industry is freaking out. If approved, it could cost tens of thousands of jobs and bring installations to a halt.

Arizona

The Conservative Case For Solar

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Arizona is one of the country’s reddest states and it’s also one of the sunniest. Conservatives there say there’s a good case to be made, based on economics and ideology, for backing the expansion of solar energy.

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Solar Economics Looking Sunnier, Even In Coal Country

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Wyoming’s solar potential is among the best in the nation, but even as residential rooftop solar has boomed recently in places like California, Colorado and New Jersey, it’s barely made any inroads in the state. Economics and politics both play a role, but with the price of photovoltaics continuing to drop, some people are starting to ask whether momentum is building for solar in nation’s largest coal-producing state.

Inside Energy News

Why Residential Solar Can’t Keep The Lights On (Yet)

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The vast majority of all solar systems, regardless of size, are designed to shut down during a utility power outage. Backup batteries or generators help solar-powered homes keep the lights on when grid power goes down. However, these reliability enhancements are beyond the financial reach of most homeowners.