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Trump's crackdown on China-linked solar firms stalls U.S. factory boom
Top solar companies, banks and insurers have stopped doing business with at least a half dozen recently built U.S. panel factories because of uncertainty over whether their ties to China could disqualify them from clean-energy subsidies…
Regulators allow Obama-era solar plant to kill thousands of birds annually, investigation finds
Regulators are allowing an Obama-era 'clean energy' solar plant to continue operating even as its reflected solar beams kill thousands of birds each year, with no fines or enforcement action taken since it opened, a Fox News Digital investigation…
Australia's Floating Solar Array Is Doing A Lot More Than Generating Electricity
Australia's water supplies are evaporating. According to researchers at Deakin University, the country's water infrastructure loses nearly 370 billion gallons every year due to evaporation, about three times the water in Sydney Harbor. But the land…
Jurassic Period rocks beneath America are now raising solar storm concerns
Ancient underground rocks could sharply intensify solar storm damage across eastern America Hidden crust beneath the United States redirects dangerous electrical currents upward Scientists mapped a buried geological structure stretching from Maine…
Focus groups, fees and plug-in panels: Interest in home solar grows in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs Utilities will take another run at enacting new fees for residents who connect their home solar panels to the power grid as the popularity of solar energy continues to grow. At a Utilities Board committee meeting scheduled for May…
How does California use solar energy overnight?
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Natural gas still provides more electricity in California than any other source, but the balance is starting to shift. “Solar power has been growing a lot in the last, let's say 10 years, mostly, and it's been…
Why India curtailed solar energy during peak summer power demand
According to data from Grid India, at least 693.81 GWh of solar power was curtailed, compared to a total of 399.34 GWh curtailed between January and March. Earlier, a report by global energy think tank Ember also found that a total of 2,300 GWh of…
Regulators allowed Obama-backed solar power plant 'to kill birds
A Barack Obama-backed solar plant is reportedly killing thousands of birds a year with no oversight. The Ivanpah Solar Power Plant, which was approved to be built when Obama was in office, reflects concentrated sunbeams off its shiny surface…
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Solar ETFs Are Shockingly Cheap Now. Politics Will Decide If They'll Burn You to a Crisp.
For the better part of two years, the solar industry hasn't just been out of favor. It has been in the stock market's version of a solar eclipse. But lately, the charts are starting to whisper something different. Are we finally seeing a bottom, or…
Nancy Mace Meets with Move Silfab as Chemical Spill Controversy Puts Fort Mill Solar Plant Under Federal Scrutiny
Congresswoman Nancy Mace met in a closed-door session with Move Silfab on Thursday, the grassroots organisation that has been campaigning for the removal of Silfab Solar's manufacturing facility from Fort Mill, South Carolina. The meeting, which…
U.S. solar panel manufacturers need to learn to solder
Intertek CEA's Global PV Manufacturing Quality Report 2026 suggests there is much work to be done to improve the quality of solar module manufacturing. The report states that more than 70% of factories were rated in the lowest two tiers — C…
Argentina sees strong growth in solar distributed generation amid electricity price hikes
Argentina's distributed generation (DG) sector is experiencing strong growth, driven by recent electricity tariff adjustments and improving project economics. “As of today, the wind is at our backs in Argentina,” Argentinean…
Solar PV accounted for 29% of electricity generation in Chile in March, with instantaneous peaks reaching 75%
Solar photovoltaic energy generated 2,141 GWh in Chile's National Electric System (SEN) in March 2026, equivalent to 28.7% of total monthly generation, according to the latest bulletin from Generadoras de Chile, the trade association representing…
Makena Capital Management LLC Purchases Shares of 43,539 First Solar, Inc. $FSLR
Makena Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional…
Principal Financial Group Inc. Has $42.67 Million Stock Position in First Solar, Inc. $FSLR
Principal Financial Group Inc. lowered its stake in First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR - Free Report) by 13.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 163,337 shares of the…
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