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forbes.com - Joshua Pearce - The Plug-In Solar Revolution Comes To America
The Plug-In Solar Revolution Comes To America
Forbes

Nothing quite so American as being self reliant —generating your own power in your backyard to save on your electric bills. Solar energy systems now provide the least expensive electricity in history and if you have any kind of savings you…

forbes.com - Joshua Pearce - How Plug-In Solar Lets Everyone Enjoy Solar Savings
How Plug-In Solar Lets Everyone Enjoy Solar Savings
Forbes

Happy woman resting on the rooftop with solar panels, enjoying a sustainable lifestyle. Solar energy systems now provide the least expensive electricity in history. Period. Solar energy costs are so low, you can save real money on a rooftop system…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - First Solar Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
First Solar Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
MarketWatch

Shares of First Solar Inc. FSLR advanced 1.03% to $242.15 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.03% to 6,915.61 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling…

washingtonexaminer.com - Claire Carter - Energy Department cancels millions of solar funding for Puerto Rico
Energy Department cancels millions of solar funding for Puerto Rico
Washington Examiner

The DOE said that the Puerto Rican governor's rapid deployment of renewable energy systems has led to “unacceptable instability and fragility” in an already weak grid, according to an email from the DOE obtained by The Associated…

motherjones.com - Elizabeth Ouzts - In Helene's wake, rural North Carolina turns to solar and battery hubs
In Helene's wake, rural North Carolina turns to solar and battery hubs
Mother Jones

Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Double…

arrl.org - The ARRL Solar Update
The ARRL Solar Update
ARRL

Solar activity reached moderate levels with two M-class flares The first flares occurred on January 21 in regions 4345 and 4349. Region 4345 continued to show development, as well as region 4342. Region 4341 was a main contributor to the C-level…

sfchronicle.com - Katherine Ellison - Could 'guerilla solar' be the answer to your skyrocketing PG&E bill?
Could 'guerilla solar' be the answer to your skyrocketing PG&E bill?
San Francisco Chronicle

A year ago, my husband and I joined the clean energy revolution and evicted fossil fuels from our home. They didn't go quietly. We cashed in rebates and tax credits — thanks, President Biden! — and swapped out our gas-powered…

people.com - Valerie Mesa - How to Watch the Northern Lights Again Tonight amid the Largest Solar Radiation Storm in Over 20 Years
How to Watch the Northern Lights Again Tonight amid the Largest Solar Radiation Storm in Over 20 Years
PEOPLE

A geomagnetic storm could push the northern lights farther south than usual Friday night into early Saturday, with NOAA forecasting a Kp index of 5 The best viewing opportunities will be in northern Canada and Alaska, though areas near the U.S.-…

livescience.com - Ben Turner - Science news this week: The world's oldest rock art, giant freshwater reservoir found off the East Coast, and the biggest solar radiation storm in decades
Science news this week: The world's oldest rock art, giant freshwater reservoir found off the East Coast, and the biggest solar radiation storm in decades
Live Science

This week's science news was filled with discoveries once thought lost to time — notably, the world's oldest known rock art was discovered in Indonesia. The roughly 70,000-year-old stencil of a human hand, found in a cave in Sulawesi…

nola.com - Will Sutton - Will Sutton: Should support for solar power in New Orleans communities raise costs for all?
Will Sutton: Should support for solar power in New Orleans communities raise costs for all?
NOLA.com

Nearly everyone likes the idea of solar. Homeowners who have seen big savings running all or some of their households with solar panels like it. Businesses doing away with traditionally unpredictable utility costs like lower, more predictable solar…

fortune.com - Danica Coto - Trump cancels Puerto Rico solar project designed to help 30,000 low-income families in rural areas
Trump cancels Puerto Rico solar project designed to help 30,000 low-income families in rural areas
Fortune

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has canceled solar projects in Puerto Rico worth millions of dollars, as the island struggles with chronic power outages and a crumbling electric grid. The projects were aimed at helping 30,000…

theconversation.com - Huw Morgan - Proposed new mission will create artificial solar eclipses in space
Proposed new mission will create artificial solar eclipses in space
The Conversation

When a solar storm strikes Earth, it can disrupt technology that's vital for our daily lives. Solar storms occur when magnetic fields and electrically charged particles collide with the Earth's magnetic field. This type of event falls into the…

marketbeat.com - Strs Ohio Reduces Holdings in First Solar, Inc. $FSLR
Strs Ohio Reduces Holdings in First Solar, Inc. $FSLR
MarketBeat

Strs Ohio reduced its stake in shares of First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR - Free Report) by 36.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 202,927…

marketbeat.com - Solar Stocks To Follow Today - January 23rd
Solar Stocks To Follow Today - January 23rd
MarketBeat

If Solar's Rally Has Legs, These 2 Stocks Could Benefit Most First Solar, Enphase Energy, and T1 Energy are the three Solar stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Solar stocks are shares of publicly traded companies…

pv-magazine.com - Brian Publicover - Key takeaways from Solar Energy Expo in Poland
Key takeaways from Solar Energy Expo in Poland
pv magazine International

Solar Energy Expo 2026 opened to visitors from Jan. 13 to 15 at Ptak Warsaw Expo, an exhibition center in the southwestern suburbs of the Polish capital. The sprawling complex – bordered on one side by an expressway and on the other by dense…

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