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Frankfort residents and businesses can now purchase some of their electricity from a solar farm. Local leaders and the Frankfort Power Board celebrated the opening of the city’s first array on Monday. “It does not affect any other ratepayers in our system. No one’s subsidizing this solar. It’ll be directly …

Solar energy is a growing source of energy around the world. It is a cost effective energy source that is becoming more affordable over time. Solar energy is a valuable resource that can help us reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and combat climate change. As the cost of solar …

Meyer Burger, a Swiss maker of solar cells and modules, will locate a new manufacturing plant in Colorado Springs as it boosts its US presence, the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade announced Monday. The new plant is expected to bring up to 380 paying an average annual …

Back in 2015, California’s dry earth was crunching under a fourth year of drought. Then-gov. Jerry Brown ordered an unprecedented 25% reduction in home water use. Farmers, who use the most water, volunteered to avoid deeper, mandatory cuts. Brown also set a goal for the state to get half of …

California is appropriately named the Golden State, not only due to the gold rush in the 1800s, but because of the limitless possibilities it provides. In recent years, the Golden State shone brightly, with solar at the forefront of its transformational shift to sustainable living. Leading the solar industry in …

A Philadelphia interfaith group seeks to persuade the utility serving the region to contract for more solar and wind power. Pennsylvania’s renewable generation ranks 45th out of 50 states, said the group’s executive director. July 24, 2023 William Driscoll The group Power Interfaith has called on southeastern Pennsylvania utility PECO …

RAIPURBhilai: A research team from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) is working towards more efficient and cost-effective solar energy. The team led by Dr Satyajit Gupta, Department of Chemistry, IIT Bhilai has been working on alleviating these concerns. Their research has shown that the use of ‘reduced graphene oxide …

Image by depositphotos.com In recent years, environmental preservation has taken center stage, encouraging the pursuit of alternative energy sources to decrease reliance on traditional fossil fuels. One notable development in this sphere is the rise of solar energy solutions, a renewable energy source ideal for various applications, including travel. Embarking …

July 24 (Reuters) – Canadian solar panel maker Heliene is planning a major expansion of its US manufacturing operations with a new Minnesota factory that will produce both modules and cells, its chief executive told Reuters. The company, which already makes panels in Iron Mountain, Minnesota and Ontario, Canada, is …

Waukee is close to allowing ground-mounted residential solar energy systems — but only at homes on large plots of land. The change would not allow the same kind of flexibility that other homeowners in the Des Moines metro have to decide what kinds of solar panels work best for their …