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What does solar energy mean to Germany’s big utilities?
Renewable sector is flexing its muscles in Germany, with solar production up 28% and wind up 19% during the first half of 2014.
Roy L Hales

Jul 21, 2014

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Photon to build solar plus storage unit for NSW broadcast tower
Deal to provide 39kW of solar and 215kWh of battery storage could be replicated at thousands of telecom tower sites across Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 15, 2014

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Texas utility doubles large-scale solar, to be coal-free by 2016
El Paso Electric, a Texas utility with nearly 400,000 customers, announced that its electricity mix will be free from coal by 2016.
Kiley Kroh

Jun 19, 2014

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RET Road Trip #7 – Blue seats and renewable energy
The RET road trip visits solar homeowners in the affluent bayside suburb of Brighton East.
Leigh Ewbank

Jun 6, 2014

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Commentary

RET Road Trip #5 – Warburton review threatens solar future
Solar is viewed as an indispensible new technology that is cutting power bills in the suburbs.
Leigh Ewbank

May 20, 2014

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Arizona may impose property tax on customers who lease solar panels
A new and bizarre interpretation of state law in Arizona could force customers to pay property taxes on leased solar panels.
Kiley Kroh

May 2, 2014

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Pollie Watch: Victoria’s new energy minister at the crossroads
Russell Northe’s appointment as Victoria’s new energy minister comes at a time of great uncertainty surrounding the energy sector.
Andrzej Rech

Mar 21, 2014

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California set back-to-back solar records last week
On Saturday March 8 California broke another solar record, producing enough solar energy to power 3 million homes.
Katie Valentine

Mar 12, 2014

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Electricity demand and emissions fall despite heat-waves
Another study points to the role of solar PV in the recent heat-waves. All peaking power plants were only required for just one hour.
Hugh Saddler

Feb 6, 2014

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Other Good Stuff

China 1,000MW solar project flags shift for global market
China’s second largest maker of solar panels will develop a huge 1,000 MW ground-mounted solar power plant complex in a remote Chinese desert.
Emily Atkin

Jan 9, 2014

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60 Minutes hit job on clean energy ignores the facts
Clean technology appears to be booming, but you would never know that from an absurd 60 Minutes piece touting an imaginary “Cleantech Crash.”
Joe Romm

Jan 7, 2014

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New homes in Texas to come with free solar panels
SolarCity and home builder PSW to construct 2 communities with pre-installed solar panel houses that will deliver huge savings on electricity bills.
Jeff Spross

Nov 26, 2013

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