One of the largest solar companies in the world has chosen Australia as the proving ground for a new model of power production that promises to give householders more control – and cut bills. ‘WHAT DO YOU DO when the sun doesn’t shine?’ It’s been one of the criticisms levelled at the solar panels that […]
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Co-op Launches Community Solar Project
An electric cooperative in Minnesota is investing in a community solar initiative, hoping its members will benefit from it for years to come. In December, Lake Region Electric Cooperative launched the program giving its members the chance to buy part of the solar output from the HQ Prairie solar project built at the co-op’s headquarters. “We followed […]
Solar Power Growing Pains: How Will Hawaii And Germany Cope With The Boom In Alternative Energy?
Is clean energy a victim of its own success, or is the transition from fossil fuels to alternative energy just going through some natural growing pains? However you spin it, in places like Hawaii and Germany, rooftop solar panels are popping up like weeds – but at a rate that might be too fast for […]
Solar Power Project for Peru
Peru To Provide Solar Power to 2 Million of its Poorest Residents for Free. Peru unveils a plan to use PV solar panels to provide electricity to two million people currently living without electricity. Peru last week initiated a new program that will provide electricity to more than two million of its poorest residents using […]