All About Renewable Power

Federal Solar Tax Credit Drops In 2020

Did you know? The Federal Solar Tax Credit (ITC) dropped in 2020. This is part of a “step down” process in which the tax credit will eventually be eliminated entirely unless it is renewed by Congress. As of January 1,…

What Are Renewable Energy Standards?

Which States Have Adopted Renewable Energy Standards, and Why They Matter Renewable Energy Standards (RES), sometimes called Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS), are requirements set by state governments for utilities to source a designated portion of the energy they generate or…

What are the Hassles of Rooftop Solar?

Why Renewable Power Must Mean Convenience for Residents

Clean energy that can ultimately save you money — that’s solar power in a nutshell. Yet when it comes to traditional solar power, like installing rooftop solar panels on your home, there are admittedly some drawbacks. If your home falls…

All In 100% Renewable Energy Goals Sweep U.S. Cities and States

States are the “laboratories of democracy,” United States Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis said, where citizens can “try novel social and economic experiments.” True to form, American states — and especially cities — are trailblazing new policies that jettison climate-altering…

How Solar Panels Could Become the New Norm

Have you ever actually touched a solar panel? Although we’ve all seen them on roofs or roadsides, for many of us solar panels still give off a future-tech aura, unlike the more common place technologies like outdoor air conditioning compressor…

Why Are Our Oceans Getting Warmer?

Last year, our oceans set a record. But, unfortunately, it wasn’t a good one. In 2018, a heat record was set that indicates oceans are warming faster than expected. On January 10, 2019, a team of scientists from the U.S….

Solar Today, Solar Tomorrow

Can Solar Power Become a Dominant Source of Energy?

Solar power continues to make a mark on global energy markets, with its installed capacity having almost quadrupled just over the past five years. The renewable energy source now accounts for close to 2% of worldwide power generation, according to…

What Do We Know (and not know) About the Sun?

What the Solar Parker Probe Can Tell Us About the Sun and Space Weather Fresh off its launch in August 2018, the Solar Parker Probe—a bold NASA initiative to touch the sun—is plunging toward the inner solar system on its…

Annual Energy Outlook 2018 Report Finds Sunny Days Ahead for Solar Power

What will keep the proverbial lights on in the future? That is the essential question at the heart of the Annual Energy Outlook reports prepared by the Energy Information Administration (EIA), a statistical and analytical organization within the United States’…

Greenhouse Gas Pollution

The Problem with Greenhouse Gases and What You Can Do About Them

Some pollution you just can’t miss—the oil sheen on a stream, the litter on the side of the road. Many forms of air pollution, however, are invisible. Our human senses cannot tell, for instance, that there is more carbon dioxide…