It Keeps Getting Cheaper To Install Solar Panels In The U.S. | ThinkProgress:
The cost of solar is dropping and the install capacity is quietly on the rise.
Prices are down to $.30 to $.90 per watt.
Plus the market is starting to be healthier. China is no longer allowed to dump their (artificially cheap) over capacity on the US and EU.
Even the White House is jumping onto sun power.
Very cool.
You may already have a backup generator for the house. In fact, you may have the backup generator with you just about everywhere you go. Plus, it might be totally quiet, for hours. Yep, we are talking about your hybrid gas-electric vehicle. Hybrids have been selling like crazy on the farms because they can easily…
Revisiting the Farmer’s Choice In Part 1 of this series, we introduced Elias, a farmer in eastern Ohio whose land sits at the crossroads of energy and agriculture. Beneath his soil lie the Utica and Marcellus Shale formations, tempting him with oil and gas leases. Above his fields stretch skies fit for solar panels and…
Sustainable Universities falls into to two schools (note the pun). 1) Those that have greener campuses in terms of reduced usage of resources and renewable resources. 2) Those that teach sustainability programs academically. Of course, doing both is entirely possible… and even highly synergistic. Here’s a few sources of Green campus and green(er) universities: Campus Ecology: http://www.nwf.org/campus-ecology.aspx…
Act Before the 30% ITC Sunset The 30% Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for solar energy was once set to shine until 2037. Under the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), that daylight is fading fast. What began as a decade-long runway has become a short sprint — especially for homeowners and businesses trying to lock in…
What happens when a curious middle-school student applies today’s AI tools to a simple science question—and keeps asking better questions instead of stopping at the first answer? This article explores human-centric sustainability through the experience of Maya, an eighth-grader who didn’t want to build a volcano for her science fair. She wanted to understand whether…
Falling Chinese Coal Consumption and Output Undermine Global Market – WSJ: Finally, Finally, Finally… China has finally started to cut back on it’s production and use of dirty coal. China now consumes far more than half of the world’s coal. It’s a perfect time for them to do so, with all energy prices so low,…
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