One of the dirtiest coal-fired power plants in the U.S. will soon shut down, thanks to a well-known billionaire and previously passed legislation. As part of its acquisition of Nevada’s largest utility, NV Energy, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway also inherited Reid Gardner, a 557-megawatt (MW), coal-fired energy plant near Las Vegas. The massive structure, which has […]
If you lease solar panels in Arizona—now home of the world’s largest photovoltaic solar facility—there could soon be a tax for that. A new interpretation of state law regarding solar panels means that customers could be paying taxes on them by October 2015, the Arizona Republic reported. The taxes aren’t light either. According to the […]
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest report, which explores ways to cut carbon emissions, put the world on notice. Despite efforts in the United States, Europe and developing countries such as China to ramp up energy efficiency and renewable energy, global carbon emissions have been increasing at a much faster clip than they […]
The United Kingdom’s solar industry burst out of the gate this year, according to a new study. Collectively, the industry installed 1.1 gigawatts (GW) from January through March, according to NPD Solarbuzz. The research and analysis firm’s vice president, Finlay Colville, says the increase was paced by late 2013, when the European Union began imposing anti-dumping […]
While many people associate cooperatives with a place for hippies to buy organic food, the cooperative movement has actually grown far and wide, creating sustainable enterprises that generate jobs and strengthen local economies. Today, there are nearly 30,000 cooperatives in the U.S., with more than 100 million members. From day care centers to hardware stores, cooperatives seem […]
Under the president’s instruction, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) provided funding to boost the country’s solar energy Thursday, while encouraging business leaders to deploy solar energy in their communities. As part of the Solar Summit at the White House, the DOE announced $15 million to help communities across the nation develop multi-year solar energy plans to […]
A U.S. Army base near the Mexican border will soon be home to the U.S. Department of Defense’s largest solar array on a military installation. The U.S. Army announced Monday that Fort Huachuca, in Southeast Arizona’s Cochise County, on April 25 will break ground on a solar array with panels that collectively will provide one quarter […]
Environment America scanned the nation to find out which cities are shining the brightest when it comes to solar energy. Those cities are doing more than just leading the way—the top 20 cities contain more solar power today than the entire country had just six years ago. Not surprisingly, you’ll see plenty of California cities in the […]
IKEA has earned a reputation for its solar energy and electric vehicle infrastructure investments, but the same can’t be said for wind power. That all changed Thursday when the Swedish company announced that it was making the first wind energy purchase of its 71-year history. The company is buying Hoopeston Wind Farm in Hoopeston, Ill., about […]
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