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Tag Archives: solar
The Duck has Landed
May has arrived and days are getting longer and warmer. This is good news for baseball fans, barbecue enthusiasts, and grid operators concerned about integrating unprecedented levels of solar energy onto the California grid. Source: Solar panels at Busch Baseball … Continue reading
Why Does the Media Ignore Grid-Scale Solar?
Last month, I went to a talk by someone I surprisingly hadn’t heard of before. Yosef Abramowitz is an entrepreneur whose company, Gigawatt Global, just constructed and commissioned the largest solar power plant in East Africa. The 8.5 MW solar … Continue reading
No More Berning of Fossil Fuels
I am currently sitting in my yard enjoying the post El Nino 75 degree weather, while typing away on my locally made (…well invented at least) MacBook which was charged from the highly subsidized solar panels on my roof. I … Continue reading
The Risks of Going Solar
If you’re thinking of putting solar panels on your roof to save money on your electricity bills, you should recognize that there is risk involved. In some ways, this is no different from any other long-lived investment. For example, if … Continue reading
Could Microgrids Be Big in the US?
Three years ago this week, Hurricane Sandy began forming in the Caribbean Sea. It went on to wallop several Caribbean islands and the Eastern Seaboard. In the US the storm caused an estimated $75 billion in damage. The electricity system … Continue reading
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Are We Too Fixated on Rural Electrification?
“Rural electrification” and “energy access” are catchphrases in many energy and development circles. Multilateral lending agencies, many NGOs and the UN are highlighting the 1.3 billion people who currently do not have electricity in their homes. For example, of the … Continue reading
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Tagged development, electricity, energy access, rural electrification, solar
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Are Clean Energy Tax Credits Equitable?
A new Energy Institute working paper finds that income tax credits for weatherization, solar panels, hybrids, and electric cars go predominantly to higher-income households. Over the last decade, U.S. households have received more than $18 billion in federal income tax … Continue reading
A Deeper Look into the Fragmented Residential Solar Market
(Today’s post is co-authored with Alex Chun, who just received his MBA at Haas and is an alumnus of our Cleantech to Market class. Alex is the Business Intelligence Manager at Sungevity.) Who sells residential solar photovoltaic systems (PV) in … Continue reading
What Put California at the Top of Residential Solar?
California leads the nation in residential solar photovoltaic installations. In fact, nearly half of all systems installed have been in the Golden State. So why is California the leader? Sure, California has plenty of sunshine, but there are many other … Continue reading
Why Did Apple Pay so Much for 130 MW of Solar? Is Google Part of the Answer?
Sometimes, we write blog posts that pose rhetorical questions in the title. This time, I have real questions. I lay out several possible answers below and would love input from blog readers. Here’s a little background. Several weeks ago, to … Continue reading
