Rooftop solar can cut a home’s summer peak electricity demand 58 percent
Rootop solar panels can cut a home’s sweltering summer electricity demand by an average 58 percent, a study by the Pecan Street Research Institute finds. The study comes at a time that utility...
View ArticleWind and solar were the fastest growing sources for electricity generation in...
Wind and solar were the fastest growing technologies for electricity generation in 2012, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Wind capacity grew 28 percent to 60 Gigawatts in 2012 and...
View ArticleSolar overtakes wind in renewable energy installations in 2013
Solar outstripped wind in new renewable energy generating capacity 2013, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. And from now to 2040 solar will continue to grow faster than...
View ArticleDirect current could be making an electric comeback after 123 years
Direct current -- after losing to alternating current in the Edison v. Westinghouse “War of the Currents” –- is making an electric comeback. Driven by the spread of distributed generation – such as...
View ArticleRenewable electricity generation rises driven by the wind and the sun
Utility-scale renewable electricity generation grew by 23 percent between 2009 and 2012, led by wind and solar as renewals became a bigger part of the U.S. generation. “Wind comprised the majority of...
View ArticleA record year for utility-scale solar power in the U.S.
Utility-scale solar set a record with 2.3 gigawatts installed 2013, with bulk of the construction in California, Arizona and Nevada, according to a report by SNL Energy. The 2013 installations were a...
View ArticleColorado energy use lower and cheaper than most of the nation
Colorado homes and business use less energy than the national average and pay less for it, according to data from the federal Energy Information Administration. In total energy consumption per capita,...
View ArticleColorado solar had a good year in 2013 but change maybe afoot
The Colorado solar industry recorded a solid year with a total of 56 megawatts in installations in 2013, but the profile of what of kinds of projects are built may be changing. The market is still...
View ArticleSolar power eclipsed wind in 2013 and is set to keep rising
Solar power is set to eclipse wind as the best-financed, most-installed renewable energy source, says Clean Energy Trends 2014. In 2013, more solar photovoltaic generating capacity was installed...
View ArticleMeeting renewable energy targets turns out to be inexpensive
It turns out that adding renewable energy to the electricity generation mix doesn’t end up costing all that much, in at least one case it has even saved money. In Colorado is came to 1 cent per...
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