Anchorage Solar employee Tim Resnick hoists a solar panel over his head before installing it on a roof in 2018. (Erin McKinstry/Alaska Public Media) Alaskans looking to invest in solar panels or other renewable energy infrastructure for their homes will likely have some new options in the next few […] Click here to view original […]

File: Caleb Kenna A solar field in Sudbury As expected, Gov. Phil Scott on Thursday vetoed a bill designed to move Vermont toward 100 percent renewable power. H.289 , which enjoyed strong support in the House and Senate, would require utilities to sell only renewable electricity by 2035. Utilities, […] Click here to view original

Duke Energy’s Floating Solar Project // Duke Energy, 2023 By Jim Saunders ©2024 The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Carrying out a controversial law signed last week by Gov. Ron DeSantis, officials have started moving to repeal state renewable-energy goals. The goals, put in place in 2022, have […] Click here to view original

Mining Site A University of Michigan study reveals that the U.S. cannot mine copper quickly enough to meet the demands of transitioning to renewable energy as outlined in the Inflation Reduction Act. Electric vehicles and grid upgrades require significantly more copper than is currently produced. The study suggests that […] Click here to view original

The remains of a tornado-damaged wind turbine in a field near Prescott, Iowa, on Tuesday. The footage from southwest Iowa is shocking: In the trail of a tornado, a wind turbine is bent in half like a cheap straw, its hub engulfed in flames and thick black smoke, its […] Click here to view original

America’s family farms had just recovered from the diesel and other energy price shocks of 2022 when rising interest rates started to increase their cost of credit. Incentives and subsidies from the Agriculture Department and the federal tax credits in the IRA can add up to paying in full […] Click here to view original