Tag: Solar Energy

The silicon solar panel, the dominant variety in the market today, is roughly 52 years old. (iStock Photo)

Clean energy industry not leading innovation

Washington Examiner Staff · May 4, 2015 9:00 am

Disruption Can Be a Good Thing

Eli Lehrer · May 4, 2015 4:00 am

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairwoman Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and top Democrat Sen. Maria Cantwell, of Washington, are working on broad energy legislation that they hope to move this spring. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Senators to focus on improving U.S. energy

Zack Colman · April 28, 2015 9:00 am

The company Solar City, which is owned by Tesla, offered a limited number of the batteries to homeowners at limited cost. (Getty)

Energy and Environment

Big batteries could make or break solar energy

John Siciliano · April 28, 2015 9:00 am

Might as Well Go Green Yourself

Brian Potts · April 27, 2015 4:00 am

Energy and Environment

Obama solar energy plan for veterans faces resistance

John Siciliano · April 3, 2015 5:04 pm

This Nov. 9, 2009, file photo, shows the coal-fired San Juan Generating Station near Farmington, New Mexico. A key driver of the rise in emissions was the increasing use of coal in 2013 in the power sector, which accounted for 31 % of emissions, after years of decline.

Energy and Environment

High hurdles for EPA climate rules in energy plan

John Siciliano · April 3, 2015 9:00 am

An investigation by the Oregonian found evidence that the developers lied and forged signatures on documents to convince state officials that the project was further along than it actually was to meet the qualifications for the credits. (Getty)

Energy and Environment

Oregon investigating fraud in colleges’ solar power project

Sean Higgins · March 27, 2015 9:15 pm

Solar panels are installed on the rooftop of an apartment building on April 30, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

Energy and Environment

Coal CEO: Don’t believe rooftop solar hype

John Siciliano · March 10, 2015 9:41 pm

Renewable energy advocates say U.S. subsidies are fair considering the subsidies the fossil fuel industry has received. (AP)

Energy and Environment

Power company, Maryland attorney general battle over merger

Zack Colman · March 5, 2015 4:55 pm

A flareup over solar panels is growing between electricity regulators and the upstart solar industry. (iStock)

Energy and Environment

Battle over solar panels warms up

Zack Colman · March 2, 2015 10:00 am

Beltway Confidential

Former head of Obama’s Solyndra program says Tea Party ‘cost taxpayers 10s of millions’

Timothy P. Carney · February 18, 2015 4:26 pm