In Energy Bill, Cooper Faces Dilemma With Wind Farm Pause
Governor Roy Cooper may face a tough choice with pending energy legislation. A bill on his desk could force him to boost the state's bright solar industry at the expense of wind power.
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Tesla Begins Taking Orders For Its Solar Energy Roof Tile Systems
The company offers an "infinity" warranty on its tiles that integrate solar power into roof coverings. Tesla has published a web tool that can estimate costs and savings.
As Coal Jobs Decline, Solar Sector Shines
The loss of jobs has stung as the coal industry has declined. Renewable power — especially solar — is now where the jobs are. Solar jobs outnumber those in coal, but coal jobs pay more.
As Rooftop Solar Challenges Utilities, One Aims For A Compromise
As more homeowners install solar they're using less energy from their utilities, which in turn hurts their business. One utility in Colorado has forged a deal that may be a model for other states.
Big Business Pushes Coal-Friendly Kentucky To Embrace Renewables
Nearly 90 percent of Kentucky's electricity is from coal — the cheap energy source that helped build its manufacturing economy. Now it's struggling to respond as more businesses want clean energy.
What Trump Misses About Energy Jobs In America
The president on Tuesday signed an executive order with the intention of helping bring back coal jobs. But clean energy jobs, like solar, have taken off, far outpacing coal.
Giving Power To Women In Ghana
A school is teaching them to be electrical engineers — and to defy local stereotypes that engineering is a man's job.
Who's In Charge? Getting Western States To Agree On Sharing Renewable Energy
California has so much solar energy that some days, there's too much. One solution is to join forces across state borders. But in the West, that's sparking some not-so-neighborly opposition.
Solar Projects Get Boost From Federal Loans
The U.S. Agriculture Department is providing nearly $50 million in loans and grants to 13 solar power investments in North Carolina.
South Getting First Big Wind Farm
The idea of a commercial scale wind farm in the South is not just a lot of hot air.