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Students learn about different way solar energy can be harnessed in a rooftop lab at Discovery Elementary in Arlington, Virginia. The school has a 495-kilowatt solar array. Credit: Lincoln Barbour

5,500 U.S. Schools Use Solar Power, and That's Growing as Costs Fall, Study Shows

BY LYNDSEY GILPIN

Miguel Rodriguez. Credit: New York City Housing Authority

Community Solar Heads for the Rooftops of NYC’s Public Housing Projects

By Lyndsey Gilpin

More than 600 kilowatts of solar panels cover the the rooftops of buildings at Georgia Tech. Some of the rooftops double as a solar energy research lab for students. Credit: Georgia Tech

Solar Boom in Trump Country: It’s About Economics and Energy Independence

By Lyndsey Gilpin

Tesla's first solar-plus-storage project in Puerto Rico is being built at a children's hospital. Credit: Tesla

Puerto Rico’s Solar Future Takes Shape at a Children’s Hospital, with Tesla Batteries

By Lyndsey Gilpin

Elon Musk: Tesla Could Help Puerto Rico Power Up Again with Solar Microgrids

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Solar Energy Boom Sets New Records, Shattering Expectations

By Georgina Gustin

A quarter of homes in the Florida Keys are estimated to have been destroyed by Hurricane Irma. Credit: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

Rebuilding After the Hurricanes: These Solar Homes Use Almost No Energy

By Lyndsey Gilpin

Solar Panel Tariff Threat: 8 Questions Homeowners Are Asking

By Marianne Lavelle

A solar company wires control boxes for solar panels and building's roof in Gainesville, Florida. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

After the Hurricane, Solar Kept Homes and One City's Traffic Lights Running

By Lyndsey Gilpin

Suniva, Seeking Tariffs on Foreign Solar Panels, Faces Tough Questions from ITC

By Marianne Lavelle

Solar panel installers at work in Washington, D.C. Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images

Suniva Solar Tariff Case Could Throttle a Thriving Industry

By Gloria Dickie

South Miami Approves Solar Roof Rules, Inspired by a Teenager

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Wind and solar power are growing

As Solar and Wind Prices Fall, Coal’s Future is Fading Fast, BNEF Says

By Leslie Kaufman

Solar power has pushed power prices negative on some days in California.

As Solar Pushes Electricity Prices Negative, 3 Solutions for California’s Grid

By Leslie Kaufman

U.S. Renewable Energy Jobs Employ 800,000+ People and Rising: in Charts

By Paul Horn

The energy start-up Opus One is helping New York understand how power from distributed resources interact with traditional power flows. Credit: Opus One

How New York Is Building the Renewable Energy Grid of the Future

By Leslie Kaufman

Renewable Energy Groups Push Back Against Rick Perry's Controversial Grid Study

By Georgina Gustin

More Renewable Energy for Less: Capacity Grew in 2016 as Costs Fell

By Phil McKenna

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