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Imported solar panels on Vermont-made arrays designed to track the sun. Credit: Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images

Election 2018: Clean Energy’s Future Could Rise or Fall with These Governor’s Races

By Dan Gearino, Marianne Lavelle

Wind turbines at California's San Gorgonio Pass wind farm. Credit: Lee Celano/AFP/Getty Images

California Ups Its Clean Energy Game: Brown Signs 100% Zero-Carbon Electricity Bill

By Marianne Lavelle

Workmen installs solar panels in Colorado. Credit: John Moore/Getty Images

How Much Damage are Trump’s Solar Tariffs Doing to the U.S. Industry?

By DAN GEARINO

Solar installation. Credit: Alexandra Beier/Getty Images

Solar's Hitting a Cap in South Carolina, and Jobs Are at Stake by the Thousands

By James Bruggers

GRID Alternatives staff and volunteers install solar panels on a home in Englewood, Colorado. Credit: GRID Alternatives

Solar Is Saving Low-Income Households Money in Colorado. It Could Be a National Model.

By DAN GEARINO

Downtown Atlanta. Credit: Mike Downey/CC-BY-2.0

Atlanta Charts a Path to 100 Percent Renewable Electricity

By James Bruggers

Georgia universities are part of the solar boom, as well. Georgia Tech has faculty and students working on a range of advanced solar technologies, including concentrated solar, photovoltaics and thin films. Credit: Georgia Tech Research Institute.

How Georgia Became a Top 10 Solar State, With Lawmakers Barely Lifting a Finger

By James Bruggers

China announced it was scaling back some of its solar subsidies. Analysts expect the policies to reduce the amount of solar installed in China, but increase its solar panel sales globally, lowering prices. Credit: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

China’s Dramatic Solar Shift Could Take Sting Out of Trump's Panel Tariffs

By Nicholas Kusnetz

An environmental group installed solar panels atop Faith Community Church to sell the church cheap, clean electricity. Credit: NC WARN

How Solar Panels on a Church Rooftop Broke the Law in N.C.

By DAN GEARINO

Installers add solar panels to a home in San Rafael, California. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

California Requires Solar Panels for New Homes. Will Other States Follow?

By DAN GEARINO

A herder purchases a portable solar power kit in Mongolia. Credit: Stephan Bachenheimer

World Is Not on Track to Meet UN’s 2030 Sustainable Energy Goals

By Georgina Gustin

Abengoa's Solana solar thermal power plant in Gila Bend, Arizona, uses mirrors to concentrate the sun's rays and produce enough energy to power 71,000 homes. Credit: Department of Energy

A Renewable Energy Battle Is Brewing in Arizona, with Confusion as a Weapon

By Nicholas Kusnetz

A dog investigates the Tesla Powerwall newly installed at a home in Vermont. Credit: Bryan Alexander/CC-BY-2.0

How Adding Batteries to Existing Solar Could Qualify for 30 Percent Tax Credit

By Lyndsey Gilpin

An early morning vote in Congress on a temporary spending bill ended a brief government shutdown. The bill also included tax credit extensions from some renewable energy technologies. Credit: Zach Gibson/Getty Images

Congress Extends Tax Breaks for Clean Energy — and Carbon Capture

By Georgina Gustin

President Trump's 30 percent tariff on foreign-produced solar cells and modules will not be as devastating a blow as he could have dealt.

While It Could Have Been Worse, Solar Tariffs May Hit Trump Country Hard

By Marianne Lavelle

Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project. Credit: SolarReserve

24-Hour Solar Energy: Molten Salt Makes It Possible, and Prices Are Falling Fast

By Robert Dieterich

Renewable energy is already the cheaper option in many places. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images

Clean Energy Soared in the U.S. in 2017 Due to Economics, Policy and Technology

By Erica Gies

Tax Bill Preserves Critical Tax Credits for Wind, Solar and Electric Vehicles

By Georgina Gustin

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