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In Rooftop Solar, Advocates See a ‘Missed Opportunity’ for Clean Energy in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania lawmakers have been at an impasse on clean energy legislation for years. The lone exception—a $25 million bill to put rooftop solar on schools—strikes some as a blueprint for breaking through, but others see it as a one-off.

By Kyle Bagenstose

Solar panels are seen on the campus of Central Columbia High School in Bloomsburg, Pa., as part of a combination ground-mount and rooftop 3.8 megawatt array. Credit: Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Rooftop solar panels are installed on a home in Kensington, Md., on July 3. Credit: Maansi Srivastava/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Federal Rooftop Solar Grants Are on the Chopping Block. Here’s Who Would Get Hurt

By Dan Gearino

Brittany Staie, with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, gathers samples of vegetables that are being grown at the NREL agrivoltaic solar garden in Golden, Colo. Credit: Werner Slocum/NREL

In the Sweltering Southwest, Planting Solar Panels in Farmland Can Help Both Photovoltaics and Crops

By Tina Deines

The Gila River Indian Community in Arizona has lined 3,000 feet of their canals with solar panels. Credit: Jake Bolster/Inside Climate News

Gila River Tribes Intend to Float Solar Panels on a Reservoir. Could the Technology Help the Colorado River?

By Jake Bolster

Solar panels are seen on the roof of a home on Feb. 14, in Bandera, Texas. Credit: Christopher Lee/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

Despite Federal Challenges, Two Leading Solar Advocates Are Continuing Their Forward Push

By Dan Gearino

A solar array is installed at an apartment complex in Charlotte, N.C. Credit: Logan Cyrus/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Inspired N.C. Republicans Target Environmental Justice, Clean Energy Jobs and Programs

By Lisa Sorg

A worker assembles solar panels at a production facility in Lianyungang, China. Credit: Si Wei/VCG via Getty Images

Will Tariffs on Solar Cell Imports Invigorate the U.S. Manufacturing Market?

By Arcelia Martin

A worker checks solar panels before packaging at a production facility in the Gansu province of China on April 16, 2024. Credit: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images

Solar Panel Prices Are Rising Again. Here’s Why, and What May Be Next

By Dan Gearino

A view of the entrance to a ranch near Dubois, Wyo. Credit: Louise Johns/The Washington Post via Getty Images

‘An Unlikely Coalition’ Failed to Expand Rooftop Solar in Wyoming. Lawmakers Plan to Try Again

By Jake Bolster

A contractor visits Amparo Vigil's building in San Francisco's outer Mission District in September 2024 before putting in a bid to work on a solar panel installation and the transition to electric heat pumps and other appliances. Credit: Twilight Greenaway/Inside Climate News

Building Decarbonization Could Push Out Low-Income Renters. A San Francisco Program Hopes to Prevent That

By Twilight Greenaway

The Cirata Floating Solar Power Plant in Jakarta consists of 340,000 solar panels and has a capacity of 192 megawatts. Credit: Anna McNulty/Inside Climate News

Awaiting Promised Support From the West, Indonesia Proceeds With Its Ambitious Energy Transition

By Anna McNulty

An array of solar panels is seen near a dairy farm in St George, Vermont. Credit: Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images

Digging Deep to Understand Rural Opposition to Solar Power

By Dan Gearino

A view of utility-scale solar panels on public land in the California desert. Credit: Tom Brewster/Bureau of Land Management

BLM Plan for Solar on Public Lands Sparks Enthusiasm and Misgivings in Different Corners of the West

By Wyatt Myskow, Jake Bolster

A heat pump is installed at a home in Standish, Maine. Credit: Brianna Soukup/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

New Federal Housing Grants Are a Win for Climate Change and Environmental Justice

By Kristoffer Tigue

An aerial view of solar panels on the roof of a home in San Rafael, California. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Bigger and Less Expensive: A Snapshot of U.S. Rooftop Solar Power and How It’s Changed

By Dan Gearino

Utility solar, like the one pictured, have taken off in California. Wyoming could soon be home to similarly large projects, but it’s progress on solar development still lags behind many of its western peers. Credit: Tom Brewster/Bureau of Land Management

Will the Cowboy State See the Light on Solar Electricity?

By Jake Bolster

Painesville, Ohio will get a utility-scale solar farm—like this one in Florida—on the site of a former chemical manufacturing plant. Credit: Marco Bello/AFP via Getty Images

In Northeast Ohio, Hello to Solar and Storage; Goodbye to Coal

By Dan Gearino

Texas ranks third in the country in electricity generation from small-scale solar, including rooftop solar, trailing California and Arizona. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Rooftop Solar Was Having a Moment in Texas Before Beryl. What Happens Now?

By Dan Gearino

A wind turbine towers over farmland near Middleton, Wisconsin. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Clean Energy Is Booming in Purple Wisconsin. Just Don’t Mention Climate Change

By Kristoffer Tigue

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