Solar as grid electricity is a government-created industry. It would not exist without the large tax credits that began with the 10 percent ITC in 1978, which was extended six times…
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Greenies Wage War with Trump Admin Over Biden Solar Program
“One of the more shocking features of Solar for All was with regards to the massive dilution of the money as many grants go through pass-through after pass-through after pass-through…
Don’t Rely On Solar Power In Winter, AEP!
Just as in the UK though, solar farm productivity plummets in winter months. Whereas it produces at around 20% of its capacity all year round, In January this year, the…
‘Big Oil’ and Early Solar: Trying and Failing
New-generation extraction technologies (resourceship) have made these energy minerals expanding resources, not depleting ones. Thus,the need for solar as grid electricity has diminished, except for the artificial prop of special…
Why is Labour Paving Over Britain’s Arable Heartlands Without Consulting Local People?
Scotland’s community-owned wind farms, like those on the Isle of Lewis, show a path forward, boosting local support for renewables by 30%. Labour could champion such models, aligning green goals with…
Solar Tax Credits: 1978–2025 (never enough)
The first solar energy incentives were created in 1978 by Jimmy Carter’s Administration. They’ve even enjoyed bipartisan support and been renewed by Republican administrations! Here’s a high-level history of solar…
Sunnova Declares Bankruptcy
Sunnova was all hat, no cattle. All sizzle, no steak. Long on DEI, short on profits. Long on government, short on consumer value.
Failure Was an Option: Sunnova’s Taxpayer-Funded Solar Flop
Across the country, tens of thousands of rooftop solar systems—once hailed as the clean energy revolution—are quietly decaying. Not because the technology failed, but because the industry did. We rushed…
Rogue Devices Capable Of Triggering Blackouts Reportedly Found In Chinese Solar Panels
Over the past nine months, “rogue communication devices” not listed in product documents were found in solar power inverters and batteries from several Chinese suppliers, according to sources familiar with the…
“Solar Madness In Germany”: Gigawatt-Hours Of Subsidized Electricity Gets Dumped Abroad For Free”
The country’s massive solar power production is leading to a growing problem due to mass overproduction and the resulting negative electricity prices, which occur particularly when the sun is shining…
GBE To Pay £200 Million For Solar Panels on Schools
Miliband is bragging that school budgets will be boosted because of these saving. This however is a sleight of hand – it is merely using taxpayer money in GBE to…
Energy Fantasy Versus Reality In Woke-Land — Part III
Meanwhile, there is at least some reason to think that JPM at the highest levels has finally started to see reality and re-think its green energy commitments. Just in January,…
The Shocking Solar Farm Bird Deaths the Mainstream Media Aren’t Telling You About
Solar farms, coming soon to a field near you, are an ecological disaster turning productive land into a nature dead zone. Birds frequently fly into the panels mistaking them for…
Swiss Alpine Photovoltaic System Begins to Crumble After Just 2 Years
Already, just 2 years in operation, 270 panels (5%) of the Muttsee project need to be replaced, and that at an exorbitant cost. Just check out the Axpo promotion video…
More Solar Silliness In The New York Times
The solar hype continued last month in the pages of the New York Times with an article by David Wallace-Wells headlined, “What Will We Do With Our Free Power?” The…
California Crews Begin Mowing Down Region’s Iconic Joshua Trees for Solar Farm
If California politicos were seriously interested in reliable and affordable energy and protecting Joshua trees, they would be making plans to erect Generation IV nuclear reactors. Instead, we are going…
World’s Most Populous Nation Has Put Solar Out To Pasture. Other Countries Should Follow Suit
The story of Dharnai serves as a cautionary tale for the implementation of renewable energy projects in rural India, where pragmatism is the official choice over pie in the sky.
Coal’s Importance For Solar Panel Manufacturing
Today, there is not one single solar panel that can be produced without coal (or even oil and gas).
Hailstorm in Texas destroys thousands of acres of solar farms
Locals are very worried about water contamination.
Solar power has massive potential to benefit humanity – with a different focus
Solar power may prove to be an excellent solution to one of the world’s most considerable problems: a lack of potable water.
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