Solar power got cheap. So why aren’t we using it more?

 https://www.popsci.com/story/environment/cheap-renewable-energy-vs-fossil-fuels/

US solar market sees strongest Q1 ever, industry boosts forecast as costs fall despite Trump tariffs

https://electrek.co/2019/06/18/us-solar-strongest-first-quarter/?fbclid=IwAR26WdEf-3LsJrKLdhFk8ahTpIm9ewApSg6pATWwmSuEyNhXkPEjAARqQ-k

California Gives Final OK To Require Solar Panels On New Houses

https://www.npr.org/2018/12/06/674075032/california-gives-final-ok-to-requiring-solar-panels-on-new-houses

Solar Industry Unveils Campaign to Streamline Solar Permitting

https://www.ases.org/solar-industry-unveils-campaign-to-streamline-solar-permitting/


From the American Solar Energy Society: news of some much needed advancement

How China's Solar Farms are Transforming World Energy

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180822-why-china-is-transforming-the-worlds-solar-energy


"Liu points out that solar panels continue to get cheaper and cheaper. As such, it may only be a few years before China’s slashed subsidies become irrelevant – solar energy will just be too deliciously inexpensive for investors to ignore. It will be between three and five years before solar is cheap enough to build confidently without subsidy, she says."

Tesla Powerwall Batteries Saves Green Mountain Power $500K During Heat Wave

https://cleantechnica.com/2018/07/27/network-of-tesla-powerwall-batteries-saves-green-mountain-power-500000-during-heat-wave/

What Changed In The Solar Industry In June & July?

https://cleantechnica.com/2018/08/11/what-changes-in-the-solar-industry-in-june-july/

Alabama Power solar fee challenged

https://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2018/04/alabama_power_solar_complaint.html


This goes back to a much earlier post. What's a reasonable fee for a utility to charge customers who use solar??

THIS SOLAR-POWERED RV RUNS WITHOUT FUEL OR CHARGING STATIONS

http://www.greenmatters.com/living/2017/08/31/ZHQvPu/solar-rv

Dirty Energy's Quiet War on Solar Panels

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/energy-environment/345450-dirty-energys-quiet-war-on-solar-panels

US Solar Energy Employs More People Than Oil Coal and Gas Combined

https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2017/01/25/u-s-solar-energy-employs-more-people-than-oil-coal-and-gas-combined-infographic/#2145d0522800

How Small Tribe in Nevada Shut Down Coal and- Built a Solar Farm

http://inhabitat.com/how-a-small-tribe-in-nevada-shut-down-coal-and-built-a-solar-farm/

Kentucky Coal Mining Museum Switches to Solar Power

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/04/06/kentucky-coal-mining-museum-switches-to-solar-power.html

Solar Could Beat Coal to Become the Cheapest Power on Earth

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-03/for-cheapest-power-on-earth-look-skyward-as-coal-falls-to-solar

Spinning Solar Cells Generate 20X ?

http://inhabitat.com/v3solars-photovoltaic-spin-cell-cones-capture-sunlight-all-day-long/

Experimental Artificial Leaf Solar Cell Converts CO2 into Usable Fuel

http://www.takepart.com/article/2016/07/28/experimental-artificial-leaf-solar-cell-converts-co2-usable-fuel?cmpid=ait-ad-fb-keywee&kwp_0=225721&kwp_4=866422&kwp_1=424403

Tesla Unveils New Line of Camouflaged Solar Panels

https://www.wired.com/2016/10/tesla-unveils-new-line-camouflaged-solar-panels/?mbid=social_fb

Tesla Unveils New Line of Camouflaged Solar Panels

https://www.wired.com/2016/10/tesla-unveils-new-line-camouflaged-solar-panels/?mbid=social_fb

Tesla Looks to Close the Solar Electric Car Loop

http://www.seeker.com/tesla-looks-to-close-the-solar-electric-car-loop-2065961822.html

Tesla Looks to Close the Solar Electric Car Loop

http://www.seeker.com/tesla-looks-to-close-the-solar-electric-car-loop-2065961822.html