Rooftop Archives https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/rooftop/ Your premier source for the latest news in Green Energy. Thu, 18 Jan 2024 21:12:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Renewable.png Rooftop Archives https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/rooftop/ 32 32 The Pentagon will install rooftop solar panels as Biden pushes clean energy in federal buildings https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/rooftop/the-pentagon-will-install-rooftop-solar-panels-as-biden-pushes-clean-energy-in-federal-buildings/ Fri, 19 Jan 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/?p=332164 Clean Energy Pentagon https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24017569970509-scaled.jpg 2560 1508 FILE - The Pentagon in Washington, March 27, 2008. The Defense Department will install solar panels on the Pentagon as part of a Biden administration plan to promote energy conservation and clean energy. The Pentagon is one of 31 government sites that are receiving grants for the Energy Department program, which the administration says is intended to “reestablish the federal government as a sustainability leader” and promote President Joe Biden’s commitment to clean energy. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24017569970509-scaled.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24017569970509-scaled.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24017569970509-scaled.jpg Nautilus accelerates Midwest expansion, acquires 75 MW of community solar in Illinois https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/nautilus-accelerates-midwest-expansion-acquires-75-mw-of-community-solar-in-illinois/ Tue, 09 Jan 2024 20:16:09 +0000 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/?p=331901 default https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/NAUTILUS-SOLAR-NY-CLIFTON-PARK-scaled.jpg 2560 1440 default https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/NAUTILUS-SOLAR-NY-CLIFTON-PARK-scaled.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/NAUTILUS-SOLAR-NY-CLIFTON-PARK-scaled.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/NAUTILUS-SOLAR-NY-CLIFTON-PARK-scaled.jpg Solar energy and its cheaper bills are coming to more disadvantaged communities https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/solar-energy-and-its-cheaper-bills-are-coming-to-more-disadvantaged-communities/ Thu, 28 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/?p=331737 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Doris-Brown-solar.jpg 1024 575 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Doris-Brown-solar.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Doris-Brown-solar.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Doris-Brown-solar.jpg California NEM 3.0: Appeals court rejects lawsuit, upholds new rooftop solar policy https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/policy-regulation/california-nem-3-0-appeals-court-rejects-lawsuit-upholds-new-rooftop-solar-policy/ Fri, 22 Dec 2023 15:41:46 +0000 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/?p=331704 California-Solar Panels https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AP22314736154136.jpg 1024 683 FILE—Solar panels sit on rooftops at a housing development in Folsom, Calif., Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020. California regulators on Thursday, Nov 10, 2022 proposed changes to the state's residential solar market aimed at encouraging more at-home battery systems that can help the electrical grid rely less on fossil fuels in the evenings, especially during heat waves. The state has the nation's largest rooftop solar market with panels on about 1.5 million nomes, according to the California Public Utilities Commission. . (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AP22314736154136.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AP22314736154136.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AP22314736154136.jpg Blame it on the rain! NREL says precipitation can’t completely clean pollen from solar panels https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/blame-it-on-the-rain-nrel-says-precipitation-cant-completely-clean-pollen-from-solar-panels/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 17:33:55 +0000 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/?p=331664 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/pollen-solar-panel.jpg 480 572 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/pollen-solar-panel.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/pollen-solar-panel.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/pollen-solar-panel.jpg Electric vehicle owners and solar rooftops find a mutual attraction https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/rooftop/electric-vehicle-owners-and-solar-rooftops-find-a-mutual-attraction/ Mon, 18 Dec 2023 17:30:00 +0000 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/?p=331631 Owners-Solar https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AP23349541550576-scaled.jpg 2560 1707 FILE - Solar panels are installed on the roof of a home in Frankfort, Ky., Monday, July 17, 2023. Residential solar is gaining traction in the U.S., with about 4.5 million homes now with solar rooftops. The share of electric vehicles in the U.S. is also growing. Many people with EVs become interested in charging them on solar energy, if they own their own roofs. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AP23349541550576-scaled.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AP23349541550576-scaled.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/AP23349541550576-scaled.jpg NYC adjusts rooftop solar, EV zoning to ease installation https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/rooftop/nyc-adjusts-rooftop-solar-ev-zoning-to-ease-installation/ Thu, 14 Dec 2023 19:54:56 +0000 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/?p=331572 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/luca-bravo-_QdFx92MO2U-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560 1707 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/luca-bravo-_QdFx92MO2U-unsplash-scaled.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/luca-bravo-_QdFx92MO2U-unsplash-scaled.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/luca-bravo-_QdFx92MO2U-unsplash-scaled.jpg California NEM 3.0: Appeals court to hear arguments against rooftop solar policy https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/rooftop/california-nem-3-0-appeals-court-to-hear-arguments-against-rooftop-solar-policy/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 16:39:04 +0000 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/?p=331545 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ricardo-gomez-angel-MagdWoazARo-unsplash-1.jpg 2560 1433 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ricardo-gomez-angel-MagdWoazARo-unsplash-1.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ricardo-gomez-angel-MagdWoazARo-unsplash-1.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ricardo-gomez-angel-MagdWoazARo-unsplash-1.jpg Rethinking federal investments: We need virtual power plants, not hydrogen hubs https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/hydrogen/rethinking-federal-investments-we-need-virtual-power-plants-not-hydrogen-hubs/ Tue, 12 Dec 2023 19:07:24 +0000 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/?p=331535 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screenshot-88-1.jpg 800 600 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screenshot-88-1.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screenshot-88-1.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screenshot-88-1.jpg Is Xcel Energy holding back substation capacity from solar developers? It’s complicated. https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/rooftop/is-xcel-energy-holding-back-substation-capacity-from-solar-developers-its-complicated/ Fri, 08 Dec 2023 16:23:51 +0000 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/?p=331478 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/51517024428_697f1ce134_k.webp 1300 731 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/51517024428_697f1ce134_k.webp https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/51517024428_697f1ce134_k.webp https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/51517024428_697f1ce134_k.webp