You may have heard about the new technology that promises to extend solar power production into previously unknown territory: darkness. The key ingredient is a type of salt that acts as a thermal mass, becoming molten during the heat of the day and then releasing that stored heat at night to provide steam to power [...]

Judging from recent announcements, the Department of Veterans Affairs is aiming for a solar-powered future. On November 20, the VA announced plans to install a solar photovoltaic (PV) system at a facility of the West Texas VA Health Care System. And today, via the Phoenix Business Journal, we learned that VA hospitals in Arizona, California [...]

A new Nevada law is expected to increase the number of solar PV installations in the state by making it easier for third parties to finance the installation of renewable energy systems. Effective since October 1, Assembly Bill 186 clarifies the definition of “third-party ownership” as it pertains to the leasing of solar panels, wind [...]

A number of U.S. states require electricity providers to derive a minimum percentage of their power from renewable sources by a certain date. Such a requirement is often referred to a renewable portfolio standard, or RPS. Currently, 24 states, plus the District of Columbia have formalized RPSs in place, while five other states have legislated [...]

More than 150 years after the pioneers saddled their horses and sharpened their pickaxes for the frontier, the land of the American West is being rushed again—but this time it’s not for gold (or Manifest Destiny). After Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced in late June federal initiatives to [...]

Las Vegas brings Nevada solar power into the spotlight with an $11 million project funded by stimulus money.

Nevada has some new legislation improving the outlook for solar energy projects within the state, though the provisions fall short of making distributed generation solar more attractive.

SEPA’s second annual report on which national utilities have the most installed megawatts of solar capacity has just been released.

Environmentalists and solar power developers are at odds over the benefits of building large solar power generation plants in the desert.

A look at solar projects nation-wide.