Large-scale solar power generates about 4% of all electricity in the U.S. Capacity has almost doubled in the last year. Smaller-scale installations – including solar panels on things like homes and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is an Energy Consultant and Certified Energy Manager. In 2024, rooftop solar was the fastest-growing source of ...

Matthew Sturchio receives funding from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. As societies look for ways to cut greenhouse gas emissions and slow climate change ...

America’s capacity to generate carbon-free electricity grew during 2023 — part of a decade-long growth trend for renewable energy. Solar and wind account for more of our nation’s energy mix than ever ...

Last month, an energy think tank released some rare good news for the climate: The world is on track to install 29 percent more solar capacity this year than it did the year before, according to a ...

Rainbow Trout Solar reduced its proposed solar panel coverage area in Tippecanoe County by 22%, shrinking it to 645.5 acres. The project developers, Geenex Power and RWE, state the reduction addresses ...

LAFAYETTE, IN — Rainbow Trout Solar unveiled a revised plan that shrinks its footprint for solar panels by about 22% in its industrial-scale solar farm proposed for northwestern Tippecanoe County. The ...