Sharing the Sun, Sharing the Savings

Sharing the Sun, Sharing the Savings

As originally published on mountainlake.org We all know that keeping up with the cost of living isn’t getting any easier, and that includes the monthly electric bill. Fortunately, solar energy may offer a way to ease some of that burden, and you don’t...
The World Adds a Third Terawatt of Solar Power

The World Adds a Third Terawatt of Solar Power

As originally published on Yale Environment 360 In March, the world passed a major energy milestone, adding its third terawatt of solar power. Increasingly, poorer countries are leading the shift to solar, analysts say. It took nearly seven decades, after the...
Why solar power is taking over the world

Why solar power is taking over the world

As originally published on scientificamerican.com Forty-seven years ago U.S. President Jimmy Carter stood grinning in front of a set of 32 bulky solar panels. It was 1979, and the oil crisis had sent fuelF costs skyrocketing. Carter, in response, was making the White...