Why Solar?
Solar energy is good for the economy, creates jobs, reduces carbon emissions, contributes to air quality and better public health, mitigates climate change, adds resilience and security to the utility grid, and is highly affordable today. Here are a few resources to get you started on learning more.
Solar Power Today
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U.S. Solar Market Insight 2014 Year in Review, 32% of new installed U.S. electricity capacity in 2014 was from solar. 20 GW of solar are now installed, enough to power 4.2 million homes.
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Solar Power on the Rise: The technologies and policies behind a booming energy sector, Solar power–clean, reliable, and increasingly affordable–is experiencing remarkable growth across the U.S.
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Brighter Future: A Study on Solar in U.S. Schools, The first nationwide assessment of how solar energy helps to power schools in communities.
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Renewables on the Rise: Wind, Solar Show Impressive Gains in EIA Report, Report shows that in 2014 the amount of installed, utility-scale solar more than doubled since 2013, to 15.9 GW, and that wind power generated 4.4 percent of all the electricity consumed in the U.S.
Jobs & ROI
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Google Thinks the Search for Rooftop Solar is On! Invests $300M in SolarCity Fund
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Solar Now Employs 174,000 in U.S.
Climate Change
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Commentary: We need a Marshall Plan for climate change
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Climate Central: Climate in Context Videos
Value of Solar
- Webinar: Minnesota’s Value of Solar
- Value of Solar: Program Design and Implementation Considerations
- State and Local Governments: Value of Solar Tariffs
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- Webinar: Minnesota’s Value of Solar
- Value of Solar: Program Design and Implementation Considerations
- State and Local Governments: Value of Solar Tariffs