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Florida Should Take Another Look at Its Solar Policy

Kevin Doyle, CEA-Florida Executive Director looks at how Floridians are benefiting from access to solar energy and how new policies can make solar more...
Rooftop Solar

Are Arizona’s Solar Policies Balanced for All Consumers?

CEA's Brydon Ross examines Arizona's solar energy incentives and how solar can be more accessible. Solar power has become a force partly because the prices for installation...
Downtown Phoenix Aerial View

Solar Panels, the Desert and the Snow

The Grand Canyon State, as its name suggests, is home to some of the most well-known American landmarks in the southwest – from the...
Solar Thermal Power Station

Solar in the Mojave Desert

When we think of deserts around the world, we tend to think of extreme temperatures. Scorching hot temperatures during the day and freezing cold...
City of Portland Oregon and Mount Hood in Autumn

Oregon

In 2017, SunPower completed the Gala Solar Power Plant, a 56-MW facility in Prineville Oregon. This plant produces enough electricity to power 14,000 homes...
Tulsa Oklahoma skyline and park

Oklahoma

Oklahoma ranks 39th out of all states for solar energy jobs available to residents. This year, (2018) OGE Energy and SunPower completed a solar...
Columbus Ohio

Ohio

There are more than 20,000 homes in the state of Ohio that run completely on solar.Campbell’s Soup, located in Napoleon, has installed one of...
Raleigh, North Carolina

North Carolina

Over 7,600 people work in the renewable energy industry, specifically solar, in the state of North Carolina.The Tarheel State creates enough solar to power...
Santa Fe hillside houses

New Mexico

New Mexico ranks 16th in the nation for highest solar producing states with 4.34% of the state’s electricity coming from solar.Over 2,500 people are...
Downtown Clinton, New Jersey

New Jersey

Almost 400,000 homes in the state of New Jersey are powered by solar.Over 7,100 people work and support their families thanks to the solar...