/tags/solar-power solar power en-US Copyright Mon, 09 Dec 2024 11:33:34 GMT /news/2024-12-09/under-trump-an-all-of-the-above-energy-policy-is-poised-for-a-comeback Trump promised to "drill, baby, drill." What does that actually mean for the U.S. oil and gas industry – and other types of energy, too? Mon, 09 Dec 2024 11:33:34 GMT /news/2024-12-09/under-trump-an-all-of-the-above-energy-policy-is-poised-for-a-comeback Camila Domonoske /2024-05-14/renewable-energy-generation-reaches-30-globally A report found that solar and wind growth led the trend. Tue, 14 May 2024 10:41:10 GMT /2024-05-14/renewable-energy-generation-reaches-30-globally Alexandra Hart | Texas Standard /energy-environment/2024-01-29/texas-just-broke-a-record-for-how-much-power-it-got-from-the-sun Over a third of the electricity on the Texas grid came from the sun on Sunday, a new state record. Mon, 29 Jan 2024 23:00:00 GMT /energy-environment/2024-01-29/texas-just-broke-a-record-for-how-much-power-it-got-from-the-sun Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2022-08-02/high-plains-turn-off-its-turbines-to-limit-wind-production-while-the-texas-power-grid-is-stressed While wind farms in the region could help power and lower energy costs for at least 9 million homes, significant infrastructure upgrades would be needed to supply electricity from the region to other parts of the state. Tue, 02 Aug 2022 17:04:22 GMT /energy-environment/2022-08-02/high-plains-turn-off-its-turbines-to-limit-wind-production-while-the-texas-power-grid-is-stressed Jayme Lozano Carver | The Texas Tribune /texas-news/2022-01-11/energy-experts-say-renewable-energy-will-be-key-in-making-texas-electricity-more-reliable-in-2022 To learn more about what’s expected in 2022 for clean energy, Houston Public Media spoke with Gavin Dillingham, Vice President of Research for energy with the Houston Advanced Research Center. Tue, 11 Jan 2022 14:00:17 GMT /texas-news/2022-01-11/energy-experts-say-renewable-energy-will-be-key-in-making-texas-electricity-more-reliable-in-2022 Kyra Buckley /2019-07-05/puerto-rico-harnesses-the-power-of-the-sun-for-a-renewable-energy-future Puerto Rico has a plan to rebuild its energy grid and move to 100% renewable power by 2050. Many communities are working toward that themselves, without help from the government. Fri, 05 Jul 2019 18:58:00 GMT /2019-07-05/puerto-rico-harnesses-the-power-of-the-sun-for-a-renewable-energy-future Marisa Peñaloza, Greg Allen /2019-06-19/texas-poised-to-become-national-leader-in-solar-power Solar power continues to grow in Texas, new research finds, and that growth is due in part to another renewable energy the state has in abundance: wind. Wed, 19 Jun 2019 11:01:00 GMT /2019-06-19/texas-poised-to-become-national-leader-in-solar-power Mose Buchele /news/2019-06-11/facebook-is-building-massive-solar-project-in-west-texas Facebook is building a massive solar farm in West Texas that's believed to be one of the largest solar projects in the nation and the social media giant's… Tue, 11 Jun 2019 14:49:51 GMT /news/2019-06-11/facebook-is-building-massive-solar-project-in-west-texas Associated Press /2019-03-25/a-battle-is-raging-over-the-largest-solar-farm-east-of-the-rockies As demand for solar energy continues to grow in the Eastern U.S., the fight over a massive solar farm in Virginia is a harbinger of conflicts to come. Mon, 25 Mar 2019 20:22:00 GMT /2019-03-25/a-battle-is-raging-over-the-largest-solar-farm-east-of-the-rockies Jacob Fenston /2019-01-16/green-texas-town-faces-budget-crunch-as-energy-prices-drop Georgetown, Texas, made headlines when it signed 20- and 25-year contracts with solar and wind energy providers at a fixed rate in 2012. The costs of... Wed, 16 Jan 2019 16:06:01 GMT /2019-01-16/green-texas-town-faces-budget-crunch-as-energy-prices-drop Paul Flahive