Solar Installer Sunrun is Creating a Planet “Run by the Sun”
A look at how Sunrun takes advantage of the U.S. regulatory environment for solar energy
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Tesla: More Than Just a Car Company
Tesla’s goal of bringing sustainable energy to the masses is supported by synergies with SolarCity.
Tesla, Elon Musk and their strategy to revolutionize the way we consume energy
Tesla to acquire SolarCity in a attempt to create the world’s “only integrated sustainable energy company”.
Tesla: Accelerating the Transition to Sustainable Energy
Tesla is accelerating the transition to sustainable energy by launching a more affordable electric car and by acquiring SolarCity
New Horizons for utility: Community solar in regional Western Australia
Horizon Power responded to a recent bushfire by piloting a community solar project that takes customers off the grid. This post explores the opportunity for expanding the program to counter challenges posed by climate change, and what it would take for Horizon to deliver.
Adapt or Get Left Behind: How NRG Reinvented Itself from a Fossil-Fuel Company into a Clean Energy Giant
How did a traditional fossil-fuel company reinvent itself as a clean energy giant in less than a decade and shake the rest of the industry out of its complacency? It viewed climate change as an opportunity not a threat.
The Mouse Versus Mother Nature
Disney and Climate Change? What does an entertainment company have to do with the environment?
GETTING MESSY BY GOING GREEN: THE UNINTENDED ECONOMIC BURDEN OF NET METERING POLICIES
While the rise of residential solar has been a major win for clean energy advocates, net metering policies have put undue burden on low income households
Generating change: A California utility copes with state regulation
Regulatory mandates in California create a massive shift toward renewable energy sources for PG&E, the state’s second largest utility. As renewable energy technologies mature, new innovations may challenge its capital intensive model.
SolarCity at the Frontier of Climate Change
Climate change is one of the most pressing problems facing humanity today. Equipped with innovative photovoltaic technologies and a revolutionary financing business model, SolarCity aims to expand globally and dramatically decrease emissions greenhouse gases from fossil fuels. But is this goal too big to accomplish? Is a merger with Tesla the only way out?