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News Articles: solar

Ewes and lambs stand inside of a pen in the Silicon Ranch lambing barn on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, at Houston Solar Project in Elko, Georgia. The lambing barn, which finished in late 2023, currently holds hundreds of sheep and lambs, which are monitored, recorded and then released out to the pasture. Silicon Ranch breeds its own sheep to enhance parasite resistance and to adapt to the climate in the southeast. Katie Tucker/The Telegraph

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  • Energy

Why 1,000 sheep graze this Houston County solar farm, and why it helps economy

The Houston Solar Project is a 68-megawatt, 705-acre solar farm that is also home to Katahdin sheep.

February 19, 2025
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By:
  • Margaret Walker
China is the world's largest producer of renewable energy.

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  • Climate

How will China impact the future of climate change? You might be surprised

As a new Trump administration signals a retreat on climate action, China is stepping up. China is the biggest producer of climate technologies like electric vehicles and solar panels.

November 22, 2024
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By:
  • Julia Simon
Solar farm

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  • Energy

Georgia ranks high for solar power in the South

Georgia utilities earned high marks this year in an annual report on the state of solar power in the South.

July 17, 2024
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
A solar panel array near the Talmadge Memorial Bridge in downtown Savannah.

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  • Energy

Savannah to add new solar panels on 14 city buildings, projected to save $1.4 million over 25 years

The deal adds to an existing contract with Atlanta-based Cherry Street Energy.

July 12, 2024
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
The sun emits a mid-level solar flare releasing a burst of solar material.<strong></strong>

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  • Science

In light of the solar maximum, a look at the biggest solar storm in recorded history

We are at the height of the Sun's activity in its eleven year cycle, known to astronomers as the solar maximum. This means that over the next several months there's going to be a lot of solar activity. It's got us thinking back to 1859. That's when astronomer Richard Carrington was studying the Sun when he witnessed the most intense geomagnetic storm recorded in history. The storm, triggered by a giant solar flare, sent brilliant auroral displays across the globe causing electrical sparking and fires in telegraph stations. This encore episode, Regina talks to solar physicist Dr. Samaiyah Farid about what's now known as the Carrington event and about what may happen the next time a massive solar storm hits Earth.

Want to hear us cover other parts of the solar system? Email the show at shortwave@npr.org to let us know!

February 21, 2024
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By:
  • Regina G. Barber and
  • Eva Tesfaye
At present, solar energy accounts for only about 4.24% of Georgia’s electricity production. So, if Georgia Power intends to meet Southern Company’s commitment to net zero emissions, it will need to add far more than the proposed limits to new solar power.

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  • Energy

Georgia Power objections cast long shadow over state lawmakers’ efforts to expand solar energy

A push to expand community solar in Georgia is running into opposition from the state’s largest electric utility, which has been under pressure in recent years to increase rooftop solar.

February 19, 2024
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By:
  • Jill Nolin
A worker installs solar panels on a roof, Feb. 6, 2024, Garden City. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current

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  • News

Rooftop program aims to change demographics of solar

Georgia Bright attracts low to moderate income Georgia homeowners with solar leasing.

February 12, 2024
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By:
  • Mary Landers
Solar panel covers the roof of this home near Savannah High School

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  • News

Solar leasing programs offered for low-to-moderate income Georgians

Low- and moderate-income Georgia homeowners have a new opportunity to benefit from solar panels on their roof without spending tens of thousands of dollars upfront. 

October 05, 2023
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By:
  • Mary Landers
This pollinator research area is located underneath the right-of-way solar array that’s located along I-85 near exit 14 in LaGrange, Georgia. Mike Haskey / Ledger-Enquirer

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  • News

Nonprofit installs solar panels, plants flowers along 18-miles of west GA highway

In west Georgia, a humble 4-acre piece of land on the shoulder of Interstate 85 is buzzing with bees and soaking up the sun’s energy via 2,600 panels of solar power. This project is the brainchild of The Ray, a nonprofit created by the Ray C. Anderson Foundation.

August 14, 2023
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By:
  • Kala Hunter
A map from advocacy group Climate Power shows a sector-by-sector breakdown of new jobs from clean energy projects announced between Aug. 16, 2022, and July 25, 2023.

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  • Economy

Analysis: Georgia's the No. 2 state for green tech projects since Inflation Reduction Act's passage

22 private-sector projects catapulted Georgia toward the top of the list.

July 28, 2023
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
The Keneda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design at Georgia Tech.

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  • News

Solar power is a cheap, favored form of renewable energy in GA, but residential solar lags

Solar, the most affordable form of energy in Georgia, has momentous support from both sides of the political aisle — and it’s combating climate change.

July 20, 2023
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By:
  • Kala Hunter
Newly installed solar panels face the sky at the construction site of a new solar energy park as wind turbines spin behind last month near Prenzlau, Germany.

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  • Energy

China dominates the solar power industry. The EU wants to change that

Germany was a pioneer in the solar power industry, but succumbed to competition from China. Now, Germany — and the European Union — are trying to revitalize the industry once again.

May 17, 2023
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By:
  • Rob Schmitz
House with solar panels

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  • News

Georgia House poised to set new regulations, oversight for state’s growing rooftop solar market

The Georgia House could cast a vote on as early as this week on a bill that would give the Public Service Commission the sweeping power to regulate solar panel installers.

February 27, 2023
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
The state Public Service Commission held firm Tuesday on a 5,000-customer cap on Georgia Power’s rooftop solar program.

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  • News

State energy regulators approve Georgia Power rate hike

The state Public Service Commission approved a $1.8 billion rate increase requested by Georgia Power on Tuesday that embraced most of an agreement between the agency’s staff and the company presented last week.

December 21, 2022
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By:
  • Dave Williams
6-Acre Solar Farm Will Soon be Constructed in East Georgia

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  • News

Giant solar farms proving a mixed bag for rural Georgia

Runoff from a growing number of giant solar farms polluting rivers and streams in rural South Georgia is becoming a major concern, an official with the state Environmental Protection Division said Monday.

October 25, 2022
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By:
  • Dave Williams
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