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    ‘Solar Energy Journal’ Debunks Myths that Rooftop Solar is Subsidized by Non-Solar Customers — Provides Scientific Evidence that Net-Metered Solar Saves Money for Utilities and Ratepayers

    ‘Solar Energy Journal’ Debunks Myths that Rooftop Solar is Subsidized by Non-Solar Customers — Provides Scientific Evidence that Net-Metered Solar Saves Money for Utilities and Ratepayers

    Jan 25, 2024

    A new paper in "Solar Energy Journal" by SSF researchers debunks the claim by utilities that ratepayers subsidize net-metered solar. Our data show the opposite: solar saves money for utilities and all ratepayers.

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    CEO Ryan McAllister Talks to UK’s Sky News about Government Support for Clean Energy

    CEO Ryan McAllister Talks to UK’s Sky News about Government Support for Clean Energy

    Apr 19, 2023

    Has the new Inflation Reduction Act given the US an advantage over Britain and other nations on solar power, batteries and other new energy technology?

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    The Year that America Turned the Corner on Climate & Clean Energy

    The Year that America Turned the Corner on Climate & Clean Energy

    Jan 12, 2023

    In 2022, Congress passed the most important legislation ever to support clean energy. Here's what it means for solar power and for you.

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    Meet Our Solar Education Group

    Meet Our Solar Education Group

    Dec 07, 2022

    Secure Solar Futures' staff has grown as two new members join our Solar Education Group to expand our programming in schools.

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    High Demand for Electric School Buses Leads to EPA Fund Increase

    High Demand for Electric School Buses Leads to EPA Fund Increase

    Oct 07, 2022

    In response to higher demand than expected from public schools for funding under the new Clean School Bus Program, the US EPA just increased funds available to replace diesel school buses with electric ones.

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    Secretary of Energy Granholm and VA Sen. Kaine Tour Historic Secure Futures Solar Project

    Secretary of Energy Granholm and VA Sen. Kaine Tour Historic Secure Futures Solar Project

    Aug 25, 2022

    US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm and Virginia's US Senator Tim Kaine joined Secure Futures President Tony Smith to celebrate solar power and the new Inflation Reduction Act.

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    Rooftop Solar Benefits All Electricity Customers, Even Ones without Solar

    Rooftop Solar Benefits All Electricity Customers, Even Ones without Solar

    Aug 05, 2022

    Electric utilities claim that rooftop solar only helps solar customers but costs everyone else money. New research by Secure Futures shows the opposite: solar saves money for everybody on the grid.

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    The Ukraine War Will Raise Both Gas and Electricity Prices. The Solution is Not Fast Fossil Fuels but Fast Solar.

    The Ukraine War Will Raise Both Gas and Electricity Prices. The Solution is Not Fast Fossil Fuels but Fast Solar.

    Mar 15, 2022

    Utilities use natural gas, which spikes with the price of oil, to generate much of the power on the grid. Installing solar panels now on a fast track is the best way to lower energy costs quickly.

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    Public Health Groups Push for Electric School Buses

    Public Health Groups Push for Electric School Buses

    Dec 09, 2021

    The money Congress has already voted for electric school buses is a good start, but public health advocates are asking for much more.

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    Rooftop Solar + Storage Can Make America’s Energy Transition Nearly $500 Billion Cheaper

    Rooftop Solar + Storage Can Make America’s Energy Transition Nearly $500 Billion Cheaper

    Sep 14, 2021

    President Biden wants the U.S. to generate 45% of its power from solar by 2050. To meet this ambitious goal, his plan will need more than just big solar farms. A local solar-storage plan will be crucial, according to a new computer model.

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    Why Isn’t Every Rooftop Covered with Solar Panels by Now?

    Why Isn’t Every Rooftop Covered with Solar Panels by Now?

    Jun 30, 2021

    Solar panels are now 80% cheaper than they were in 2010. So why aren't they on every suitable roof in America by now? Hint: the answer involves monopoly utility companies.

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    West Virginia Legalizes Solar Power Purchase Agreements

    West Virginia Legalizes Solar Power Purchase Agreements

    Jun 08, 2021

    West Virginia has become the 29th state to allow power purchase agreements. That removes a major barrier to help this coal state rise from its current national ranking near the bottom for solar power.

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