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From tax breaks to solar panels, Vox explores the latest news on solar energy.

Climate
Solar power is booming in India. Will it reach the people who need it most?Solar power is booming in India. Will it reach the people who need it most?
Climate

As renewable energy ramps up, entrepreneurs work to bring its benefits to the 300 million citizens who lack electricity.

By Didem Tali
Climate
There’s a lot more solar power in the US than we thoughtThere’s a lot more solar power in the US than we thought
Climate

All those rooftop solar panels are basically invisible in official energy statistics.

By David Roberts
Climate
Here’s what the future of solar power could look likeHere’s what the future of solar power could look like
Climate

“Many of us believe this is the field’s biggest breakthrough since the invention of the solar cell sixty years ago.”

By Brad Plumer
Climate
Solar power is contagious: Installing panels often means your neighbors will tooSolar power is contagious: Installing panels often means your neighbors will too
Climate

The pattern becomes obvious in looking at the growth of solar in Connecticut.

By Brad Plumer
Climate
The Netherlands built a bike path entirely out of solar panelsThe Netherlands built a bike path entirely out of solar panels
Climate

It’s neat, but this is a really inefficient way to generate solar power.

By Brad Plumer
Climate
Solar power keeps getting cheaper — but not for the reasons you’d expectSolar power keeps getting cheaper — but not for the reasons you’d expect
Climate

It’s not the drop in panel prices. It’s small innovations in innovation, financing, and so forth.

By Brad Plumer
Climate
What’s driving the US solar boom? A bit of creative financing.What’s driving the US solar boom? A bit of creative financing.
Climate

Case in point: The biggest solar installer in America is now offering loans to make it cheaper to buy rooftop panels.

By Brad Plumer
Climate
Rooftop solar is growing so fast that electric utilities are now trying to slow it downRooftop solar is growing so fast that electric utilities are now trying to slow it down
Climate

The battle over solar power in the US, explained.

By Brad Plumer
Renewable Energy
SolarCity wants to become the Apple of solar powerSolarCity wants to become the Apple of solar power
Renewable Energy

The company is planning to build one of the world’s biggest solar-panel factories in upstate New York.

By Brad Plumer