The previous brief in this series discussed the well-known fact that solar power cannot be added to the electrical grid without backup generation. It then noted that, despite that fact, the North…
This week Bloomberg Energy issued an attention-grabbing report on a serious waste problem with wind turbines: retired turbine blades are clogging up landfills. This problem is only going to get…
Dan Way reports for Carolina Journal Online on N.C. Senate committee discussion of a bill targeting safe disposal of spent solar energy panels. John Hood’s Daily Journal explores different definitions…
State senators are considering new rules for disposal of spent solar panels and other solar equipment in North Carolina. During an hourlong hearing on Senate Bill 568, they heard support…
Carolina Journal’s Dan Way reports on the EPA’s research into the effects of GenX, a compound classified as a PFAS chemical, that is found in the Teflon film that covers…
Dan Way reports for Carolina Journal Online on policymakers’ questions surrounding potential contaminants in solar panels. John Hood’s Daily Journal uses baseball (and soccer) to describe different approaches to targeted…
Carolina Journal’s Dan Way takes a fascinating in-depth look at concerns over what will happen when the large number of solar farms reach the end of their useful life. Julie…
Gov. Pat McCrory wants 5 percent average pay raises and 3.5 percent average bonuses for N.C. public school teachers. Terry Stoops analyzes McCrory’s proposal during the next edition of Carolina…
Just think, with enough subsidies one day this could all be solar panels.
Elon University has installed a 9,000-plus solar panel farm on the south end of campus in an effort to “teach our students the economics behind solar energy production,” according to…
When a guy runs a large operation for an extended period of time with approximately zero meaningful oversight, it’s likely that things will head down some “interesting” paths. Jerry Orr…
Try to put a cell tower in the desert and you’d have eco wackos coming down on you like a squadron of flying monkeys. But if you want to put…