<!– googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘post_link_unit’); }); –> View larger. | Solar system distances to scale showing the newly discovered 2018 VG18 – nicknamed Farout – compared to other known solar system objects. Illustration via Roberto Molar Candanosa/Scott S. Sheppard/Carnegie Institution for Science. Astronomers have discovered another small object in the outer solar system, the most distant solar system object yet known. …

New Orleans renters and others who want the benefits of solar power but can’t install panels on their roofs would be able to buy into a “community solar” program under rules recently approved by a City Council committee. But it remains to be seen if the program would bring savings to the customers it is intended to serve, and criticism …

<!– //www.cnbc.com/staticContent/showads.js –> MENUSEARCH QUOTES Sustainable Energy Tesla has reduced prices on its solar power systems as it looks to make sustainable energy use more affordable. “As a result of the vertical integration of our solar products into Tesla’s retail stores and the increased efficiencies we’ve realized over the past year by closing more expensive sales channels like door-to-door sales, …

The nation’s largest retailer is joining the solar boom in Illinois next year. Walmart has reached an agreement with a California company to install solar systems at two distribution centers and 19 stores, including those in Belleville, O’Fallon, Sparta and Litchfield. It’s billed as a way to save money on electricity and help the environment by reducing carbon emissions. The …

An energy project proposed for southeast Alabama could become the state’s largest solar farm. The Dothan Eagle reports that Houston County commissioners have approved a 10-year property tax abatement for about 1,000 acres of land selected for a huge solar array. Matt Parker of the Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce says the move allows NextEra Energy to project its potential …

Tesla is ramping production at Gigafactory 2, where they manufacture their solar roof tiles and where Panasonic manufactures exclusive solar panels for the company. Now they are releasing rare new images of inside the factory. Tesla Gigafactory 2 Gigafactory 2 is a 1.2 million-square-foot facility located in Buffalo, New York. Tesla inherited the plant through its acquisition of SolarCity. The solar …