For more than two decades, workers at a factory in Perrysburg, Ohio, near Toledo, have been making something that other businesses stopped producing in the United States long ago: solar panels. How the company that owns the factory, First Solar, managed to hang on when most solar panel manufacturing left the United States for China […]
Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air. Ōkarea Marae in Te Kauwhata received its power bill last week – $0. That’s because the marae is one of two which switched to solar panels for electricity under a partnership with a Taiwanese-NZ Government organisation. Ōkarea Marae chair Kay Davis couldn’t be happier. Advertisement Advertise with […]
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7 Best Solar Christmas Lights of 2023 We’ve rounded up the best solar Christmas lights out there to make purchasing your set a cinch. There are plenty of different options to choose from, including classic or colorful string lights, icicle lights, vintage-inspired lights, and rope-style lights that can easily be wrapped around the trees in […]
In a groundbreaking ceremony, First Solar has initiated the construction of its much-anticipated manufacturing facility in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, marking its fifth fully vertically integrated factory within the United States. Distinguished guests, including Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and other state dignitaries, gathered to celebrate this momentous event. This colossal project, deemed to be the […]
The City of Evanston has begun its search for a contractor to install solar panels on the Robert Crown Community Center, advancing on a yearslong goal. Since the center’s reconstruction in 2020, city officials have discussed installing solar panels on the building. More than three years later, Evanston put out a Request for Proposals from […]
