How to file for the solar tax credit: IRS Form 5695 instructions

Note: The information below can be used if filing taxes in 2022 for a solar installation that was placed into service in 2021. In August 2022, congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act, reauthorizing the solar tax credit at 30% through 2032. A new version of this article will be published before tax time in 2023. It’s […]

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This 100% solar community endured Hurricane Ian with no loss of power and minimal damage

Anthony Grande moved away from Fort Myers three years ago in large part because of the hurricane risk. He has lived in southwest Florida for nearly 19 years, had experienced Hurricanes Charley in 2004 and Irma in 2017 and saw what stronger storms could do to the coast. Grande told CNN he wanted to find a new home

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The World Promises Change After Another Year of Extreme Climate Disasters

We look back at our defining events of the year and the photos that captured them. By Sharon Chen+ FollowDecember 9, 2021, 12:00 AM CST This will go down as among the hottest of the past 170 years, and the horrors of global warming were on full display. There were deep, possibly permanent drought conditions in

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President Biden orders 100% carbon-free electricity purchases across federal operations by 2030

By Kelsey Misbrener | December 8, 2021 On Dec. 8, President Biden signed an executive order that demonstrates how the United States will leverage its scale and procurement power to lead by example in tackling the climate crisis. The executive order will reduce emissions across federal operations, invest in American clean energy industries and manufacturing, and create clean, healthy and

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California solar advocates deliver 120k public comments to the commission ahead of NEM 3.0 decision

By Kelsey Misbrener | December 9, 2021 Hundreds of solar supporters, including consumers, affordable housing advocates, faith leaders, environmentalists, conservationists and climate activists joined together for a rally at the California State Capitol building to deliver more than 120,000 public comments to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and Gov. Gavin Newsom, calling on them to save rooftop

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One Billion People to Face Deadly Heat Stress If World Warms 2C

Climate crisis is cooking up a lethal mix of heat and humidity, according to a study released at COP26. One billion people will be at risk of extreme heat stress if global warming causes the world’s temperature to rise by 2C, new modeling shows.  A study by the Met Office, the U.K.’s national meteorological service, warned that

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U.S. Power Grid Is Becoming Less Reliable, Thanks to Extreme Weather

By Mark Chediak November 8, 2021, 7:37 AM CST The U.S. power grid is becoming less resilient and reliable, with extreme weather leaving more Americans without electricity more often over the past several years, analysts for Fitch Ratings said.  Weather accounted for 25% of utility company downgrades from 2017 to 2021, analysts said during a presentation Monday at the

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