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Why Hasn’t Solar Caught On In Eastern New Mexico?
Amanda H. Miller While New Mexico seems to be a hot bed for solar energy development, it’s just now catching on in the eastern part of the state. When Xcel Energy broke ground on its 54-megawatt solar project spread around to power distribution centers in five different towns earlierthis week, it made its first real [...]
Why Hasn’t Solar Caught On In The U.S.?
How much of the electricity in the U.S. comes from rooftop solar panels and solar power plants? If you guessed less than one-tenth of a percent, you’d be right. A solar industry veteran from a leading solar panel manufacturerdescribed a not-so-scientific method of assessing solar powerpenetration. He called it a “rooftop survey via neighborhood stroll” [...]