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Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One Project Vandalized
An unidentified vandal attacked the still-embattled, under-construction 230-megawatt Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One (AVSR1) photovoltaic solar power plant during the night of July 9-10. Damage was estimated at $100,000, according to First Solar’s AVSR1 Project Manager Tony Perrino. First Solar has informed GTM it will be posting a $25,000 reward, payable to the first person to [...]
Efficiency First, Renewables Second.. or Vice Versa?
While working on my book on renewable energy over the past year, I’ve repeatedly come across the common argument that while renewables areall well and good, they make little sense without first doing everything we can to make homes, businesses, cars, etc. more energy-efficient. Only then, the reasoning goes, will the average consumer get the [...]