Podcast

Solar News Weekly

News, Tech News, Technology

Latest updates on solar energy and PV technology from the American Solar Energy Society (ASES)

Episodes
113
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
6 min
On air since
2024
Latest episode
1 day ago

Episodes

113 episodes, newest first

  1. Utility bills fuel $191M midterm ad blitz

    Episode 113

    Show notes

    Solar News Weekly is a weekly recap of the headlines in solar PV news compiled by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and SolarPVtraining.com.

    • Solar overtakes nuclear worldwide
    • Maryland launches $100M solar and storage auction
    • Utility bills fuel $191M midterm ad blitz
    • US Renewables on pace to overtake natural gas by summer 2027
    • Battery storage failures down 98% since 2018

    Find out more about classes, textbooks and certification training offered at www.solarpvtraining.com and more about ASES at ases.org.

    6 min

  2. National Plug-In Solar mandate proposed

    Episode 112

    Show notes

    Solar News Weekly is a weekly recap of the headlines in solar PV news compiled by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and SolarPVtraining.com.

    * Virginia staff: reject the $67 billion Dominion–NextEra merger
    * Solar and storage drove wholesale prices down 42% in Texas, 51% in California
    * National Plug-In Solar mandate proposed
    * Jinko releases 510 W Residential Solar Panel
    * Base Power brings 50 MW of home batteries to a Georgia

    Find out more about classes, textbooks and certification training offered at www.solarpvtraining.com and more about ASES at ases.org.

    6 min

  3. Solar+Storage now cheaper than Natural Gas

    Episode 111

    Show notes

    Solar News Weekly is a weekly recap of the headlines in solar PV news compiled by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and SolarPVtraining.com.

    Find out more about classes, textbooks and certification training offered at www.solarpvtraining.com and more about ASES at ases.org.

    6 min

  4. REAP disqualifies ground-mounted solar on farms

    Episode 110

    Show notes

    Solar News Weekly is a weekly recap of the headlines in solar PV news compiled by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and SolarPVtraining.com.

    Find out more about classes, textbooks and certification training offered at www.solarpvtraining.com and more about ASES at ases.org.

    6 min

  5. Trump EPA scraps all pollution regulations on fossil fuel power plants

    Episode 109

    Show notes

    Solar News Weekly is a weekly recap of the headlines in solar PV news compiled by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and SolarPVtraining.com.

    Find out more about classes, textbooks and certification training offered at www.solarpvtraining.com and more about ASES at ases.org.

    6 min

  6. US now has enough installed solar to power 1/3 of homes on the grid

    Episode 108

    Show notes

    Solar News Weekly is a weekly recap of the headlines in solar PV news compiled by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and SolarPVtraining.com.

    Find out more about classes, textbooks and certification training offered at www.solarpvtraining.com and more about ASES at ases.org.

    6 min

  7. Study finds 90% of solar panels are tossed in landfills rather than recycled

    Episode 107

    Show notes

    Solar News Weekly is a weekly recap of the headlines in solar PV news compiled by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and SolarPVtraining.com.

    Find out more about classes, textbooks and certification training offered at www.solarpvtraining.com and more about ASES at ases.org.

    6 min

  8. Tesla offers $35 lease of Powerwall 3

    Episode 106

    Show notes

    Solar News Weekly is a weekly recap of the headlines in solar PV news compiled by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and SolarPVtraining.com. Find out more about classes, textbooks and certification training offered at www.solarpvtraining.com and more about ASES at ases.org.

    6 min

  9. Texas freezes all data center development

    Episode 105

    Show notes

    Solar News Weekly is a weekly recap of the headlines in solar PV news compiled by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and SolarPVtraining.com. Find out more about classes, textbooks and certification training offered at www.solarpvtraining.com and more about ASES at ases.org.

    6 min

  10. Trump administration bans import of all foreign-made solar inverters

    Episode 104

    Show notes

    Solar News Weekly is a weekly recap of the headlines in solar PV news compiled by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and SolarPVtraining.com.

    Find out more about classes, textbooks and certification training offered at www.solarpvtraining.com and more about ASES at ases.org.

    6 min

  11. Renewables provide 96% of new power in 2026

    Episode 103

    Show notes

    Solar News Weekly is a weekly recap of the headlines in solar PV news compiled by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and SolarPVtraining.com.

    Find out more about classes, textbooks and certification training offered at www.solarpvtraining.com and more about ASES at ases.org.

    6 min

  12. 500,000 renewable energy jobs lost so far due to One Big Beautiful Bill Act

    Episode 102

    Show notes

    Solar News Weekly is a weekly recap of the headlines in solar PV news compiled by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and SolarPVtraining.com.

    Find out more about classes, textbooks and certification training offered at www.solarpvtraining.com and more about ASES at ases.org.

    6 min

  13. Renewable Energy Prices could double after July 4th

    Episode 101

    Show notes

    Solar News Weekly is a weekly recap of the headlines in solar PV news compiled by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and SolarPVtraining.com.

    Find out more about classes, textbooks and certification training offered at www.solarpvtraining.com and more about ASES at ases.org.

    6 min

  14. Solar supplies more power in US than coal

    Episode 100

    Show notes

    Solar News Weekly is a weekly recap of the headlines in solar PV news compiled by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and SolarPVtraining.com.

    Find out more about classes, textbooks and certification training offered at www.solarpvtraining.com and more about ASES at ases.org.

    6 min

  15. OH Supreme Court blocks state's largest solar project

    Episode 99

    Show notes

    Solar News Weekly is a weekly recap of the headlines in solar PV news compiled by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and SolarPVtraining.com.

    Find out more about classes, textbooks and certification training offered at www.solarpvtraining.com and more about ASES at ases.org.

    6 min

  16. Electricity from Wind/Solar surpass Natural Gas for first time ever

    Episode 98

    Show notes

    olar News Weekly is a weekly recap of the headlines in solar PV news compiled by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and SolarPVtraining.com.

    Find out more about classes, textbooks and certification training offered at www.solarpvtraining.com and more about ASES at ases.org.

    6 min

  17. Solar News Weekly - Congress set to tax Electric Vehicles

    Episode 97

    Show notes

    Solar News Weekly is a weekly recap of the headlines in solar PV news compiled by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and SolarPVtraining.com.

    Find out more about classes, textbooks and certification training offered at www.solarpvtraining.com and more about ASES at ases.org.

    6 min

  18. Midwest power prices jump 76%

    Episode 96

    Show notes

    Solar News Weekly is a weekly recap of the headlines in solar PV news compiled by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and SolarPVtraining.com.

    Find out more about classes, textbooks and certification training offered at www.solarpvtraining.com and more about ASES at ases.org.

    6 min

  19. Trump DOE cuts NREL budget 52%

    Episode 95

    Show notes

    Solar News Weekly is a weekly recap of the headlines in solar PV news compiled by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and SolarPVtraining.com.

    Find out more about classes, textbooks and certification training offered at www.solarpvtraining.com and more about ASES at ases.org.

    6 min

  20. Ohio rejects more solar & wind projects than any other state

    Episode 94

    Show notes

    Solar News Weekly is a weekly recap of the headlines in solar PV news compiled by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and SolarPVtraining.com.

    Find out more about classes, textbooks and certification training offered at www.solarpvtraining.com and more about ASES at ases.org.

    6 min

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