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Mike PerhamAnyone know of an American company building residential fencing using solar panels? Good idea or no? <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a><a href="https://next2sun.com/en/solar-fence/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://next2sun.com/en/solar-fence/</a>

RealJournalismRooftop <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> could supply two-thirds of global power, study finds <a href="https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/03/17/rooftop-solar-could-supply-two-thirds-of-global-power-study-finds/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/03/17/rooftop-solar-could-supply-two-thirds-of-global-power-study-finds/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a>

sleepy62🍁🛠️ 🖥️ 🔬 🌞<a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/@chris" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@chris</a> Im at the point now when I see a big blank south facing roof I immediately think "why isnt it covered in PV panels?".So much potential to tapped..<a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a>

Alinteresting article on local solar power<a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/03/for-climate-and-livelihoods-africa-bets-big-on-solar-mini-grids/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/03/for-climate-and-livelihoods-africa-bets-big-on-solar-mini-grids/</a>"39 panels have a capacity of over 20 kilowatts—enough to power just one large, energy-intensive American household but more than enough for the lightbulbs, cooker plates and fans in the 180 households in Mbiabet Esieyere and Mbiabet Udouba."not sure that have their numbers right but the point is still valid.It good to see democracy take hold, here its the literal spread of power.<a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/watthours" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#watthours</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#africa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a>

RealJournalismA record year for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Illinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Illinois</a>, and nationwide: ‘Customers want it’ <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/11/illinois-solar-power-growth/?utm_campaign=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8CW7gaT2iUOGlk6SW0bV0EsBwiGGrjTp2ipUhtewARekuattmLk020pTWGRrPYEZkREmUFFeAdP1mTXXdsBdoyaRc-uQ&_hsmi=351454720&utm_content=351454720&utm_source=hs_email" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/11/illinois-solar-power-growth/?utm_campaign=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8CW7gaT2iUOGlk6SW0bV0EsBwiGGrjTp2ipUhtewARekuattmLk020pTWGRrPYEZkREmUFFeAdP1mTXXdsBdoyaRc-uQ&_hsmi=351454720&utm_content=351454720&utm_source=hs_email</a>

RealJournalismThe US clean electricity transition continued as <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wind</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> generated more than coal for the first time. Electricity demand growth sped up and solar generation rose more quickly than gas to help meet it. <a href="https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/us-electricity-2025-special-report/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter&utm_content=351454720" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/us-electricity-2025-special-report/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter&utm_content=351454720</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a>

Voting is Your POWERTexas is setting new records with its nation-leading clean energy fleet. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#renewables</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climatechange</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climate</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wind</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#texas</a><a href="https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/texas-broke-its-solar-wind-and-battery-records-in-one-spring-week" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/texas-broke-its-solar-wind-and-battery-records-in-one-spring-week</a>

Pamela Barroway – Biz Editor“US farmers switch to renting out sheep as lawn mowers for <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> sites." <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#renewables</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/sheep-grazing-under-solar-panels-help-us-farmers-survive-crop-price-slump-2025-03-03/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/world/us/sheep-grazing-under-solar-panels-help-us-farmers-survive-crop-price-slump-2025-03-03/</a>

Tina M CaseyAnew agrivoltaic tool accounts for changes in optimal sunlight at different stages of plant growth.<a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/15/new-agrivoltaic-tool-optimizes-solar-generation-and-crop-production/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/15/new-agrivoltaic-tool-optimizes-solar-generation-and-crop-production/</a><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/agrivoltaic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#agrivoltaic</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/agrisolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#agrisolar</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/dualuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dualuse</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/dualusesolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dualusesolar</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/solarfarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solarfarm</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/solarenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solarenergy</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/solarpower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solarpower</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#agriculture</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/farmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#farmers</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#farming</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tariffs</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/trumptariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trumptariffs</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/trumptradewar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trumptradewar</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/usfarmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usfarmers</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/renewableenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#renewableenergy</a>

Brian VastagAfter months of trying to get an electrician out to troubleshoot my rooftop PV system, I have one scheduled for Monday. I'll give it 50-50 odds that he'll show up. Tradespeople on Kauai have more work than they can handle so it comes down to connections & luck. All of the solar installation companies I contacted just want to sell me a new system. Anyway, it's so weird to see the east array producing almost nothing in the morning. (It's 9:30 am here.) <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#energy</a>

Chuck DarwinTrump moves to gut more agencies, targeting Voice of America, libraries, clean energy and National MonumentsTrump has signed an executive order seeking to eliminate several additional federal agencies, including one that oversees the federally funded media outlet ⭐️Voice of America (VOA), 🔥testing the limits of his authoritative power as he seeks to shrink the size and scope of the federal bureaucracy.  One order signed Friday night calls for the agencies — some of which are focused on <a href="https://c.im/tags/minority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#minority</a> business enterprises, <a href="https://c.im/tags/museum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#museum</a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#library</a> services and <a href="https://c.im/tags/homelessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homelessness</a> prevention — to “be eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law.”  It also instructs the heads of agencies to “reduce the performance of their statutory functions and associated personnel to the minimum presence and function required by law,” and submit a report to the Office of Management and Budget director <a href="https://c.im/tags/Russell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Russell</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Vought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vought</a> confirming full compliance within seven days.A second executive order revoked 19 executive actions signed by President Joe Biden that promoted <a href="https://c.im/tags/clean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#clean</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#energy</a> and environmental goals. The order terminates proclamations of <a href="https://c.im/tags/national" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#national</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/monuments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#monuments</a> created by Biden and ends the use of the Defense Production Act to expand the U.S. manufacturing of clean energy technology (including mandates for electric heat pumps and <a href="https://c.im/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/panels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#panels</a>), among other Biden-era policies <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/03/15/trump-voa-environment-executive-orders/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/03/15/trump-voa-environment-executive-orders/</a>

CelloMom On Cars"In yet another knee-jerk reaction to curb <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RenewableEnergy</a> growth through <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> net metering amid high grid electricity costs, [<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pakistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pakistan</a>'s] government on Thursday reduced the buyback rate by two-thirds to Rs10 per unit and scrapped net billing.The decision [is] applicable to new net-metering consumers."<a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1897740/solar-users-face-higher-costs-as-policy-revised" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.dawn.com/news/1897740/solar-users-face-higher-costs-as-policy-revised</a>

Jack of all trades""" In a first for the US, wind and solar produced more electricity than coal last year, according to a new report from energy think tank Ember. Coal fell to a historic low, generating 15 percent of the country’s electricity compared to 17 percent from solar and wind combined. """<a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/628369/solar-wind-beat-coal-us-ember-report" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theverge.com/news/628369/solar-wind-beat-coal-us-ember-report</a><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wind</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coal</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#renewables</a>

CBC British ColumbiaWhat if we put solar panels on every roof in the world? Scientists set out to explore the impact of covering every rooftop on Earth with solar panels.Their research found that swapping traditional energy sources for rooftop solar could actually cool the planet — lowering global temperatures by up to 0.13°C. <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#energy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#environment</a> <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6685258?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6685258?cmp=rss</a>

Natasha Nox 🇺🇦🇵🇸Aren't there extension cables for these solar panel connectors? I only find "MC4" cables, which seem to be only the connector on the receiving end but not the panell side. I need an extension for the panel side though. as 2 of the 4 panels are further away.Do those extension cables even exist, or isn't this meant to be due to some frequency issues? Should I instead get another one of those cables with 4 connectors put them in a row if possible? (Seems to be possible?) <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#electronics</a>

Definitely Doc DRed states moving on <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/cleanenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cleanenergy</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Florida</a> added more <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> in 2024 than any other state - except Texas. FL also added more rooftop residential solar than any other state but CA. True for last 5 years.Industry expects FL will stay #2 in solar for both in 2025 installations. FL law forbids "climate change" in state policies - but <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/extremeweather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#extremeweather</a> is pounding state, so people want resilient power anyway.<a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climatechange</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/climatehope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climatehope</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/resilience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#resilience</a> <a href="https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/florida-is-now-a-solar-superpower-heres-how-it-happened" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/florida-is-now-a-solar-superpower-heres-how-it-happened</a>

Matt Ferrell<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FunFactFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FunFactFriday</a>: If every suitable roof in the world was covered in solar panels, it could provide 65% of global electricity, allowing for almost all fossil fuel-based generation to be replaced. Are you interested in getting rooftop solar? News Source: <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/03/13/rooftop-pv-could-cover-almost-two-thirds-of-the-worlds-electricity-study-says/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/03/13/rooftop-pv-could-cover-almost-two-thirds-of-the-worlds-electricity-study-says/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rooftopsolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rooftopsolar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Solar</a>

Steve Dinn 🇨🇦Ooooh, man, did we have a stellar day for <a href="https://social.dinn.ca/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> energy production today! With electric heating, I usually don't get a day when I'm net positive until about a month from now. But after all was said and done, I'm up 12kWh despite it being between -5 and -9 Celcius for most of the day.

impermanen_ 🕊️Interesting. Everyone has kind of assumed that putting big <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> arrays in a farmer’s field (so-called “agrivoltaics”) would probably further harm biodiversity. Someone finally tested that assumption and found out that the opposite is true: a well designed solar array allowed birds in much greater number and variety to live in the field compared to crops growing without the solar array.Edit: see caveat in replies.<a href="https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-farms-can-host-up-to-three-times-as-many-birds-as-crop-fields-new-research/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-farms-can-host-up-to-three-times-as-many-birds-as-crop-fields-new-research/</a>

Dr. Artemis Ph.D.There's a cool <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NASA</a> launch in about 20 min <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SPHEREx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SPHEREx</a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PUNCH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PUNCH</a> are launching on a falcon 9 rocket They're currently live streaming at plus.nasa.govMy current workplace integrated SPHEREx and a bunch of my <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/heliophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#heliophysics</a> buddies built PUNCH! <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/launch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#launch</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solar</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#astrophysics</a>

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