Kristine Wong
Kristine Wong is a multimedia journalist who reports on energy, the environment, sustainable business, and food. Her work has been featured in The Guardian (UK / US), The Huffington Post, GreenBiz, and other publications. Before becoming a journalist, she worked in community-based environmental and public health organizations for more than 10 years as a researcher and community organizer. She has degrees in natural resources and journalism from U.C. Berkeley and a master’s degree in public health from the University of Washington. Follow her on Twitter
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Kristine's articles
Thanks to a strong policies and a value chain made up of local investors, developers and component manufacturers, North Carolina solar is a success story. Yet if the state is ...
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A mobile app developed by the Pecan Street research group in Texas gives immediate alerts to owners of solar panels when they're not performing their best.
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The Solar Electric Power Association is leading a new program with partners across the solar industry to open the doors for more community solar projects.
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The utility is partnering with Greenlots on an open platform to help EV drivers and utilities work together on demand response and smart EV charging.
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SolarCity, Sunrun and others are picking up the reins of an effort to make PPAs, leases and solar financing in general as straightforward as possible.
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The 2015 State of the Consumer report finds that some utilities are succeeding in getting their customers to save energy and money with smart grid programs.
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In case you hadn't been convinced before, the latest study from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab confirms it: Solar panels add value to your home.
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You can't lose by going solar: Owning your home solar system outright offers benefits, according to NREL — but there are also advantages to solar leases.
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A new report from Navigant Research expects that energy storage -- from home solar to utility-scale systems -- will grow by more than 3600 percent by 2024.
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UNESCO and partners will make 2015 a year-long celebration of light, and one of its key partners says the year will offer solar plenty of chances to shine.
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