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Officials Approve Large Solar Farm in Mississippi Despite Residents’ Objections

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — What could become Mississippi’s largest solar energy project was approved by a county board this week over objections from people who live near the proposed site. Hinds County supervisors voted 3-2 in favor of a conditional …

Hailstorm Claims Risk Undermining Solar Energy, Insurer Says

Solar farms around the world are under threat due to costly hailstorm-related claims, according to renewable energy underwriter GCube Insurance. Hail was the costliest category for insurance claims by the renewables industry in the last five years, averaging around $58.4 …

Is Industry Prepared? Hail, Convective Storms, Population Now Driving Billions in Losses

Hurricanes in the East. Wildfires in the West. Those are the big disasters that grab the headlines and are driving property insurance costs and cancellations, to a large degree, right? Yes, but insurers also are seeing a huge increase in …