Loren Legarda, Leandro Leviste face plunder, graft complaints over solar projects
(3rd UPDATE) Solar’s terminated contracts resulted in more than P10.44 billion in unpaid obligations, says the Ombudsman
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[Rappler’s Best] The sun sets for the Leviste son
Leandro Leviste once vowed that his solar energy franchise would ‘end energy poverty by 2022.’ Look where we are, and where he is.
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Want to install solar panels? How DOE’s simplified rules apply to you
The Department of Energy’s new rules cover solar systems meant primarily for the consumer’s own electricity use rather than for selling power back to the grid under a net-metering program
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Leandro Leviste sells another P3 billion in SPNEC shares as solar controversies mount
The sale comes as Leviste faces plunder and graft complaints before the Ombudsman alongside his mother, Senator Loren Legarda, and former energy secretary Alfonso Cusi over roughly P10 billion in solar projects
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Tesla’s solar roof is dead — here’s what went wrong
Tesla’s solar roof was an experiment that never really caught on for the company. But does that mean the concept of roof-integrated solar is dead?
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[Vantage Point] Solar Para sa Bayan: When public privilege meets accountability
Senator Loren Legarda’s defense that ‘no public funds were involved’ does not fully dispose of the controversy. Public resources are not confined to money released from the Treasury.
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Tesla wants to build a $10B solar factory in Texas
Tesla wants to build a massive solar factory in Texas, but first it wants the state to chip in to defray the costs.
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Clean water flows at a school in Negros Occidental thanks to solar power
Kids at Damutan Elementary School in Hinobaan once brought their own water in 1.5-liter bottles for handwashing. That has changed.
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Quezon City eyes solar power for more public buildings after 25 schools
‘The school solarization program is a key driver of local climate action,’ Quezon City Engineer Dale Perral says
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Why Loren, Leandro are facing plunder, graft complaints over solar projects
The Ombudsman says Leviste’s network has over P10 billion in unpaid obligations to the government
