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National Community Solar Partnership Aims To Reach 5 Million & Beyond

February 27, 2022 admin clean power, community solar, national community solar partnership, policy & politics, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2022 18:49:41 +0000

The National Community Solar Partnership Hosted Its Annual Summit, Featuring Esteemed DOE Leadership, State Governors, and Industry Experts On Jan. 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) hosted the second National Community Solar Partnership (NCSP) Annual Summit. This year’s summit theme, “To 5 Million and Beyond: Community Solar’s Pathway to Success,” reflected the NCSP’s new […]

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NREL To Collaborate With Eight Teams on Innovations To Unlock Equitable Solar in Underserved Communities

February 23, 2022 admin clean power, community solar, energy trust of oregon, houston advanced research center, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), pecan street, re-volv, rethink energy, Salt Lake City, Solar energy, solar energy innovation network (sein), texas energy poverty research institute, u.s. national renewable energy laboratory, us energy information agency

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2022 16:19:29 +0000

Teams Will Receive Direct Funding and More Than a Year of Technical Support as They Explore New Forms of Equitable Solar Adoption in Residential and Commercial-Scale Settings Solar energy is taking off in the United States. The U.S. Energy Information Agency projects that solar power will account for nearly half of all new electricity-generating capacity in 2022. […]

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Bill Nussey of Freeing Energy Talks About His Chart-Topping New Book on Local Energy

February 7, 2022 admin batteries, bill nussey, bipv, buildings, carbon emissions, clean power, cleantech talk, climate change, community solar, electric cars, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, microgrids, Off The Grid, rooftop solar, Smart Grid, solar cells, Solar energy, solar panels, solar prices, tesla, thin film solar, usa, vehicle to grid

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 20:20:41 +0000

Local energy is an express lane for climate change. The world is obsessed with gigabets on offshore wind and nuclear and there’s a traffic jam of political systems. COP26 was a disappointment. People can pull into the express lane, contribute in a personal way, and get great business value as well.

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How Should $10 Billion Be Spent To Defeat Climate Change?

March 17, 2020 admin alternative facts, Amazon, batteries, carbon pricing, carbon tax, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, climate change, Coal, community solar, consumer technology, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, grid, grid parity, HEALTH, investment, jeff bezos, lithium-ion batteries, Media, michael bloomberg, natural gas, nuclear energy, policy & politics, policy research, research, SCIENCE, seed money, Solar energy, solar prices, subsidies, tesla, wind energy

Credit to Author: Barry A.F.| Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2020 16:49:49 +0000

When I first read about the $10 billion from Jeff Bezos to fight climate change, my first thought was, “Where will it be spent?”

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Report: Designing Community Solar Programs That Promote Racial & Economic Equity

March 2, 2020 admin clean power, community solar, environmental justice, institute for local self reliance, john farrell, Solar energy

Credit to Author: John Farrell| Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 21:07:17 +0000

This white paper provides guidance for creating community solar programs that promote racial and economic equity. It defines what makes a community solar program equitable, and states objectives that community solar programs striving to be equitable can pursue related to program structure, consumer participation, compensation, and other policy areas

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The Politics Of A Green New Deal (VIDEO)

February 24, 2020 admin air quality, clean power, clean transport, climate change, community solar, consumer technology, Electric vehicles, freedom to breathe, green economy, green jobs, green new deal, policy & politics, policy research, research, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar panels, wind energy

Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 04:48:51 +0000

In the summer of 2018, Nexus Media took part in Freedom to Breathe, a cross-country tour that explored how climate change intersects with the racial, social, and economic challenges that Americans face every day. We saw firsthand how fossil fuel pollution and extreme weather are damaging communities across the United States, and how ordinary people are organizing to combat the problem

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Environmentalism & The Electric Car

February 12, 2020 admin clean power, clean transport, climate change, climate crisis, community solar, Congress, consumer technology, Cory Gardner, Democracy, democracy collapse, Donald Trump, economist intelligence unit, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, ev charging stations, fossil fuel, global weirding, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Solar energy, Susan Collins

Credit to Author: Robert Dee| Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:34:23 +0000

I have several acquaintances who are concerned about our present administration and Trump’s anti-environmental actions (now he’s just turned back the protection of streams and waterways, giving industry carte blanche to pollute even more). Several of those same individuals just bought new gas cars in the last year. That’s the problem! It’s not the climate deniers, however naive they may be — it’s the people who understand the danger at our door and think it’s someone else’s responsibility to fix

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The 2020 Community Power Scorecard

February 10, 2020 admin clean power, community solar, institute for local self reliance, john farrell, local energy, policy & politics, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: John Farrell| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:33:49 +0000

Each year, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance tracks and scores states based on their energy policies and how these policies help or hinder local clean energy action. In the 2020 Community Power Scorecard, two states excelled, seven states and the District of Columbia saw above average scores, 11 were average, 17 were mediocre, and 13 states received failing grades at enabling individuals and communities to take charge of their energy futures

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3,000 US Audi e-tron Buyers Can Drive On Sunshine For Free

February 8, 2020 admin arcadia power, Audi, audi arcadia, audi e-tron, audi e-tron arcadia, audi e-tron solar power, audi solar power, cars, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, community solar, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2020 06:00:50 +0000

The first 3,000 Audi e-tron buyers* in the US after February 3 are getting a 10-year subscription to solar power for their electric driving, according to a press release from Audi. The German automaker has partnered with Arcadia** to provide the clean energy bonus. The subscription is completely free for the consumer

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3,000 US Audi e-tron Buyers Can Drive On Sunshine For Free!

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2020 06:00:50 +0000