NYC: Electric Ride Hailing, Taxis, & EV Fast Charging

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 00:40:51 +0000

Preparing for New York’s Shift to Cleaner, Quieter Electric Cars for Hire Stepping off the curb to hail a cab. Hopping in a taxi to get home from the train station. For more than a century, these yellow sedans have been iconic symbols of New York City and a daily presence in the lives of […]

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Proposed Law In New York Allows Customer-Generators To Donate Credit To Low-Income Families

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2022 14:24:48 +0000

A great tip came our way from reader Trevor Krabbenhoft: certain solar power customer-generators (aka prosumers) in New York will be able to donate credit to low-income households if a new bill in New York is passed. See the full reader tip below. Hello, in response to “California Solar Energy — Attacks On Solar Net […]

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Electrification Ignites Debate Over Future of Energy

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 04:11:00 +0000

Electrification—replacing fossil fuels with electricity to provide power—is a major part of the global effort toward decarbonization. It touches many sectors, and is sparking even more discussion about its

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You Get A Green Hydrogen Hub! And You Get A Green Hydrogen Hub!

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 15:05:55 +0000

green hydrogen hub offshore windNew York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts cook up a scheme in anticipation of $8 billion in federal funding for green hydrogen hubs.

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New York Tops 1 GW of Community Solar Installations

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2022 16:55:17 +0000

New York officials announced a milestone for the state’s solar power sector, with Gov. Kathy Hochul saying more than 1 GW of community solar generation capacity has been installed across the region. Hochul also said New York has the nation’s largest pipeline of community solar under construction, with more than 700 projects in the queue […]

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Tiny Cohoes To Floating Solar Wallflowers: Catch Me If You Can!

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2022 17:15:46 +0000

floating solar cohoes new york urban ruralA tiny town in upstate New York has cracked the floating solar code, setting the stage for converting both urban and rural reservoirs into renewable energy power plants.

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CPS Energy Exploring Novel Geomechanical Pumped Storage Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:10:16 +0000

Texas-based CPS Energy, the largest municipally owned electric and natural gas company in the U.S., has entered into a 15-year commercial agreement to explore installing up to 15 MW of geomechanical pumped storage (GPS). The agreement will kick off with a pioneering 1-MW project that will pump water into drilled wells and store it under […]

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No Need to be Freightened of Electric Trucks

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2022 04:11:27 +0000

Even though only 10% of vehicles on US roads are medium- and heavy-duty trucks, they are responsible for the majority of hazardous air pollutants and nearly 25% of the greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector. This pollution disproportionately burdens low-income communities and communities of color and leads to deadly diseases such as asthma, cardiac impairments, and cancer. Thankfully, six states — California, Oregon, […]

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History-Making Offshore Wind Auction Beats Any Oil, Gas Lease

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2022 16:55:30 +0000

offshore wind NREL usaThe US just raked in billions for offshore wind lease areas off the coasts of New York and New Jersey, and much, much more is on the way.

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