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Why Kempower’s New NC Charging Station Factory Actually Matters

June 11, 2024 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, North Carolina

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2024 04:10:10 +0000

Recently, Kempower invited me to attend the grand opening of their new factory in North Carolina. Normally, the journalistic thing to do is run out the door as fast as you can, get a story ready, and see who can get the story out first. But, I realized before the … [continued]

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A New Hope Lifts US Offshore Wind Industry Out Of Doldrums

May 17, 2024 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, clean power, delaware, green economy, inflation reduction act, MARYLAND, North Carolina, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, policy & politics, usa, Virginia, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 15 May 2024 15:20:51 +0000

Maryland is back on track to develop its offshore wind resources into a powerful multi-state hub with Virginia and North Carolina.

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The Southeast US Battery Belt Is Learning To Love EVs

May 11, 2024 admin batteries, battery factories, battery manufacturing, battery supply chain, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev batteries, ev battery factories, inflation reduction act of 2022., lithium, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, North Carolina, toyota

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 08 May 2024 22:23:23 +0000

Laid-off workers in the Southeast have a new option. As electric vehicle battery plants rise in the region, they’re accompanied by good jobs, and these jobs are better paying than any of the previous textile or furniture industry positions from years past. EV battery plants are reinvigorating areas left destitute … [continued]

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Chapel Hill’s PEACH Apartments Fight Energy Inequity & Climate Change

March 14, 2024 admin chapel hill, clean power, equity, North Carolina, press releases, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 03:53:44 +0000

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (January 31, 2023) – SolarEquity is proud to announce its partnership with EMPOWERment to address pressing issues of energy inequity and climate change within the Chapel Hill community. Together, they are set to transform the PEACH Apartments into a beacon of sustainability, benefiting low-income families and reducing … [continued]

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POWER Notebook: New Projects For Energy Storage, Community Solar, Electric Buses; Google Announces PPA

October 5, 2023 admin Arizona, Canada, depcom power, electrification, Energy Storage, google, hitachi energy, New York, news, North Carolina, ppa, Quebec, Quebec City, Renewables, Solar, tucson electric power, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2023 14:32:13 +0000

An Arizona utility plans to build a battery energy storage system (BESS) that will help it store more of the region’s abundant solar energy, enabling the power to be used […]

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Bringing Solar Power to the People

May 15, 2023 admin asheville, clean power, North Carolina, policy & politics, rmi, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar united neighbors, solarize

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Fri, 12 May 2023 13:32:49 +0000

By addressing equity issues, RMI’s Solarize cohorts have made rooftop solar and lower electricity bills available to more people around the country. Shaketia Simpson loved the idea of powering her house with solar energy, but always thought of it as a future project because it was too expensive. Simpson, an operating director at Discovery Montessori […]

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North Carolina Solar Installers Settlement with Duke Energy Approved by NC Utilities Commission

April 11, 2023 admin clean power, duke energy, grid, net metering, North Carolina, policy & politics, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar net metering, solar prices, subsidies, utilities

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2023 02:36:56 +0000

A rate modification for solar customers in North Carolina was recently approved by the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC). This has an impact on people living in North Carolina who want to use the utility grid that Duke Energy manages for what is essentially a form of energy storage, which is done through a process […]

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Check Out My New LFP Energy Storage System, Says US Marine Corps

April 8, 2023 admin batteries, clean power, duke energy, energy security, Energy Storage, esg, esg investments, grid security, lfp, lfp batteries, lfp battery, North Carolina, policy & politics, Solar energy, US Department of Defense, US Marine Corps, US military, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2023 18:55:19 +0000

USMC Base Camp Lejeune has become a national solar energy and energy storage showcase featuring new LFP battery technology.

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North Carolina Regulators Strengthen State’s Rooftop Solar Market

March 29, 2023 admin clean power, duke energy, North Carolina, policy & politics, rooftop solar, Solar energy, utilities

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2023 02:34:07 +0000

First-in-the-region order sets new bar for solar and storage incentives in the Southeast RALEIGH, N.C. — On Thursday, the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) issued final orders in its net metering “Smart $aver” docket. The Commission approved a three-year glide path for solar customers to transition from monthly credits to a more dynamic time-of-use rate […]

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Some Ford Dealers Withdraw From Electric Car Sales Program

March 25, 2023 admin car dealerships, cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ford, Mississippi, North Carolina

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 18:25:58 +0000

Some Ford dealers have had second thoughts about the company’s EV sales program and notified the company they are no longer interested in participating.