A New Hope Lifts US Offshore Wind Industry Out Of Doldrums

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

renewable energy storage solar marine corps lejeuneUSMC 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

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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