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How Much Money Can I Save With Solar Energy?

August 7, 2024 admin clean power, community solar, renewable energy benefits, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar energy advantages, solar energy benefits, solar energy savings, solar energy technologies office (seto), solar leasing, solar panels, solar prices

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2024 21:23:39 +0000

Lowering electricity bills is one of the main reasons why consumers may decide to install rooftop solar panels. Every household is different—from the size of the home, to the number of people living in it, to the electricity needs of those people, to where the buy their electricity—so calculating an … [continued]

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USA’s 1st All-Electric Police Fleet

August 2, 2024 admin clean power, clean transport, electric police cars (evs), Electric vehicles, ev charging, Pasadena, police, police cars, police electric cars, police electric vehicles, press releases, rooftop solar, Solar energy, tesla model y, tesla model y police, tesla police vehicles

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:16:34 +0000

The South Pasadena Police Department, yesterday, became the nation’s first law enforcement agency to completely replace its gasoline-powered vehicles with nonpolluting electric vehicles. The city’s zero-emission police fleet of 20 new Teslas will rely on a bank of new electric vehicle chargers installed at South Pasadena City Hall. Additionally, upon … [continued]

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6 Months into 2024, Here Are the Year’s Biggest State Policy Wins for Solar & Storage in USA

August 1, 2024 admin clean power, COLORADO, colorado solar, colorado solar energy, green economy, MARYLAND, maryland solar, maryland solar energy, Massachusetts, massachusetts solar, massachusetts solar energy, policy & politics, policy research, research, rooftop solar, seia, Solar energy, solar energy industries association (seia), Virginia, virginia solar, virginia solar energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:53:03 +0000

As the solar and storage industry leads the transition to a clean energy future, much of the work of decarbonizing our economy depends on state and local action. That is why experts from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) are working in states across the country to establish supportive policy … [continued]

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South Africa Now Has Over 12 Gigawatts of Wind & Solar Generation Capacity!

July 31, 2024 admin africa, clean power, market research, research, rooftop solar, Solar energy, South Africa, south africa solar, wind energy

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2024 15:08:53 +0000

South African homes and businesses have added 3,526 MW of rooftop solar in just two years! It is just wonderful to see how fast electricity generation capacity can be added from rooftop solar. According to data from South Africa’s national electricity utility company, Eskom, there were about 2,264.5 MW of … [continued]

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Pssst, Want A Free Shed With Rooftop Solar Panels? Octopus Has Your Number

July 27, 2024 admin agrivoltaic, agrivoltaics, clean power, farms, France, octopus energy, rooftop solar, rural solar, solar carports, Solar energy, solar farms, texas, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 20:45:17 +0000

Farmers in France can apply for free sheds with rooftop solar panels from the UK firm Octopus, which also has a strong foothold in Texas.

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8 Tips for Maximizing Your Home Solar Savings in 2024

July 24, 2024 admin clean power, federal solar tax credit, green economy, rooftop solar, seia, Solar energy, solar energy industries association (seia), solar tax credit, solar tax credits, us solar tax credit

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2024 13:44:49 +0000

Scientists expect that summer 2024 will bring some of the hottest temperatures on record. The higher temperatures mean greater demand for electricity and that often leads to higher prices for families. Luckily, the growth of solar power and battery storage is helping to protect customers and stabilize the grid when temperatures … [continued]

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California Residents Increasingly Pairing Battery Storage with Solar Installations

July 22, 2024 admin batteries, california energy storage, california net metering, california solar, california solar energy, california solar net metering, clean power, Energy Storage, lithium-ion batteries, net metering, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar net metering

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 16:08:18 +0000

California residents are increasingly pairing battery storage with solar installations, according to the latest preliminary data in our Monthly Electric Power Industry Report. The share of new residential solar photovoltaic systems paired with batteries has increased since we began collecting data in October 2023. In April 2024, more than 50% of … [continued]

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Policy Report Cards on Trump & Biden, California Home Energy Assault, Huge Cleantech Growth — Top Cleantech Stories This Week

July 20, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, batteries, catl, China, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, Donald Trump, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev sales, gm, grid, Joe Biden, lithium-ion batteries, policy & politics, research, rooftop solar, Solar energy, tesla, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:25:32 +0000

The summer seems to be flying by faster than an electric jet, and it’s already time for another weekly news roundup. Below are 27 of the most notable cleantech stories from the past week and a half. Have a look and make sure you haven’t missed anything! 1. Mike Barnard … [continued]

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California Continues Its War On Solar To Please Investor-Owned Utilities

July 19, 2024 admin California, clean power, contractors state licensing board, policy & politics, residential battery storage, rooftop solar, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2024 21:38:55 +0000

Should installers of residential solar and battery storage systems in California be required to get an additional electrician’s license?

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Michigan Stops HOAs From Prohibiting Solar & Other CleanTech

July 15, 2024 admin clean power, clean transport, energy efficiency, ev charging, Michigan, policy & politics, rooftop solar

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 13:15:11 +0000

Almost nobody likes HOAs. Sure, there are HOAs out there that play fair, act reasonably, and don’t contribute to the bad reputation that HOAs have earned for decades. However, unreasonable restrictions on everything imaginable, a lack of mercy for people struggling financially or with their health, and even criminal activity … [continued]

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