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Are California Regulators Waiting To Crush Rooftop Solar Until After The Election?

October 10, 2022 admin California, california net metering, california public utilities commission (cpuc), california solar energy, clean power, ewg, gavin newsom, pge&e, policy & politics, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar rights alliance, subsidies

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2022 14:00:31 +0000

Courtesy of the Environmental Working Group SAN FRANCISCO — Fearing voter backlash, California regulators may hold off issuing their proposed decision on a utility proposal to stifle the state’s rooftop solar program until after the November election, according to an October 3 email bulletin from the San Diego–based nonprofit Solar Rights Alliance, citing credible sources. […]

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RE+ 2022: SEIA’s Vision for the Solar+ Decade

October 4, 2022 admin clean power, inflation reduction act of 2022., policy & politics, Solar energy, solar energy industries association (seia), subsidies

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2022 05:00:10 +0000

“At the start of the decade, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) announced a bold new vision, dubbing the 2020s the Solar+ Decade. SEIA’s goal is for solar energy to comprise 30% of the U.S. electricity mix by 2030. It’s been a turbulent start to the decade, but the story of this vision fundamentally shifted […]

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The $25,000 Question: What’s The Best Used Budget EV?

September 29, 2022 admin chevy bolt, chevy volt, clean transport, Electric vehicles, nissan leaf, subsidies, tesla model s

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 11:00:05 +0000

In a recent video, Out of Spec Reviews asked a $25,000 question: What’s the best used EV you can get for under 25 grand? Like all such questions, there’s a lot to think about. Everyone’s needs, tastes, and situation is different, and every used car is different (some are much better than others, even though […]

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US Plan To Add 500,000 EV Chargers In All 50 States Gets Final Approval

September 29, 2022 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, policy & politics, subsidies, tesla

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 05:00:33 +0000

The Biden administration announced this week that EV charger plans from all 50 states have been received and approved.

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The Really Big Battery Deal In The IRA That People Are Missing

September 25, 2022 admin batteries, China, clean transport, cobalt, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, graphite, inflation reduction act of 2022., Joe Biden, lithium, lithium-ion batteries, natural graphite, nickel, policy & politics, subsidies, synthetic graphite

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2022 01:08:54 +0000

When it comes to electric vehicles and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, almost all of the discussion has been around the consumer tax credit for buying an electric vehicle, including the interesting new battery aspects of that. That’s a big topic, but there’s a whole other battery angle separate from the consumer tax credit, […]

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How To Electrify Your Home In 5 Steps — Heat Pumps, Solar Panels, Induction Stoves, & More!

September 24, 2022 admin buildings, clean power, electrify everything, energy efficiency, inflation reduction act of 2022., policy & politics, research, rooftop solar, SCIENCE, Solar energy, subsidies

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2022 11:01:10 +0000

RMI experts share their personal takes on how to approach decarbonizing your home

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Treasury Regulations & Tax Insights Into The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)

September 22, 2022 admin clean power, green economy, green jobs, inflation reduction act of 2022., investment, policy & politics, re, Solar energy, subsidies, wind energy

Credit to Author: Scott Cooney| Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2022 22:36:57 +0000

The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act is a bit of a high water mark in the fight to save humanity from the harmful effects of climate change. I just attended a panel discussion at RE+ (formerly Solar Power International/SPI) on preparing to implement the IRA from within the industry that it affects the most: cleantech. […]

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5 Things To Know About The Updated EV Charging Tax Credit

September 21, 2022 admin cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev subsidies, ev tax credit, inflation reduction act of 2022., policy & politics, subsidies, us ev tax credit

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2022 10:00:57 +0000

Article by Samantha Houston, a senior vehicles analyst for the Clean Transportation program at Union of Concerned Scientists. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) contains a tax credit that can be used for electric vehicle charging infrastructure. You might have missed it because its name is a bit wordy and doesn’t contain the words “electric” or […]

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The Inflation Reduction Act Has Some Great Provisions For Homeowners That Aren’t Getting Much Attention

September 21, 2022 admin buildings, clean power, energy efficiency, high-efficiency electric home rebate act, inflation reduction act of 2022., policy & politics, subsidies

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2022 18:00:04 +0000

For those of us who don’t own our home, it can be challenging to electrify. Installing EV charging, putting in rooftop solar, changing out your heater, stove, and water heater, and many other things just aren’t going to happen because the owner won’t spring for the upgrades to save you money and lower your carbon […]

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Biden–Harris Admin Approves First 35 State Plans to Build Out EV Charging Infrastructure Across 53,000 Miles of Highways

September 14, 2022 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, national electric vehicle infrastructure, Pete Buttigieg, policy & politics, subsidies

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2022 22:57:15 +0000

The Biden–Harris Administration today announced more than two-thirds of Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Deployment Plans from states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have been approved ahead of schedule under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program, established and funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. With this early approval, these states can […]