US ITC Solar Tax Credit Decline Is Being Countered With Machine Learning

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 18:00:45 +0000

Commercial solar has significant untapped potential in the USA. Innovative companies such as OnSwitch Energy are working to maximize that, regardless of federal policies

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Canada Subsidizes Fossil Fuels, Can’t Talk Climate Change In Election Year

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 10:00:55 +0000

Canada subsidizes fossil fuels to the amount of $2.5, $4.7 or $34 billion every year, depending on what is included in the accounting

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US Subsidizes Fossil Fuels To The Tune Of $4.6, $27.4, Or $649 Billion Annually, Depending On Source

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 00:45:05 +0000

In 2022, new wind energy will get zero financial assistance of any kind and new solar will get very little, while fossil fuels will continue to get $4.6 billion annually in the best possible accounting, $27.4 billion in a reasonable accounting and $649 billion in a full accounting including negative externalities

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The Rules Of Acquisition & How They Apply To Climate Change — Part Two

Credit to Author: Barry A.F.| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 00:21:45 +0000

I suspect, being a progressive bunch, at least a few of us are Star Trek fans. Climate denial is mostly funded by oil company greed and oil company actions are meant to maximize their profits. So, the idea of this series of short (somewhat satirical) articles is that climate change denial will be analyzed under the lens of each stated rule, how it applies, and what we should consider for our strategies to achieve climate victory over oil company greed

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Tesla Model 3 = 12.4% of All Norwegian Vehicle Sales January–July 2019

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 05:02:21 +0000

California’s a huge market for Tesla, the Netherlands loves Tesla, Switzerland loves Tesla, but no state or country is as Tesla obsessed as Norway

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$24 Million For EV Charging Stations In San Mateo County — The Eggs Are Coming!

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 03:22:47 +0000

Once upon a time, I worked for San Mateo County. So, it is especially exciting for me to see that the Silicon Valley county is about to throw a ton of eggs into its electric vehicle ecosystem

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Ohio Lawmakers Announce Plan to Subsidize Nuclear Plants

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2019 16:28:09 +0000

Ohio lawmakers on April 12 announced a plan to provide financial support to the state’s two nuclear power plants by adding a surcharge to customers’ electric bills. The bill’s supporters said it also would generate as much as $300 million annually for clean power generation in Ohio, though the measure calls for abolishing mandates for […]

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Pressure Mounts as Legislators Try to Save Nuclear Plants

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 13:28:57 +0000

Time is winding down for lawmakers interested in enacting legislation to save the Three Mile Island (TMI) nuclear plant. That message was amplified on April 5 when Exelon Corp. filed the federally required Post Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR) with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The PSDAR details plans for TMI Unit 1 after its final […]

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PJM Will Hold Capacity Auction Under Current Rules in August

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 21:52:23 +0000

PJM Interconnection said it will hold its 2022–2023 capacity auction under current market rules on Aug. 14, 2019, though the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has yet to issue a decision on the grid operator’s plan to revamp its Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR). In an April 10 filing, however, PJM asked FERC to clarify that […]

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