Duke Energy has completed three battery projects in Florida totaling nearly 34 MW. The projects were first announced in 2020. “Duke Energy Florida is committed to a clean energy future for our customers and communities,” said Melissa Seixas, Duke Energy Florida state president. “With each new battery site, Duke Energy takes another important step in …
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold remote public forums to provide an opportunity for customers of California Water Service Company (Cal Water) to offer their perspective and input to the CPUC about the company’s rate increase request, as follows: WHEN: Date and Time Primary Service Area Focus (the public forums are open to …
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Shoals Technologies, an electrical balance of systems (EBOS) solutions provider for solar, storage and electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, has opened a new manufacturing facility in Portland, Tennessee. The new 219,000-sq-ft facility, which is expected to be operational in Q2 2022, will double Shoals’ manufacturing capacity. “Our new facility will allow us to optimize our …
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With the passage of SB 411, Indiana communities can opt to voluntarily adopt regulations that will qualify them as a wind- or solar-ready community. The standards are expected to significantly cut project development time, lower costs, and create thousands of jobs in the clean energy industries. March 10, 2022 The Indiana General Assembly has passed …
Urban Electric Power and Alchemy Industrial announced a design and engineering partnership to launch Ohm Core, a residential energy storage system based on rechargeable alkaline batteries. Alchemy will serve as the strategic development and manufacturing partner while Urban Electric Power launches and scales its innovative energy storage solution, part of a series of easy-to-assemble modular …
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Ethanol emits more greenhouse gasses than the gasoline it is supposed to replace. Additionally, ethanol (corn) farms greatly under-utilize one of the greatest resources we have – land. Of the ~92 million acres of corn planted in the US each year, roughly 40 million acres (1.6% of the nation’s land) are primarily used to feed …
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The Virginia State Corporation Commission’s Hearing Examiner has proposed a requirement for residential shared solar customers to pay a $55 minimum bill each month, which opponents claim will dramatically limit program participation. March 10, 2022 Just over six months ago, the state of Virginia began accepting applications for its new shared solar program, under which …
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Without important federal measures like the Build Back Better reconciliation bill, the investment tax credit long-term extension, and US manufacturing support, Wood Mackenzie and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) said the US will fall short of goals. March 10, 2022 SEIA and Wood Mackenzie issued a call to the federal legislature to move quickly …
Add North Carolina to the list of states considering changes to net metering rules, as Duke Energy proposes shifting costs to solar customers. March 10, 2022 Today three of the longest-established rooftop solar companies in North Carolina will jointly intervene in the North Carolina Utility Commission (NCUC) net metering docket in order to challenge Duke …
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Workplace EV chargers, which number only 10,000 in the US, are needed for charging EVs in regions with abundant solar generation, says an RMI study. Home chargers are fine in regions with high wind generation, to enable nighttime charging with wind power. March 10, 2022 Some electric vehicle owners automatically charge their vehicles when solar …
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