The passage of House Bill 1814 opens the door for $100 million in funding to be used to provide grants for community solar projects around the state, all of which is aimed at expanding the opportunities for low-income residents to access renewable energy April 4, 2022 For the first time since 2018, Washington state has …
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The second day at SEIA dove into the risks and rewards of solar leasing, as well as a slew of tax considerations including tax transfer challenges, assignment rights & interests. April 4, 2022 Day one of the Solar Energy Industries Association’s (SEIA) Tax, Finance, & Buyer’s seminar started with the BBB and ESG in NYC, …
Wisconsin utility Madison Gas and Electric‘s (MGE) latest solar array, the 8-MW Hermsdorf Solar Fields, is fully operational and delivers locally generated, sustainable energy to its distribution grid. The project in southeast Madison provides solar energy to the city and to the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) under MGE’s Renewable Energy Rider (RER). Located on …
NextEra Energy 8-MW solar project powers Wisconsin state capital Read More »
Transitioning to a clean-energy future is not just a matter of environmental stewardship, but an investment in national security. April 4, 2022 With Russia’s unconscionable invasion of Ukraine, an energy crisis precipitated by the volatility of global fossil fuel markets has once again brought home that our nation’s continued reliance on fossil fuels leaves us …
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The D.C. Office of the People’s Counsel (OPC) and the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia (OAG) jointly filed a complaint and petition requesting that the Public Service Commission (PSC or Commission) investigate Pepco’s repeated failure to comply with District law governing Community Renewable Energy Facilities (CREF). Through CREF, residents and …
Nations are not doing nearly enough to prevent global warming from increasing to dangerous levels within the lifetimes of most people on Earth today, according to a new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a group of researchers convened by the United Nations. Limiting the devastation won’t be easy, but it also isn’t …
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Geothermal heat pumps use the thermal properties of subsurface rock to help heat and cool buildings, and when powered by solar, they eliminate the use of fossil fuels. While geothermal is becoming the new clean heating and cooling system for residential use, they can also be used in commercial or community installations. At the University …
UC Berkeley digs 400 foot hole on campus in geothermal study Read More »
Looking to move on from the general atmosphere of doom and gloom surrounding the Department of Commerce’s decision to launch an antidumping investigation into solar panel imports from Chinese companies working in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has launched a survey for solar workers, which aims to quantify the …
SEIA calls on solar workers to highlight impact of Auxin Solar Petition Read More »
Solar panel manufacturing is on center stage yet again as another antidumping investigation begins and domestic manufacturing legislation remains in purgatory. Archive photo from the Oregon Department of Transportation: https://www.flickr.com/photos/oregondot/ North Carolina net-metering compromise now up for debateRaleigh, North Carolina An agreement among solar advocacy groups and Duke Energy on a new net-metering program at …
But the cost of inaction is also substantial, in terms of deaths, displacement and damage. In the United States last year, damages from floods, wildfires, drought and other disasters related to weather and climate totaled approximately $145 billion, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The agency said that “extremely high” levels of disasters …
Stopping Climate Change Is Doable, but Time Is Short, U.N. Panel Warns Read More »
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