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Day: June 9, 2023

California grid falls 21% short in 100% EV usage case

Assuming all other residential electricity consumption remains flat—a trend ongoing since 2006—the report’s calculations find that California will require a 20.2% expansion of electricity generation, from nearly 280TWh to an estimated over 336 TWh to meet its EV mandates and additional charging required by 2045. June 9, 2023 The State of California could fall 21.1% …

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Energy Tax Credits, Meant to Help U.S. Suppliers, May Be Hard to Get

In April, Vice President Kamala Harris visited Qcells, a solar panel manufacturing facility in Dalton, Ga., to announce an early triumph of the Inflation Reduction Act: Summit Ridge Energy, one of the nation’s largest developers of utility-scale solar projects, would purchase 2.5 million U.S.-made solar panels. Subsidies under the new law brought the price in …

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TerrePower opens solar remanufacturing facility to refurbish and reuse solar and batteries

A division of automotive aftermarket leader BBB Industries, TerrePower sets up shop in Tennessee where it can recycle over 125,000 solar modules a year. June 9, 2023 TerrePower’s remanufacturing facility is up and running in a  20,000 square foot facility in Sparta, Tenn., where the company says it will refurbish solar modules and EV batteries …

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Oregon 3.2 MW community solar project to test goat grazing for mowing

Developer and investor SolRiver Capital is helping an Oregon town offset its carbon emissions and save money on electricity through the Canyonville Solar project. June 9, 2023 A southern Oregon town located due west of Crater Lake National Park nestled between two coastal mountain lines is procuring community solar for its residents. Project developer and …

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USDA offers tool to help rural co-ops apply for $9.7 billion renewables program

Rural electric co-operatives seeking support for renewable and clean energy projects under a $9.7 billion USDA program can now access an emissions reduction calculator to begin preparing a preliminary application. June 9, 2023 Rural electric co-operatives seeking federal grant and loan support for renewable and clean energy projects must compete against each other under a …

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Sunrise brief: U.S. solar market expected to triple in size in five years 

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