Solar electricity was up 16% from 2022, a relatively modest increase due to lower deployed solar capacity in 2022 than in 2021. For the year, solar has covered 5% of all electricity so far, with emission-free sources greater than 43%. July 10, 2023 The U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) has issued its …
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold online public forums for the public to provide input about the potential extension of operations at Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. WHAT: The public forums will begin with a brief overview of the proceeding. The CPUC will then take comments from …
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The California Energy Commission has granted approval to EG4 Electronics request to include the EG4 18kPV in the Energy Commission’s Solar Equipment Lists. The EG4 18kPV features 18 kW of PV input and 12 kW of continuous output power. Key features of the EG4 18kVP include: All-in-one hybrid inverter: The EG4 18kPV combines the functionality of …
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Fresno Housing, in partnership with Sunrun, celebrated a new solar installation at Blossom Trail Commons, an affordable housing community in Sanger, Calif. The project, which is located in a CalEnviroScreen disadvantaged community, provides solar energy to 48 homes and saves each family an average of $70 per month on their electricity bills through the use of virtual …
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The labs assessed the technical potential for floating PV and underlined its co-benefits in environmental protection and food security. July 10, 2023 Floating photovoltaics (FPV) is a form of renewable energy being evaluated worldwide as a potential solution to the land-use issue in electricity generation. For countries limited in land availability, like many island nations …
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A Maine referendum would create a new publicly owned utility that could purchase and operate the assets of the state’s two investor-owned utilities. Advocates say that would speed Maine’s path to 80% renewables by 2030. July 10, 2023 Maine voters will decide in a referendum on November 7 whether to create a new nonprofit, the …
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With funding support from the Grayce B. Kerr Fund, Inc., Chesapeake Conservancy’s data science team developed a deep learning model that automatically maps ground-mounted solar arrays in satellite imagery. Using this AI system, annual maps were created of all solar arrays within Washington, D.C., Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia and West Virginia from 2017 …
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Duke Energy customers in Northern Kentucky are benefiting from additional clean, renewable solar energy as a result of a new utility-scale rooftop solar project now generating power for area homes and businesses. Kentucky’s largest rooftop solar array operates more than 5,600 photovoltaic panels on the 800,000-square-foot Amazon Air Hub rooftop adjacent to the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. This Duke …
If you are not reimbursing fleet drivers in electric vehicles for charging at home you are putting your company in legal jeopardy. Having employees bring electric fleet vehicles home at night to charge can save a company thousands of dollars a year in electricity costs and employee time, but failing to adequately reimburse those employees …
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This column was submitted by Aurora Solar. For more C&I design insight, check out this How to qualify a project site in 20 mins using HelioScope webinar. With decades of foundational groundwork and a boost from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the growth of commercial and industrial (C&I) solar is set to accelerate upward …
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