In a renewables transition report card from the Sierra Club, only six utilities earned a grade of A, while 29 received an F. “Utilities are failing,” said the group’s executive director, “to protect our health and our collective future.” October 12, 2023 U.S. utilities that accounted for about half of the nation’s coal and gas …
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A diverse group of stakeholders have come together in the name of major solar projects. In a landmark accord, major solar developers, conservation groups, agricultural organizations, environmental and environmental justice groups, and tribal entities have signed an agreement to advance large-scale U.S. solar development while championing land conservation and supporting local community interests. The agreement is the …
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Clements outlined several improvements needed to advance the energy transition, speaking to an audience convened by the renewables trade group ACORE. October 12, 2023 The renewables industry has a “really important game-changing opportunity,” said Commissioner Allison Clements with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), at a forum held by the trade group ACORE. Yet aligning …
FERC Commissioner Allison Clements describes the path forward for renewables Read More »
Green Mountain Power targets zero power outages by 2030, backed by a strong contribution from solar, wind, and energy storage linked in microgrids. October 12, 2023 If ever a reader needed an example of an electric utility’s confidence in renewable energy to provide resilient, reliable power, one could look to Vermont’s Green Mountain Power, which …
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Credit: EDF Renewables North America In a landmark accord, major solar developers, conservation groups, agricultural organizations, environmental and environmental justice groups and tribal entities announced their agreement to advance large-scale U.S. solar development while championing land conservation and supporting local community interests. The agreement is the result of a 20-month “Solar Uncommon Dialogue” convened by …
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Solar developers, environmentalists, farming groups and tribal organizations said on Thursday that they had reached an agreement that could make it easier in the United States to build large solar farms, which have attracted stiff opposition in some places. The agreement seeks to address some thorny land-use and biodiversity issues that often stymie power projects …
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Credit: SunCommon Online residential solar sales company Powur PBC has added the Tesla Powerwall to its energy storage offering. “With increasing grid-instability and self-consumption incentives, we are seeing greater demand for solar + storage clean energy systems in homes,” stated Powur CEO Jonathan Budd. “By providing a variety of high-quality solar batteries, like Tesla Powerwall, …
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Evergrow, a clean energy finance company, has successfully completed the funding of a clean energy tax credit transfer on its platform, the first of its kind to be announced. This announcement follows the recent publication of tax credit transfer guidance by the IRS. Under the IRA, developers and owners of clean energy projects can sell …
Evergrow completes first IRA tax credit transfer through solar project in Connecticut Read More »
Origis Energy and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) have begun construction on the first of three solar + storage projects in Mississippi with a total capacity of 550 MW plus 150 MW of battery storage. This is the largest battery storage portfolio announced in Mississippi and the largest solar portfolio under construction in the state. …
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