SAN FRANCISCO – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today approved $157 million in the eighth round of grants for last mile broadband projects as part of the $2 billion Last Mile Federal Funding Account grant program, which expands broadband internet access for underserved and unserved communities across California. This continues a rolling process of …
SAN FRANCISCO– The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today enhanced data reporting requirements for Autonomous Vehicles (AVs), furthering its commitment to ensuring the safety and accountability of AV passenger service operators. Key Highlights New Stoppage Event Reporting: AV operators will now be required to report incidents where AVs get stuck during operations. These incidents …
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Analysis by LandGate shows that Pennsylvania has 562 MW of solar power operating, with 10,469 MW waiting in queues. November 7, 2024 Land development marketplace LandGate released data through Q3 2024 on the state of the Pennsylvania solar market. It found that Pennsylvania has 46 solar facilities combining for 562 MW of capacity. There are …
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Zeo Energy, a Florida-based provider of residential solar and energy efficiency solutions, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of all of the assets of Lumio Holdings, another residential solar company. On September 3, 2024, Lumio filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and the sale transaction was approved by the court on November 1. “We …
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The U.S. government has set a target of a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. A recent report by ACORE and Clean Energy Associates (CEA) says that many recent models suggest that we’ll need 500 GW of cumulative PV installations by 2030 to achieve that goal. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has stimulated …
PV mounting system specialist AEROCOMPACT is expanding its COMPACTMETAL TL product line with the new TLE25 and TLE38 options. Designed to span ribs on trapezoidal sheet-metal roofs, these TLE mounts feature integrated risers and pre-punched bridges, requiring no pre-drilling AEROCOMPACT’s proprietary self-drilled screws. Credit: AEROCOMPACT Standing at 80 mm, the newly launched TLE25 and TLE38 …
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The market for end of life for solar panels is burgeoning alongside the rapid growth in solar installations. A report by the EPA and IRENA forecasts that by 2030 there will be 1 million tons of solar panels reaching end of life and 20 years later it will balloon to 10 million tons. Brett Henderson, …
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Residential solar installers are evolving to include energy storage, EV charging, and more. A panel discussed this evolution of distributed energy and the state of the market at pv magazine USA week. November 6, 2024 Residential solar and energy storage is increasingly being offered as a holistic home energy management system, alongside other features like …
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With a Republican White House, Senate, and the House of Representatives up for grabs, core solar industrial policy will possibly be repealed. November 6, 2024 Republicans have secured political victories, electing President Donald Trump, securing the Senate, and possibly gaining majority in the House of Representatives. While the DOW Jones industrial average rose 3% to …
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With passage of a trifecta of clean energy legislation, the U.S. now has strong industrial policy that is building out domestic manufacturing, bringing jobs to the U.S., increasing clean energy capacity, driving the economy and more. What could change? November 6, 2024 With passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS and Science Act and …
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