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Wight Community Energy awarded £59k to support renewable energy projects

Published: 8 Feb 2022, 12:52 Wight Community Energy has a 3.95MW solar farm. Image: Wight Community Energy. Wight Community Energy has been awarded an additional £58,547 from independent trust Power to Change, to support further community-based renewable energy projects. It follows Power to Change providing £68,250 of funding in November 2020 to the community benefit …

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Indiana utility’s net metering calculation overturned in court

Markets / By Staff

An attempt to circumvent the state’s already-limited net metering guidelines has been overturned in court, in a decision that distributed generation advocates see as an important step in strengthening the state’s market. January 31, 2022 It has been nearly five years since Indiana Senate Bill 309 was signed into law as Senate Enrolled Act 309 …

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8minute energy closes $400 million in financing from EIG

Finance / By Staff

8minute Solar Energy has closed $400 million in financing from EIG, an institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors. This funding is expected to enable 8minute to continue to operate and grow its portfolio of clean energy assets, focus on technology innovation and advanced solar plant design, and begin building projects on its …

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Sunrise brief: Biden extends Trump solar tariffs, with a twist

Policy / By Staff

Also on the rise: Nova Scotia government protects solar owners by stopping proposed net-metering fee. Maxeon 40-year warranty is cool, but you can’t get it in US. Solar-powered EV Airstream parks itself by remote control. Two large-scale solar and battery storage projects coordinate time-based delivery.

MCE approves 100MW solar-plus-storage project in California

Installation / By Staff

MCE, a not-for-profit public agency based in California, announced approval for its largest battery-storage project to date. The Golden Fields Solar project, located in Kern County, will provide enough power for an estimated 52,000 homes each year. The Golden Fields Solar project was selected after MCE’s annual solicitation for renewable energy and storage projects. With …

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Mosaic financing now integrated in Aurora software platform

Industry / By Staff

Aurora Solar and Mosaic, a financing platform for U.S. residential solar and energy-efficient home improvements, announced a new partnership to further accelerate solar adoption at scale. With this integration, solar installers can seamlessly access their Mosaic account in Aurora to provide homeowners competitive financing options and near instant loan pre-approval for their solar and storage …

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Solar PV under construction for NHS hospital on former Wolverhampton landfill site

News / By Staff

Published: 9 Feb 2022, 11:52 The solar is currently under construction on the former landfill site. Image: Pixabay Construction of a new solar farm is currently underway on a landfill site in Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, with the site due to be operational by summer. The solar farm – which is to be built across 11 hectares …

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Statement: PIRG, Environment America welcome Coca-Cola’s commitment to reuse

News / By Staff

The beverage giant announced an industry-leading commitment to address plastic waste ATLANTA— The Coca-Cola Co., the world’s top plastic polluter according to a recent Global Brand Audit, announced on Thursday a new commitment to use refillable or returnable glass or plastic bottles – or refillable containers at fountains and dispensers – for at least 25% …

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New research shows the role rooftop solar could have played in preventing 2021 Texas power crisis

News / By Staff

A year after freeze, paper explores small-scale solar’s potential to improve grid resilience AUSTIN, Texas – On the anniversary of a deep freeze that debilitated Texas’ power system and caused at least 246 deaths, a new white paper from Environment America Research & Policy Center, Environment Texas Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group released …

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Decision on solar metering rules: Utilities vs. rooftop solar customers

News / By Staff

In summary The Public Utilities Commission should reject punitive customer fees and changes to net metering rules for rooftop solar power. By Sam Liccardo, Special to CalMatters Sam Liccardo is the mayor of San Jose. Most regulatory battles before the California Public Utilities Commission capture scant attention, yet one imminent decision carries big stakes: revisions …

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