Business at the small East Bay solar company owned by Ben Giustino’s family has been booming lately, buoyed by strong local demand for rooftop panels that use sunshine to generate electricity. The Berkeley company, A1 Sun Inc., has been growing steadily since Giustino’s father started it in 2007, and the past year has been its …
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Comments call on agencies to officially adopt robust protections under the Clean Water Act For Immediate Release. WASHINGTON – Environment America Research & Policy Center’s Clean Water Network delivered support from nearly 100 groups Monday to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers urging federal policymakers to officiallyrescind the Trump …
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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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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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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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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 …
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold remote public forums to provide an opportunity for customers of California-American Water Company (Cal-Am), California Water Service Company (Cal Water), Golden State Water Company, and San Jose Water Company to offer their perspective and input to the CPUC about the Cost of Capital requests of each company, …
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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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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today approved plans to ensure long-term sufficient electricity resource investments, including transmission, for the safe and reliable delivery of electricity and the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The CPUC, per Senate Bill 350 (De León, 2015), developed an integrated resource planning (IRP) process to ensure that California’s electric …
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Published: 9 Feb 2022, 15:04 Solar and onshore wind can bid in for a share of £10 million available for Pot One technologies in AR4. Image: Getty. From 2023, Contracts for Difference (CfD) auctions will be held annually, the government has announced. “We are hitting the accelerator on domestic electricity production to boost energy security, …
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