Tag: solar
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California’s rooftop solar program collides with equity concerns
SACRAMENTO — A pandemic-era backlash from California’s yawning wealth gap is taking aim at the state’s pioneering climate policies. The latest target: incentives such as rooftop solar panels. The generous rewards paid to those who is able to install them onto their roofs amount to subsidies for the wealthy, utilities and other critics of this…
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Customers are driving the push towards renewables and digitalization
Renewable energy is moving into a new stage in its evolution. Renewables account for more than two thirds of new generating capacity additions in the U.S. This means that renewable energy is claiming an increasing share of the national generation mix. EIA estimates that wind power accounted for 9% of U.S. electricity generation in 2020.,…
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From the CEO’s Desk Newsletter
By Ben Paulos Resilient home California is suffering its worst fire season ever, with over 4 million acres burned this year alone. In EBCE’s service area, PG&E is continuing to implement Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events, proactively shutting off power to thousands of customers to prevent accidental wildfires. While power shutoff events may reduce…
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CES 2021’s Green Highlights: Solar-powered TV remotes, electric air taxis, and balcony beekeeping
Taking place virtually for the first time, the annual Consumer Electronics Show once again featured a host of emerging clean technologies – BusinessGreen takes a look at some of the most eye-catching developments Every year it is the top event in the calendar for gadget geeks and cutting-edge tech enthusiasts, featuring an array of innovations…
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Aptera Releases A Three-Wheel EV That Doesn’t Need Charging
Aptera Should you’ve ever wondered exactly what type of Reliant Robin in the future might look like, here’s your answer. The brand-new Aptera EV is a three-wheeled automobile that runs on solar-power, offering a reported possible array of what is a groundbreaking 1,000 miles. The automobile ’s leading model comes with a 100 kWh battery,…
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First community solar-storage project completed in New York
New York’s community solar-storage setup is a venture involving approximately 150 households. The neighborhood project is comprised of 557kW of rooftop solar paired together with 490kW four-hour Tesla Powerpack ion battery storage. It’s anticipated to give the participants with roughly 10 percent savings in their monthly electricity bills over 25 decades, as well as provide…
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California is rushing to add solar power. Did recent blackouts just shade state’s green future?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain They sit on oceanfront property in Southern California, a fleet of aging gas-fired power plants that not only pollute the air but also kill sea lions and other marine life. They’re also capable of powering up to 2.8 million homes. Until now, these nine generating units were facing a shutdown by…
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COVID-19, severe weather and power outages
Wildfire and hurricane season is here and with it comes an influx of weather-related power outages. Experts are warning that extreme weather events and natural disasters will be more frequent and intense this year and that this summer will be hotter than average. Power outages coinciding with elevated temperatures can quickly escalate into a public…
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US Microgrid Market Slowed in 2019. PG&E Could Singlehandedly Reverse the Trend
The burgeoning U.S. microgrid sector is set to install less controllable capability this year than it did last year. But that drawback may establish a temporary blip, especially if a new attempt to back up the beleagured Northern California grid comes into fruition. The U.S. microgrid economy established a record with 666 megawatts of potential…
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One Small Step for Sunrun, One Giant Leap for Virtual Power Plants [GTM Squared]
When a Sunrun bid won in a February ISO-New England wholesale capacity auction, it was seen by many as a landmark moment for distributed solar-plus-storage. While the win encompassed only 20 megawatts, it affirmed the distributed solar industry’s growing interest in the virtual power plant model, where networked solar-and-storage provides an array of grid services. Nearly…