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WEB3 days ago · Rooftop solar, batteries, EVs, and smart thermostats could help rein in rising grid costs — if only California could pass policies to make it happen. by Jeff St. John / Canary Media September 12, 2024. A nonprofit news organization covering the nation's transition to clean energy, offering regional energy news digests and original reporting.
Startup pitches new model to unlock solar for multi-family …
WEBAug 29, 2024 · Illinois has $30 million in incentives available for solar installations on multi-family buildings. So far, though, the state program has not received any applications for such projects, according to Jan Gudell, Illinois Solar for All associate director at Elevate, the organization tasked with running the state program.
Author Archives: Kathiann M. Kowalski - Energy News Network
WEBAug 26, 2024 · Kathiann M. Kowalski. Kathi is the author of 25 books and more than 600 articles, and writes often on science and policy issues. In addition to her journalism career, Kathi is an alumna of Harvard Law School and has spent 15 years practicing law. She is a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists and …
Explainer: How capacity markets work | Energy News Network
WEBJun 17, 2013 · Capacity markets are important. They are the firing line for the electricity system of the future, because they direct and encourage investments in different kinds of assets—whether that is clean energy, fossil fuels, or demand side resources like efficiency. A book could be written on the criticisms of capacity markets, details on how these ...
Five takeaways from Connecticut’s new residential solar program …
WEBFeb 17, 2021 · 4. Homeowners will be able to size up their systems to allow for future electric vehicle plug-ins. Under the existing program, customers must size their solar systems to roughly fit their current annual load. That’s to prevent homeowners from putting in systems sized to be money-making generators. The new plan allows for …
Former critics coalesce around Duke Energy’s plans - Energy News …
WEBAug 26, 2024 · An array of critics came out swinging in January when Duke Energy first filed its plans in North Carolina for one of the largest fossil fuel investments in the country. But as the months have dragged on in the development of the company’s biennial carbon-reduction plan, some notable detractors have relented. Just before expert witness ...
The misinformation at the heart of rural solar opposition
WEBAug 28, 2024 · More clean energy news. 👷 Unions’ clean energy: The Inflation Reduction Act’s labor standards for clean energy development could create as many as 3.9 million jobs across 6,285 burgeoning projects, a labor advocacy group says. (Utility Dive) 🔌 Virtual (power plant) reality: Xcel Energy in Minnesota wants to build virtual power plants that combine solar power generation and energy ...
This Arkansas school turned solar savings into better teacher pay
WEBOct 16, 2020 · In Batesville, Arkansas, just 17 miles west of the state’s largest coal-fired power plant, a solar array at the local high school is having an unconventional impact: boosting teachers’ pay. In 2017, energy efficiency company Entegrity conducted an energy audit of the Batesville School District, which currently comprises Batesville High ...
Massachusetts to recharge solar programs for low-income …
WEBMay 30, 2024 · Energy News Weekly A weekly look at the energy landscape for those interested in clean energy and how it plays into the fight against climate change.; U.S. Energy News Daily updates for energy professionals across the United States.; Midwest Energy News Daily updates for energy professionals from the Midwestern states.; Southeast Energy News Daily updates for energy professionals from the ...
Why Pennsylvania fracking is a ‘diversion’ in the presidential race
WEB4 days ago · Ken Paulman. Ken is the director of the Energy News Network at Fresh Energy, and has led the project from its inception as Midwest Energy News in 2009. Prior to joining Fresh Energy, he was the managing editor for online news at Minnesota Public Radio. He started his journalism career in 2002 as a copy editor for the Duluth News Tribune before ...