In this week’s news-up, we discuss an initiative by the Department of Energy (DOE) to speed up solar innovations in the United States, as well as Apple’s plan to build one of the nation’s largest renewable energy storage facilities.
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In this week’s news-up, we discuss an initiative by the Department of Energy (DOE) to speed up solar innovations in the United States, as well as Apple’s plan to build one of the nation’s largest renewable energy storage facilities.
Continue readingIn this week’s weekly news round-up, we discuss an important announcement in electric vehicle technology and We Energies reveals a new large scale solar installation in Milwaukee.
Continue readingIn this week’s news roundup, a popular solar loan company hits an exciting milestone, and the U.S. shattered its quarterly storage deployment record (yes, again!).
Continue readingMuch has already been written about this week’s power outages in Texas, and the devastating impact they’ve had on the millions of people who are left in the dark and the cold. Unfortunately, a large portion of the original reporting about the cause of the blackouts contained misinformation. So we want to join the growing chorus of articles setting the record straight on what actually happened in Texas, as well as to take a look at how to prepare to keep the lights on during severe weather events in the future.
Continue readingIn this week’s news roundup, we discuss two exciting solar updates: a soon-to-be solar-powered college campus in Wisconsin, and a new community solar legislation in New Mexico.
Continue readingIn this week’s solar news roundup, major automaker GM plans to go all-electric, and California utility company PG&E announces a new initiative to reduce powerline maintenance costs in wildfire-prone areas with the help of microgrids.
Continue readingIn this week’s solar news round-up, we discuss the performance of the renewable energy market in 2020 and a new project in Hawaii which will help the state realize its goal of having 100% renewable energy by 2045.
Continue readingHappy New Year! In this week’s Solar News Roundup, we’ve got two promising stories from our home state of Massachusetts about how the state plans to keep ambitiously tackling climate change.
Continue readingIn this week’s Solar News Roundup (the last of the year!), the federal government extends the solar tax credit, and the Department of Energy announces a new round of funding for grid-integrated solar.
Continue readingIn this week’s Solar News Roundup, New York’s pension fund begins fossil fuel divestment, and a new study in New England reveals more than $1 billion in savings thanks to local solar power.
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