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Group Seeking to Overturn State Net Metering Reveals Member with Utility Ties

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The group claiming status as a ratepayer advocacy group in its attempt to get federal regulators to override state net metering regimes has finally revealed the identity of one of its members. But that revelation appears to strengthen claims by its opponents that it is representing energy industry interests rather than those of ratepayers.

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A Vibrant Cleantech Startup Ecosystem Takes Root in India

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Several floors below the firm’s balcony, power lines crisscross over piles of garbage, a fleet of rickshaws and cow patties on a rooftop, being dried for cooking fuel. ” Rapid growth in India’s renewable energy sector is driving demand for new technologies to modernize the country’s power sector.

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Will Your EV Keep the Lights on When the Grid Goes Down?

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Last month’s preventative power shutoffs in California highlighted the vulnerability of the electricity grid to threats exacerbated by a changing climate. But what about the mobile battery packs carried in the hundreds of thousands of electric vehicles now on the road in California? kilowatt-hour nameplate capacity.

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Sacramento Wants to Electrify Its Homes, Low-Income Families Included

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Blunk, a strategic planner with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), had assembled a diverse group of stakeholders with expertise in energy policy, green building, energy efficiency retrofits and program implementation. Tenants can live in safer, more comfortable homes with improved indoor air quality.

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Residential Buildings Adapting the Sustainable way

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million sq meters of green building space and this statistic is from the end of 2018. The focus of these spaces is on the efficient use of natural resources including energy (sunlight), water and construction materials. Also, green homes are meant to be cost-effective, self-sustaining and have low maintenance needs.

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‘We Too Must Improve’: Clean Energy Industry Holds Up Mirror on Racial Inequity

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clean energy organizations joined nationwide expressions of grief and anger this week following the recent killings of black Americans including George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) lamented continuing racial inequities in the U.S.,

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‘Game-Changer’ FERC Order Opens Wholesale Grid Markets to Distributed Energy Resources

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has passed a long-awaited order to open the country’s wholesale energy markets to distributed energy resources (DERs) like rooftop solar, behind-the-meter batteries and electric vehicles. “But their power is mighty.”