CleanTechnica » Delaware http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Top 10 Solar Energy States Per Capita (US) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/top-10-solar-energy-states-per-capita-us/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/top-10-solar-energy-states-per-capita-us/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2014 14:34:28 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71382 Environment America Research and Policy Center recently released Lighting the Way, a fascinating hard numbers–based take on the US solar energy boom, the top states that fostered it last year, and what the others are up to. The research organization finds that the top 10 solar energy states—Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/top-10-solar-energy-states-per-capita-us/feed/ 6 Fisker Karma To Relaunch (Just 250 “Bugs” To Fix First) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/31/fisker-karma-relaunch-bugs/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/31/fisker-karma-relaunch-bugs/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2014 13:50:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70085 The Wanxiang Group now owns the rights to the Fisker Karma, which it plans to relaunch after fixing some 250 “bugs” found in the original design

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/31/fisker-karma-relaunch-bugs/feed/ 4 Hey Haters, RGGI Cap And Trade Powered 800 MW New Renewables in 2013 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/08/hey-haters-rggi-cap-and-trade-powered-800mw-new-renewables-in-2013/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/08/hey-haters-rggi-cap-and-trade-powered-800mw-new-renewables-in-2013/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2014 17:50:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69261 The Northeast U.S. cap-and-trade system helped install 800MW new renewables capacity in 2013, showing states how EPA's proposed emissions rule can succeed

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/08/hey-haters-rggi-cap-and-trade-powered-800mw-new-renewables-in-2013/feed/ 23 Billionaire Lu Guanqiu Determined To Make Fisker A Competitor With Tesla… Or Go Broke Trying http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/21/fisker/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/21/fisker/#comments Thu, 22 May 2014 01:00:26 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67213 Originally published on Gas2. Can Fisker’s new Chinese owners build a rival to Tesla Motors? Wanxiang Group’s billionaire owner Lu Guanqiu wants to do just that, or go broke trying. That’s a bold statement, but the pieces are all in place to make it happen. It’s China vs. America in the battle of the electric

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/21/fisker/feed/ 6 US Could Double Hydropower Production http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/14/us-double-hydropower-production/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/14/us-double-hydropower-production/#comments Wed, 14 May 2014 19:50:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66779 Originally published on Climate Central. By Bobby Magill The Grand Canyon was once targeted as a major dam site by the federal government, a project eventually scuttled after widespread protest. Nobody is revisiting the idea of a dam there, but a new U.S. Department of Energy report shows that the Grand Canyon and other major gorges and

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/14/us-double-hydropower-production/feed/ 19 Wind Energy Policy Takes Important Step Forward US Senate http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/18/wind-energy-policy-changes-us-senate/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/18/wind-energy-policy-changes-us-senate/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2014 17:50:21 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65539 Originally published on Into the Wind. By Mary Kate Francis  Across the country, wind power supporters are thanking their legislators for taking an important step forward in the effort to extend the renewable energy Production Tax Credit (PTC). The Senate Finance Committee, whose members are listed below, approved a bill on Thursday, April 3, to extend

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/18/wind-energy-policy-changes-us-senate/feed/ 13 Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit Gets Important Last-Minute Push http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/03/renewable-energy-production-tax-credit-gets-important-last-minute-push/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/03/renewable-energy-production-tax-credit-gets-important-last-minute-push/#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2014 23:41:36 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64871 Originally published on the AWEA website (image added). Washington, D.C., — The renewable energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) and Investment Tax Credit (ITC) were included today with bipartisan support, as the U.S. Senate Finance Committee reported out a tax extenders package whose swift passage is critically important to the continued growth of the U.S. wind

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/28/delaware-fisker-factory-sold-wanxiang-18-million/feed/ 2 NREL Correlates Solar Policy Successes & Failures http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/15/nrel-correlates-successes-failures-solar-policy/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/15/nrel-correlates-successes-failures-solar-policy/#comments Sat, 15 Mar 2014 21:00:53 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63875 Originally published on Green Building Elements. The following report from NREL concerning issues in state solar energy policies should prove timely and useful to those involved with commercial and residential renewable energy products. The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has published a report that aligns solar policy and market success with state demographics. By organizing the 48

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/15/nrel-correlates-successes-failures-solar-policy/feed/ 1 Most Attractive States For Investing In Solar http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/24/attractive-states-investing-solar/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/24/attractive-states-investing-solar/#comments Sun, 24 Nov 2013 23:17:47 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=59318 Originally published on Cost of Solar. –> See how much money solar power could save you! There are a lot of ways to evaluate the attractiveness of a place for renewable energy or solar energy investment, and to evaluate the best solar states. Of course, it depends on what factors and assumptions you take into account,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/24/attractive-states-investing-solar/feed/ 0 Top US States For Solar Energy http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/08/top-us-states-for-solar-energy/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/08/top-us-states-for-solar-energy/#comments Thu, 08 Aug 2013 12:08:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=54822 NerdWallet have compiled the top 5 states in the US for residential solar energy, according to four specific criteria. Top of the pile was California, thanks to a sunny location, the pioneering of solar leasing, and great cash-back incentives. Filling out the top 5 were Hawaii, Arizona, Maryland, and Delaware. NerdWallet explained that they wanted

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/08/top-us-states-for-solar-energy/feed/ 2 Dazzling Dozen US States Illuminate Path To Solar Energy Future http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/26/dazzling-dozen-us-states-illuminate-path-to-solar-energy-future/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/26/dazzling-dozen-us-states-illuminate-path-to-solar-energy-future/#comments Fri, 26 Jul 2013 18:18:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=54397 A solar energy revolution is dawning in America, led by the "Dazzling Dozen" - twelve states whose progressive policies dominate the solar industry with 85% of all US solar capacity but just 28% of the total population.

Environment America’s “Lighting the Way” report outlines their successful policies and illuminate the path forward to a nationwide clean energy economy

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/26/dazzling-dozen-us-states-illuminate-path-to-solar-energy-future/feed/ 43 Top Solar States vs Top Solar Countries (CleanTechnica Exclusive) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/#comments Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:50:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53157 Following our top solar states rankings and our top solar countries rankings, below are rankings that mix the two. The rankings are for total and new solar power capacity per capita as well as total and new solar power per GDP. I thin the results are very interesting…. If you missed these previous rankings, also

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/feed/ 4 Top Solar Power States Per Capita (Updated) vs Top Solar Policy Leaders (CleanTechnica Exclusive) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/25/solar-power-by-state-solar-rankings-by-state/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/25/solar-power-by-state-solar-rankings-by-state/#comments Tue, 25 Jun 2013 14:30:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53090 Last year, I put together rankings of the top solar power countries per capita, per GDP, and per TWh of electricity production. In January, I then created rankings of the top solar power states per capita and followed those up with rankings of the top solar power states per capita vs the top solar power

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/25/solar-power-by-state-solar-rankings-by-state/feed/ 25 Double Wind Power, Save Nearly $7 Billion Per Year In Mid-Atlantic US http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/13/double-wind-power-save-nearly-7-billion-per-year-in-mid-atlantic-us/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/13/double-wind-power-save-nearly-7-billion-per-year-in-mid-atlantic-us/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 13:17:51 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=51676 The below article is courtesy of Americans for a Clean Energy Grid. WASHINGTON, DC – Adding more wind power to the grid in the PJM region can lower gas and coal consumption and reduce regional wholesale energy market prices, saving nearly $7 billion per year in the mid-2020s, according to a new study conducted by Synapse

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/13/double-wind-power-save-nearly-7-billion-per-year-in-mid-atlantic-us/feed/ 1 The Attack On Renewable Energy Standards, In Numbers http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/29/the-attack-on-renewable-energy-standards-in-numbers/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/29/the-attack-on-renewable-energy-standards-in-numbers/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:47:14 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=50163 Reposted from Greentech Media: By Herman Trabish At least twenty-two of the 29 state renewables standards have been attacked by legislators or regulators in the last year or are now under attack. Known as a Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) or a Renewable Energy Standard (RES), these mandates require utilities to obtain a portion of their

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/29/the-attack-on-renewable-energy-standards-in-numbers/feed/ 4 RGGI Nets $106 Million For Clean Energy, May Hit $2 Billion By 2020 http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/19/rggi-nets-106-million-in-revenue-may-hit-2-billion-by-2020/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/19/rggi-nets-106-million-in-revenue-may-hit-2-billion-by-2020/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:10:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=49758 The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) held its 19th auction of CO2 allowances late last week and sold nearly 38 million allowances at a clearing price of $2.80, generating $105.9 million in revenue.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/19/rggi-nets-106-million-in-revenue-may-hit-2-billion-by-2020/feed/ 2 States Lead in Freeing the Grid for Small-Scale Renewable Energy http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/18/states-lead-in-freeing-the-grid-for-small-scale-renewable-energy/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/18/states-lead-in-freeing-the-grid-for-small-scale-renewable-energy/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 08:51:51 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=40366 A new report ranks states on net metering and interconnection policies designed to boost small-scale renewables.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/18/states-lead-in-freeing-the-grid-for-small-scale-renewable-energy/feed/ 1 Report: Power Plant Emissions in RGGI Region Fall to Lowest Level Yet http://cleantechnica.com/2012/01/18/report-power-plant-emissions-in-rggi-region-fall-to-lowest-level-yet/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/01/18/report-power-plant-emissions-in-rggi-region-fall-to-lowest-level-yet/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:27:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=34008 Emissions from power plants in states served by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative have fallen to their lowest levels since the CO2 auction program launched in 2009, according to a new report from Environment Northeast

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/01/18/report-power-plant-emissions-in-rggi-region-fall-to-lowest-level-yet/feed/ 5 3 States Stay in Northeast Cap & Trade Program (for Obvious Reasons) Despite Huge Republican/Tea Party Attack http://cleantechnica.com/2011/05/24/states-northeast-cap-trade-republican-tea-party-attack-nj-new-jersey/ http://cleantechnica.com/2011/05/24/states-northeast-cap-trade-republican-tea-party-attack-nj-new-jersey/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 20:53:54 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=27443 I had been worried about two or three states pulling out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI, pronounced “Reggie”), the nation's first cap and trade program for greenhouse gases, for awhile. It seemed 99.9% sure that New Hampshire would pull out after its House of Representatives voted to pull out of the initiative and its Senate had a clear Republican majority likely to do the same. Even if the Governor tried to veto such a decision, he could be overridden

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