By addressing equity issues, RMI’s Solarize cohorts have made rooftop solar and lower electricity bills available to more people around the country. Shaketia Simpson loved the idea of powering her house with solar energy, but always thought of it as a future project because it was too expensive. Simpson, an … [continued]
How cities are helping low- and moderate-income households install solar with Solarize campaigns
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Edward J. Klock-McCook and Tyeler Matsuo Across the country and the world, unsubsidized solar energy is reaching cost parity with fossil fuels. The same cannot (yet) be said for electric vehicles (EV) compared to gasoline-burning ones. While unsubsidized EVs have not reached cost parity … [continued]
Originally published on Cost of Solar. By bringing together three solar programs in one online platform, Solar CrowdSource is looking to reduce the cost of solar in Georgia, while also making this renewable and sustainable energy source more accessible to residents in every community in the state. The newly … [continued]
On September 1, 2015, superheroes in capes and spandex will be installing a new solar energy system on the Bellevue, Washington, KidsQuest Children’s Museum. The size of the rooftop solar system isn’t that newsworthy, as it’s a 4.5 kW array with 16 panels total, but the fact that the installation … [continued]
A new 20% project from Google labeled ‘Project Sunroof’ will provide homeowners the opportunity to calculate the possible solar energy potential of their rooftops. Google allows its employees 20% of their paid work time to work on their own project, with the possibility that those projects will become part of … [continued]
Get your clean electricity fixin’s here (after scrolling through our own clean electricity stories): Solar Energy Rooftop/Small-Scale Solar Make Cities Solar Hubs, Says Stanford Study New Homes Must Be Ready For Solar Panels Says San Diego SolarCity Hits Record 4GWh/Day Energy Generation SolarCity To Offer Integrated Microgrid System Bringing Solar … [continued]
SmartPower, which is reportedly “the nation’s leading non-profit organization for energy efficiency and clean energy,” recently embarked on a 20-week pilot program aimed at encouraging more people to put solar panels on their roofs. The result was apparently quite an increase in people going solar. So, let’s have a look … [continued]
Not sure if I’ll stick with this “Music Monday” idea, but it is a fun one. The video below is from Muse Video. It’s “part of a music video project produced by talented young artists from United Roots Oakland,” our friends at Global Warming Is Real write. Tom aptly summarizes the song and … [continued]
Some more top cleantech news from around the interwebs! Clean Cars 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Electric Drive Makes Official, Expensive Debut. “One of the most exciting cars in the electric vehicle world has been the Mercedes SLS AMG E-Cell concept. Well, the official version will be called the Mercedes-Benz SLS … [continued]
