It was just four months ago that Ava Community Energy announced its e-bike rebates program for 9,000 e-bikes. More recently, Ava announced big savings for its customers: Stockton and Lathrop residents saved more than $4.4 million on their energy bills in just six months of service. I was able to … [continued]
NREL researchers helped develop resources for program implementers to assess which solar implementation pathways to pursue, including rooftop solar, community solar, solar water heaters, and intergovernmental program partnerships. Illustration by NREL
The courts are increasingly being asked to make decisions the Congress and the Executive refuse to make to protect the citizens of the US.
ChatGPT and DALL-E generated image of a panoramic cityscape view showing a variety of buildings with solar panels installed on their rooftops.
Our recent CleanTechnica survey revealed that consumers have concerns about the various costs connected with solar installations. In this second part of the two-part series, we explore more reasons why trustworthiness continues to plague the industry — with input from our CleanTechnica readers. Idealistic future cost savings. Reader 6: “When I … [continued]
Reactivate, American Farmland Trust, and Edelen Renewables Community Solar recently announced a new partnership: Farmers Powering Communities (FPC). The mission of Farmers Powering Communities is: “Bringing together those working to feed the planet with those working to power America.” The goal is to install 500 MW of community solar power … [continued]
Graphic supplied by LAGI 2025 Fiji Project -- The energy design site area can be
seen in the clearing between Marou Village and the mountains of Naviti Island.
Can a small island community—through art, innovation, and co-design—demonstrate what’s possible for sustainable infrastructure across the Pacific and beyond? Coastal island communities are especially vulnerable to climate change. Stronger cyclones, rising sea levels, warming waters, biodiversity loss, prolonged droughts, and major flood events threaten their existence. Marou Village in the … [continued]
US solar energy developers continue to keep the clean power movement alive in the US, despite the sudden shift in federal energy policy.
US solar energy developers continue to keep the clean power movement alive in the US, despite the sudden shift in federal energy policy.
NREL researchers helped develop resources for program implementers to assess which solar implementation pathways to pursue, including rooftop solar, community solar, solar water heaters, and intergovernmental program partnerships. Illustration by NREL
Solar For All was a part for the Inflation Reduction Act, which is anathema to MAGAlomaniacs. It may be eliminated by the EPA.
Community solar power is one of my favorite cleantech solutions. It’s helpful in multiple ways, and can often play that “Goldilocks” role of being “just right” — not too big, and not too small. It enables more solar power for more individuals, and benefits from certain economies of scale to … [continued]
The combination of community solar benefits with commercial rooftop solar is motivating a fresh wave of commercial property owners to convert their buildings into renewable energy power plants.
Interconnection costs for distributed energy resources (DERs) like community solar are rising in many jurisdictions across the United States. Utility planning and implementation of electricity system upgrades in a piecemeal or serial fashion can cause inefficiencies that contribute to increased costs for interconnection customers and utility ratepayers. Lawrence Berkeley National … [continued]
