Sunrun Expands Brightbox Solar Battery Service To Massachusetts
Sunrun is expanding its home solar battery service to Massachusetts. Called Brightbox, Sunrun’s lithium-ion battery system is designed to work well with a home solar power system.
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ACCIONA To Cover National Mining Company Of Chile’s Electricity Consumption With 100% Renewables
Global leader in renewable energy and infrastructure ACCIONA has been awarded the contract to supply 100% of The National Mining Company of Chile’s electricity consumption with renewable energy and will start building a new solar PV plant for that purpose.
Microsoft Inks First Renewable Energy Deal In India
Microsoft has this week announced that it has inked its first-ever renewable energy deal in India, a small solar Power Purchase Agreement with Atria Power in the Indian state of Karnataka.
Glass Lewis: Tesla Shareholders Should Vote Against New Elon Musk Performance-Based Rewards Package
Glass Lewis, a prominent proxy advisory firm, has issued a report advising Tesla shareholders to vote against the recent proposal from the Tesla board of directors to offer CEO Elon Musk a very substantial performance-based rewards package that would apply over the coming decade or so.
ENGIE North America Secures 320 Megawatt Solar Pipeline In SoCore Energy Acquisition
ENGIE North America has this week announced the acquisition of Chicago-based SoCore Energy and its 320 megawatt pipeline of operational and late-stage development solar and battery storage projects.
Community Solar & Value Of Solar Under Review in Minnesota
Minnesota’s leading community solar program is about to go through its first major change, from using net metering retail compensation (plus a credit payment) to using Minnesota’s value of solar payment. Unlike other states that have torpedoed net metering, Minnesota’s alternative compensation actually takes into account the value of solar energy to the utility, the grid, and society.
Vattenfall Plans €100 Million Investment In Large-Scale Solar
Swedish power company Vattenfall, known most recently for its wind energy development, has announced that it plans to invest €100 million in large-scale solar energy generation over the next two years, as part of the company’s plans to become fossil free within a generation.
What About Florida? Energy Efficiency, Solar Energy, & Regulatory Backwardness In The Sunshine State —…
I’ll close the series by offering two small informational gifts to my patient readers. One is my thoughts on how the Florida Public Service Commission might provide the right signals to help us to make better progress in the Sunshine State. After all, the utilities are simply doing what they can to maximize their profits within the rules of being a regulated monopoly. The rules are the problem.
US Electric Car Sales, Tesla Power Web For Oz, Flat-Earthers’ SpaceX Hate … (#CleanTechnica Top…
It’s been a busy few days, but here at last is the list of CleanTechnica’s most popular articles in February. From the several million views that landed on our cyber shores last month, these 20 were especially good at tickling eyeballs and brain cells.
US Lab Combats “Duck” Curve, Touts Solar Energy Grid Integration
The notorious “duck” curve is no obstacle to solar energy grid integration, thanks to some fancy footwork by the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
