Some hot-fun clean electricity news from around the interwebs is below, as well as some other obscure stuff I had to share. Enjoy this side dish, as well as the main meal. Renewables (as a whole) California’s Power Grid Plan For Integrating 50% Renewables BP Dropped Green Energy Projects Worth Billions … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport A new poll confirms that the solar revolution may be unstoppable. The respondents of the poll were all parents, 81% of whom said they want to live in a solar-powered home. The majority (67%) also wants solar to be the world’s primary energy source when their children … [continued]
Woodsy Owl — that is, the National Forest Service — could spark a solar PPA revolution in 500,000 federally owned buildings across the US.
The noted off-grid power solutions manufacturer OutBack Power Technologies just unveiled a new energy storage incentives program — dubbed SystemEdge — aimed at spurring solar installers to integrate energy storage systems into their offerings. The new incentives program — which the company reportedly thinks will help advance the market — … [continued]
Some top clean electricity reading for your Tuesday (& more?) pleasure: Solar America’s Top Solar Cities Rankings Might Surprise You (Also: Top 10 Cities For Solar Power) Vivint Solar Employee Sent to ‘Casual’ Roundtable Meeting Gets a Shock Colorado Utility To Bring Solar Power To Low-Income Families Yingli Solar Profits Rise 53.4% in 2014, Ships Over 3.3 … [continued]
Prepare for a surprise on the effectiveness of renewable energy incentives, specifically the California Solar Incentive. While many hail the California Solar Incentive (CSI) as an overwhelming success, a new study finds that using the same amount of money in a carefully optimized program to provide systems to low-income households … [continued]
Many of us here at CleanTechnica are big fans of the site Skeptical Science. Skeptical Science has a great system for debunking common myths put forward by global warming deniers, and then getting those articles and key points out to more people. Bob Wallace had the excellent idea of doing something … [continued]
By “He who shall not be named” There are many ways to achieve high renewable penetration levels. According to an NREL study examining high renewable energy integration in the US, 80% of US electricity could be coming from renewables by 2050. Feel free to copy the above paragraph & link and use … [continued]
By Bob Wallace & Zachary Shahan Wind and solar electricity have become some of our least expensive ways to generate electricity in several markets around the world. Wind is now the cheapest way to bring new electricity generation to the grid in the US as well as many other countries. … [continued]
Originally published on SolarLove. Offering an alternative to solar leasing programs, the Photovoltaic Division of Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc., has introduced a new consumer finance program. The new finance program for solar PV system ownership is being offered to qualified homeowners through Mitsubishi’s authorized solar contractors. Gina Heng, vice president and … [continued]
