Haven’t gotten enough solar, wind, energy storage, climate, and other green news lately? Here’s more good work from around the interwebs: Solar & Storage Average Price of Going Solar in US Dropped 50% in 5 Years Net Metering Review: Value of Solar Energy Higher Than Retail Electric Rates Financing Is The Key To … [continued]
One of the top electricity suppliers in the country, NRG Energy, recently began a new partnership with the software developer Lucid that will see the company’s BuildingOS offering become a “core offering” in NRG’s support to commercial + industrial customers. For those unfamiliar with it, the BuildingOS product allows for … [continued]
Switzerland and the US state Massachusetts are forging ahead with a second Innovation Days event aimed at pushing clean tech to the next level.
Roughly $63 million in loans + grants are being put into 264 new renewable energy + energy efficiency projects via the USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), according to recent reports. The projects in question are projected to generate or save roughly 207.8 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity — roughly the … [continued]
Originally published on Kompulsa. The Obama administration recently unveiled the Clean Power Plan, a 15-year project aimed at reducing America’s detrimental dependence on fossil fuels. The plan has specific directives for each state to reduce their fossil fuel reliance by 2030. Alex Laskey, the president of Opower (an energy efficiency company) commented … [continued]
The room-by-room climate control system maker Ecovent has closed its Series A funding round, led by Emerson Climate Technologies, with a total of $6.9 million in new funding, according to a recent press release. In addition to participation from the Emerson subsidiary, Blue Fog Capital and Tamarisc were participants in … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The common assumption is that getting an electric car will jack up your electricity usage and thus electricity bill, and that is probably the norm to one extent or another, but that’s not always the case. In fact, some people end up having a lower electricity … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport. Nancy Bepple isn’t a typical net-zero homeowner. She lives in an older home that wasn’t designed to be energy efficient. But Nancy happens to be one of those rare individuals who are very careful about their electricity usage. Consequently, 8 solar panels sufficed to meet her … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport. HERO PACE has been approved in 328 communities, and is available to 76% of California’s population. As of last week, 38,568 homes have taken advantage of the opportunity to finance energy- and water-saving devices through their property taxes. As a result, HERO has offset 1.4 … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. BMW and Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) have partnered to launch an 18-month pilot of the BMW i ChargeForward Program in San Francisco, according to recent reports. The pilot program will see roughly 100 BMW i3 drivers — selected from around 400 applicants — participate … [continued]
