Report: New Survey Shows How Electric Utilities & Policymakers Are Holding Back Local Solar

Based on our first ever survey of solar developers, ILSR’s new report shows how electric utilities and policymakers are creating unexpected delays and added costs for solar projects and slowing the growth of local solar. The report, 2021 Local Solar Developer Survey, seeks to identify the most common and impactful barriers to local … [continued]

Wright Electric Shares Details About Passenger Plane Retrofit & 2-Megawatt Motor Testing

Steve Hanley recently covered Wright Electric’s November passenger aircraft retrofit news here. The company’s retrofit work builds upon testing of its 2-megawatt (~2,700 horsepower) motor. The electrification of aviation is important because aviation is a source of air pollution, including climate change emissions. Additionally, the extraction, transportation and handling of … [continued]

Small Generators Aren’t As Good As Solar For Emergency Preparedness (Part 1)

With recent news that California intends to ban small off-road combustion engines (leaf blowers, chainsaws, portable gas generators), I’m already seeing hysterics in the preparedness community (including “doomsday preppers”). Here are a few of the gems I found: While I wouldn’t recommend wasting time typing out detailed rebuttals to every … [continued]