What Changed In The Solar Energy Industry In November?
Moving forward with our monthly What Changed … ? feature, below is a rundown of notable solar energy news — changed in the solar industry — during the month of November.
Indiana
Indiana Utility Says Replacing Coal With Renewables Will Save Customers $4 Billion
Economics are driving Northern Indiana Public Service to do what the Clean Power Plan could not — shutter one of the dirtiest coal generating stations in America.
Renewable Energy & Clean Tech: It’s The Jobs, Stupid!
A report entitled Clean Jobs Midwest shows that renewable energy and clean tech are adding more good paying jobs in Trump country than any other industry.
Solar Power Works In Many Places You Might Not Expect
Solar power is often seen as a form of electricity that only works in sunny, hot areas, but this view is not accurate at all. While it’s easy to understand why some of us hold such a belief, some solar critics rely on this bit of misinformation to try to dismiss solar power as something marginal.
US Energy Dept. Likes Coal But Indiana Nat’l Guard Loves Renewable Energy
Rick Perry proposes new protections for coal and nuclear power plants, but the national defense community is moving steadily toward renewable energy.
GM To Buy 200 Megawatts Of Wind Energy For Ohio & Indiana Facilities
US automotive behemoth GM has announced it will purchase 200 MW worth of wind energy to meet 100% of the electricity needs of its Ohio and Indiana manufacturing facilities.
Rural Solar At Risk As Co-ops Push For Less Oversight
Minnesota’s governor recently vetoed anti-renewables legislation that threatens rural solar development, but the bill’s likely resurgence means the state remains among a growing crop of Midwestern states facing the prospect of heavy-handed limitations on solar growth.
SF Motors Plans To Produce “Intelligent Electric Vehicles” In Indiana
America has a new electric car company, SF Motors, which is a subsidiary of Sokon Industry Group. Sokon’s primary business is making automobiles, internal combustion engines, and auto parts. We know almost nothing about the company except that its world headquarters is in Beijing and it established its US headquarters in Silicon Valley (where else?) last month. It also has a research and development center near Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Indiana Slashes Incentives For Rooftop Solar
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) signed a bill that shreds incentives for rooftop solar, delivering a blow to solar installers and their customers.
US Transmission Operator Confirms System Remains Reliable With More Gas & Renewables
PJM Interconnection, a transmission operator serving parts of the eastern United States, has published a report confirming that its system can remain reliable even with the addition of more natural gas and variable renewable energy sources.
