Negotiating The World Of Solar Energy Through Humor: The Sunion
Satire is a powerful way of outlining the challenges of technology, development, engineering, and financing of the solar industry.
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AES Building 100 Megawatt Battery In Arizona To Fight The Duck Curve With Solar
Arizona is stepping up its energy storage game with a new contract for battery supplier AES to install 100 megawatts of stationary storage for the utility Arizona Public Service.
Network Of Tesla Powerwall Batteries Saves Green Mountain Power $500,000 During Heat Wave
Green Mountain Power in Vermont says its virtual power plant system that involves up to 2,000 Tesla Powerwall residential batteries, saved it $500,000 during a recent heat wave.
Arizona Renewable Portfolio Standard Coverage Omits Critical Info (#RealityCheck)
A couple weeks ago, we wrote about a major new ballot initiative in Arizona. The proposal is a 50% Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) by the year 2030. A total of 480,464 Arizona residents sign onto the initiative to get it on the November ballot. Unfortunately, local media outlets are blowing the story.
Arizona Public Service Company Under Investigation By FBI For Political Spending
Rooftop solar power is getting cheaper and cheaper, and nowhere does that scare utilities more than in Arizona, where abundant sunshine makes solar an attractive option for many homeowners.
NREL + China, Duck Season In Australia… (Clean Electricity & Energy Efficiency News)
More solar, wind, and other green/electricity news for your reading pleasure: The Beginners Guide To Lower Heating Bills: For Tenants, Owners and Homelovers In an ideal world our homes would be so well insulated that our bodies and appliances would produce enough heat to keep us warm in winter. Of course life is never ideal, … [continued]
If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Own ‘Em—Utilities Muscle In To Rooftop Solar Market
Originally posted at ilsr.org. In the past five years, rooftop solar has revealed the limitations of the archaic electric utility business model, as customers have found generating their own power more cost effective than taking 100% of their energy from the incumbent monopoly. For years, utilities have fought back by … [continued]
Tesla Q1 Sales = 10,030, Mercedes Chairman Talks Tesla & EVs (Cleantech Link Drop)
Below is another cleantech link drop, my favorite cleantech stories from around the interwebs other than the ones we’ve covered. However, one of these stories doesn’t have a link, but I figured this is the best place to share it. Tesla emailed over a Q1 sales update (woohoo!). In case you … [continued]
Whistleblower Letter Calls Actions Against Solar Incentives In Arizona Into Question, Amongst Other Things
A recent whistleblower letter is calling into question a number of the actions taken by former Arizona Corporation Commissioner Gary Pierce (who retired at the end of 2014) during his service term. Of particular interest to us here at CleanTechnica are the actions taken that possibly relate to the derailment … [continued]
Dark Money Makes The Utility World Go ‘Round
A so-called consumer advocacy group from Houston, Texas, with ties to the fossil fuel-loving Koch brothers, recently submitted 2,500 signatures from Wisconsin ratepayers to the Wisconsin Public Service Commission in support of across-the-board rate hikes from utilities Madison Gas & Electric and We Energies. The We Energies’ proposal also included … [continued]
