By SUS CEO, Deepak Garg Last month, Smart Utility Systems*, a leading provider of cloud-based platforms for the utility sector and its customers, held its inaugural Cleantech Connect water and energy innovation forum. The idea behind the event was to bring water and energy thought leaders from across various sectors … [continued]
US solar power company SunPower has signed with the Escondido Union High School District to offset 75% of the District’s annual electricity demand. SunPower announced the signing of a new Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Escondido Union High School District in California, which will see SunPower build 2 MW worth of … [continued]
The city council of Palo Alto, California, has just approved a power purchase agreement with Hecate Energy for $36.76 per megawatt-hour, or 3.7¢/kWh — perhaps the lowest price paid for grid-scale solar energy to date. The proposed deal will see Hecate Energy provide electricity generated by its 26 megawatt (MW) Wilsona Solar project — to … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Nearly $9 million in new funding was awarded by the California Energy Commission to 4 companies (split via 9 different awards) to build electric vehicle fast-charging stations along major routes in the state, according to recent reports. The new funding — $8,875,457, to be exact … [continued]
The US solar PV industry installed a record 7,286 MW of solar PV in 2015, according to new figures published by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association. The new figures were released today by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) ahead of their scheduled US Solar Market Insight … [continued]
The charge forward of electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors continues unabated — especially when it comes to the number of Supercharging stations it has deployed around the world. Tesla currently boasts 597 locations with Supercharging, meaning there are 597 unique locations around the world with Supercharging… and a total of … [continued]
The EV company Motiv Power Systems continues to prove that there’s a simple, affordable way to transition from gasmobiles to electric trucks and buses.
Originally published on EV Obsession. Plug In America has a great electric car subsidies and incentives resource on its website, but I figure a lot of people are not aware of it. It’s actually a map, and as you hover over each state, you can see a summary of financial subsidies … [continued]
Great news for the California solar industry: there were 75,598 solar workers by November 2015, according to a report from the Solar Foundation. There were about 38.2% more solar jobs in California in 2015, compared with the previous year. Additionally, there could be 18.9% growth in 2016, or the addition of … [continued]
SunEdison has announced it has signed a PPA with a Californian water district to install solar which will save the district $9.5 million on energy costs. SunEdison, the world’s largest renewable energy developer, announced this week that it has signed a solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Stockton East … [continued]
