It is a changing world with diverse power needs, and I’ve got a nice bit of renewable news from Sarasota County, Florida. Announced in a press release by Aria Energy, a leading provider of baseload renewable energy, the news is the beginning of commercial operations of a 4.8 MW landfill … [continued]
Get your clean electricity fixin’s here (after scrolling through our own clean electricity stories): Solar Energy Rooftop/Small-Scale Solar Make Cities Solar Hubs, Says Stanford Study New Homes Must Be Ready For Solar Panels Says San Diego SolarCity Hits Record 4GWh/Day Energy Generation SolarCity To Offer Integrated Microgrid System Bringing Solar … [continued]
Last month, State Senator Darren Soto and Representative John Cortes introduced legislation — Senate Bill 864 & House Bill 905 — that would exempt electric and hydrogen vehicles from Florida sales & use tax. These bills, if passed, will change things possibly as early as July of this year. That is, if these … [continued]
To kick things off, there’s this story on the retirement of a cleantech legend. Solar Energy Sunnova Announces New EZ Own Program Arizona Utility Charging Solar Homeowners $50 A Month Beginning In April Connecticut Grapples With Net Metering Charge Is Solar Worth $0.33 per kWh? Inside Maine’s Valuation Debate Solar + … [continued]
Did you hear that right? Yes, I just compared the actions of the scariest group on earth and the governor of the state of Florida. Both have rewritten a little history lately, and I’m somewhat concerned about what their revisions portend for our future. The governor of Florida appears to … [continued]
Well, we have more confusion in Florida. The Tampa Bay Times writes: “State Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg has filed legislation that would allow those who generate electricity from solar power to sell it directly to others.” That sounds great, right? Well, wait one moment. “Brandes’ bill, which is similar to … [continued]
A $45 million contract to implement energy + water efficiency measures, and to install a 2 megawatt (MW) solar system, at the Federal Correctional Complex in Coleman, Florida (FCC Coleman), was recently awarded to the company Constellation. The fulfillment of the contract — which was awarded by the Federal Bureau … [continued]
Floridians for Solar Choice has secured 100,000 petition signatures to obtain a place on the 2016 ballot after only one month of collecting signatures. Should the campaign secure enough signatures, Florida voters would be able to vote in 2016 to expand solar choice. “We are pleased by the strong support we’ve … [continued]
To kick off this cleantech news & views link drop, below is an awesome talk given by Envision Solar CEO Desmond Wheatley (…3 years ago). Chris wrote about it a bit on EV Obsession, but I just want to highlight that it’s one of the best talks on the topic of … [continued]
If you missed any of our own renewable energy stories, of course, I recommend reading them first. However, if you’ve gone through all of those and want to skim some more top stories, here’s a list I’ve compiled in the past two weeks: Renewables, in General 6 Charts That Show … [continued]
