Experts believe that even the recent deregulation of the coal industry will not be enough to bring back coal jobs. 1923 is the past, and we are past the time when coal was booming — coal is in a rapid decline for a few reasons. The coal industry remains more a part of our country’s fast-transforming history than anything else. That’s the story of the solar industry today.
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.
Grassroots organizations in coal states have been reaching out to people in coal communities — and seeking financial support from local, state, and federal governments — with initiatives to help ease the difficult transition. Piece by piece, they have begun investing in those areas and gradually introducing alternatives.
Just a day after ExxonMobil hinted that it will work aggressively to push coal out of the global marketplace, the company received an important “I got your back” message from US Senator Mitch McConnell. Last Friday the Senator dropped some hints of his own about the future of coal here in the US, and he did not paint a pretty picture.
L’Oreal USA is having two new solar arrays installed at its manufacturing facilities in Kentucky and Arkansas. The array in Kentucky will be 1.5 MW and the one in Arkansas will be 1.2 MW. Construction on the first will start in late 2016, and the one in North Little Rock … [continued]
The private sector is a big part of the fresh plan to accelerate electric vehicle adoption in the United States. 50 industry partners have offered commitments/targets to help do so in collaboration with the Obama’s administration and its newest commitments to transportation electrification. Related Stories: Obama Admin. (Announces $4.5 Billion In DOE Loan … [continued]
The clean energy renovation of a Washington, DC housing complex may unlock PACE funding’s untapped potential for affordable housing across America.
With over 170 National Drive Electric Week events already planned in 165 cities, this is again a record-large National Drive Electric Week, breaking last year’s record. But the organizers aren’t being snobby, prejudiced nationalists about it — some of the events are in Canada and Hong Kong! From September 12–20, a couple of the many … [continued]
FFP New Hydro has acquired the finances to continue developing its advanced hydroelectric power projects on existing dams in the US. FFP New Hydro, majority owned by an affiliate of US Renewable Group, itself one of the largest investment firms focused exclusively on the renewable energy industry, announced Tuesday that … [continued]
Louisville, Kentucky; the land of bourbon whiskey and bluegrass; the Gateway to the South; the site of the Great Flood of 1937; and the founding city of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. The Derby City; the River City; one of the oldest European-founded cities west of the Appalachians; and a … [continued]
