Xcel’s top priority — and legal obligation — is maximizing profits for shareholders, even if that comes at the expense of customers and the country’s most successful community solar program, as a new parody video, released today by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and Community Power reveals.
Minnesota’s largest utility is planning a pilot community solar program specifically targeted to low-income customers, an important first step in bridging significant gaps in accessing the benefits of the state’s burgeoning clean energy economy.
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Kendall Ernst In June, RMI—along with its partner organizations—launched eLab Leap in New York to identify the unmet needs and create solutions that empower and improve the lives of low-income communities and households in a clean energy future. Forty diverse groups joined eLab Leap’s … [continued]
In what is described as being the first statewide initiative of its kind, Colorado has awarded a grant of $1.2 million to GRID Alternatives to develop community solar projects that will exclusively serve low-income communities. The Colorado Energy Office is providing the nonprofit with this sizable grant to design and … [continued]
Originally published on ilsr.org. For over 100 years, the American economy has been fueled by enormous expansion of fossil fuel energy. It has emitted a disproportionate share of its environmental impact (too much) and economic rewards (too few) on those less fortunate. More than any 21st century energy source, solar … [continued]
Want to do something big for the environment when it comes to nonrenewable (aka “dirty”) power? You have about 10 days left to comment on the nation’s Clean Power Plan, as presented by the Environmental Protection Agency earlier this year. The thing about dirty power is that it costs. The recent midterm … [continued]
Sullivan Solar Power is one of California’s largest solar power companies, and it recently launched the Chula Vista Solar Program, which not only resulted in 204,412 watts of solar power deployed in the city, but also provided 29 solar panels to three low-income houses in the city. The Chula … [continued]
Green-energy housing is showing up in many cities across the United States. Cities are building green apartment complexes for low-income families in which these apartments save around 30 percent more money on facilities than other comparably-sized apartments.
One of the simple facts about solar energy is that shouldn’t just be for those who can afford the upfront costs of installing a system, right? I sure don’t think so. Apparently, some folks in California and Morgan Stanley agree with me and are making it available to low-income residents of … [continued]
