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Partnership with EnergyHub, Sunrun, & The Mobility House to Test Massachusetts Residential Vehicle-to-Grid Program for…

July 26, 20261 month Press Release 0 Comments

Partnership designed to enable EV drivers in Massachusetts to earn incentives while supporting grid reliability and affordability. NEW YORK — Eversource, National Grid, EnergyHub, Sunrun, and The Mobility House — leaders in grid flexibility and smart charging technology — today announced a joint effort to test vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capabilities in Massachusetts. Under this effort, qualifying residential customers of … [continued]

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6 States Leading the USA on Smart Energy Policy Halfway through 2026

July 20, 20261 month Guest Contributor 0 Comments

Across the country, governors and state lawmakers are facing the same challenge: electricity demand is rising, power bills are increasing, and constituents expect solutions. Increasingly, policymakers from both parties are arriving at the same answer. Solar and energy storage are among the fastest, most cost-effective resources available to add new … [continued]

East Coast States Will Sue Trump for Illegal Payoffs

July 17, 20262 months Sierra Club 0 Comments

Eight Attorneys General have filed a notice of intent that they will challenge two unlawful payoffs from the Trump administration to energy companies. In these settlements, the administration paid energy companies nearly $2 billion in exchange for the companies to abandon offshore wind projects and double down on fossil fuels. … [continued]

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Data, Data Everywhere And Not A Byte To Think

July 16, 20262 months Steve Hanley 0 Comments

It is slowly dawning on people that all this hysteria about artificial intelligence and the data centers needed to support it may not be a good thing. In particular, its effect on impressionable young people is setting off alarm bells. The UK this week announced a number of new protections … [continued]

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New York Now at 8 Gigawatts of Distributed Solar Power

July 7, 20262 months Z. S. 0 Comments

New York has just reached 8 gigawatts (GW) of installed solar power capacity in the “distributed” solar market — rooftops and small-scale installations. The state has a target of reaching 10 GW by 2030, and this new milestone puts them ahead of schedule. The state was at 6 GW in … [continued]

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Mount Sinai School District To Get Energy Upgrades, Including Solar Power

July 2, 20262 months Jake Richardson 0 Comments

Leading energy infrastructure solutions provider Ameresco recently announced a comprehensive energy project with Mount Sinai School District in New York. Rooftop solar PV arrays will be installed at the schools, along with other measures such as replacing old lights with LEDs and replacing existing transformers. The new energy equipment will … [continued]

Federal Appeals Court Upholds New York Limits on Fossil Fuel Use in Buildings

June 30, 20262 months Sierra Club 0 Comments

Second Circuit rejects industry challenges to building electrification requirements. Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in favor of New York City and New York State laws that prohibit fossil fuel-burning appliances in new buildings, affirming the judgments of two lower courts. Those laws are part of … [continued]

Metered Electricity Demand in the New York ISO Falls Midday Because of Small-Scale Solar

June 26, 20262 months US Energy Information Administration 0 Comments

An increase in electricity generation from small-scale solar in New York has decreased the midday demand for metered electricity, amid overall declining load in the state. The trend is particularly notable in the early spring (March and April), when solar generation has an outsized impact because demand is relatively low … [continued]

$7,000 for Rooftop Solar Permitting!? Time to Automate It

June 14, 20263 months Z. S. 0 Comments

According to an analysis from Environment America and Frontier Group, permitting requirements can add a whopping $7,000 to the cost of a rooftop solar power system. $7,000?! That’s a crazy amount of extra money to add onto a solar power system just to get a permit. The good news in … [continued]

Sierra Club Welcomes NYC Pension Search for Asset Managers, Urges Strong Climate Accountability

June 12, 20263 months Sierra Club 0 Comments

Search should ensure pension mandates are awarded only to firms with credible climate-risk management and responsible stewardship. NEW YORK, NY — New York City Comptroller Mark Levine and trustees of the City’s five public pension systems today announced a search for asset managers to provide passive indexing services, opening a review of major … [continued]