Larry Kudlow says he is opposed to all EV and renewable energy subsidies. Yet he has no problem with subsidies for fossil fuels. He is a perfect example of the tone deaf Trump administration.
Confounding pessimistic expectations for Rio+20, Ban-ki Moon announced encouraging news regarding the UN’s “Sustainable Energy for All” program. The UN Secretary reiterated his assertion that “sustainable energy is the golden thread that weaves together the economy, the environment and equity.”
A coalition of clean energy economy leaders and stakeholders has sent Congress a letter urging them to extend the Treasury Section 1603 grant program through 2012. Enacted to sustain investment flows in the wake of the 2008 financial systems collapse and due to expire at year-end, the 1603 grant program has been central to the continued growth and development of clean energy across the US in all its forms in ensuing years.
Con Edison Development and Panda Power Funds started construction on a 20-megawatt solar electric generating station in Pilesgrove, NJ last week. This solar farm will be able to power over 5,100 homes and will be the largest solar farm in the northeastern U.S. upon completion. The farm will include 71,400 … [continued]
This guest post comes to us from Reginald Norris, Executive Vice President & General Counsel for Clean Energy Experts. Clean Energy Experts’s mission is to increase the adoption of economically and environmentally beneficial energy solutions by educating consumers through a portfolio of websites, MyEnergySolution.com and MultifamilyG.com, on the facts about … [continued]
The Indian government has set up a solar securities fund which would ensure that project developers of large-scale solar photovoltaic projects get paid at premium to the utility tariffs. [social_buttons] The $70 million fund would be used to release finances to the project developers who are refused payments by state … [continued]
Other states could learn from this innovative idea. Distributed solar could be a way that cities with regions of urban blight to re-purpose all those empty big box stores so their roofs could supply neighbors with power, and in the process, bringing about urban renewal and lots of clean energy American jobs.
