In order to help low-income families reduce their energy costs, an order of nuns wants to construct a community solar garden in New Orleans, but a few city regulations pertaining to their Community Solar Program are standing in the way. At a Tuesday committee meeting of the New Orleans City … [continued]
Australia has a global reputation of having the highest rate of domestic rooftop solar installation. However, more than 30% of Australians cannot install solar on their roofs! The Solar Garden is a solution for those who find themselves locked out of solar. Kristy, previously a team member of Solar Citizens, … [continued]
One third of Australians live in rental accommodation or apartment blocks. In these circumstances, they have very little chance for accessing rooftop solar. They are locked into high electricity prices as a result. As part of its plan to win government, the Australian Labour Party (the party of unions, similar … [continued]
The news this week on this topic is that Australia is about to launch its largest community solar garden. The Haystacks Solar Garden is reportedly “offering 3 kW ‘solar plots’ to 333 ‘solar gardeners’ with a green thumb who don’t necessarily have the roofspace or option to install their own solar panels.”
Learn more about what community solar is all about, and you, too, might find a way into residential solar.
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.
The Michigan utility company Consumers Energy recently finished the process of shutting down 7 regional coal-fired power plants, and, at the same time, beginning operations at a new community solar energy project in the area. The new 3 megawatt (MW) solar energy project is located on a 17-acre site at … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. By Henry Lindon The Berkshire Hathaway Energy subsidiary BHE Renewables has purchased a 66 megawatt (MW) solar garden portfolio from Geronimo Energy, according to recent reports. This brings the BHE Renewables solar garden portfolio up to 100 MW — as the Warren Buffett owned company had … [continued]
Here’s a big roundup of solar, wind, and energy efficiency stories not published on CleanTechnica. George Bush’s EPA Chief: Clean Power Plan Is ‘Most Flexible Thing’ The Agency Has Done In an exclusive interview, former EPA chief Christine Todd Whitman said the EPA’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) is “the most flexible … [continued]
Michigan’s largest utility, Consumers Energy, is enabling more customer choice when it comes to renewable energy, thanks to the launch of its first community solar program, called Solar Gardens. Announced on August 17th, the Consumers Energy Solar Gardens program will allow some of its customers to opt for clean solar … [continued]
