Author: Denise Robbins, Communications Director | Published December 18, 2018 CCAN Action Fund IN NATION’S CAPITAL: GROUNDBREAKING “OMNIBUS” CLIMATE STATUTE ALSO CREATES DRAMATIC BUILDING EFFICIENCY STANDARDS, INCENTIVIZES ELECTRIC CARS, FUNDS A “GREEN BANK,” AND INVESTS IN SOLAR AND WEATHERIZATION FOR LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME
How policies can make or brake solar development in the Southeast
Author: Herman K. Trabish : Published: Dec. 20, 2018 Utility Dive Third party financing can enable solar growth, but faces hurdles in several states. Some utilities are not compensating for solar’s value on the grid and leveling charges specific to solar owners.
Comments from People’s Counsel for the District of Columbia Sandra Mattavous-Frye on today’s Council action
Author: Kellie Armstead Didigu, Public Affairs Specialist: Email: kdidigu@psc.dc.gov Office: 202-626-5124 Released: December 18, 2018 “The Office of the People’s Counsel commends DC Council passage of the Clean Energy DC Omnibus Amendment Act and strongly supports its goals. As Councilmembers have stated, there are
Willie L. Phillips Confirmed as Chair of the DC PSC
Author: Kellie Armstead Didigu, Public Affairs Specialist: Email: kdidigu@psc.dc.gov Office: 202-626-5124 Released: December 18, 2018 (Washington, D.C.) Today, Willie L. Phillips was confirmed as the new Chair of the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia effective December 18, 2018 for a term
Interview with Tracey Woods Vice President of Operation On AABE Upcoming Events
Publisher: American Association of Blacks in Energy Date: c. 18, 2018 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BLACKS IN ENERGY UPCOMING EVENTS HOLIDAY SPECIALS REGISTER BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2018 Savings up to $450! Capitol Hill Day Inaugural American Association of Blacks in Energy (Association) Capitol Hill
Federal Farm Bill Clears More than $160 Million in Funding for Land Grant HBCUs
Publisher: HBCUDigest Published: Dec. 12,2018 President Donald Trump is expected to sign a $867 billion agricultural appropriations and regulation legislative package that will grant more than $100 million to historically black land grant institutions nationwide. Elected officials in the U.S.
Industrial Hemp Pilot Program in North Carolina
Publisher: North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Customer Services : Published 12/12/18 For centuries, industrial hemp (plant species Cannabis sativa) has been a source of fiber and oilseed used worldwide to produce a variety of industrial and consumer products. Currently,
10th Annual HBCU Foreign Policy Conference
Author:U.S._Department_of_Education” <ed.gov@public.govdelivery.com : Published Fri, Dec 07, 2018 10th Annual HBCU Foreign Policy Conference The Bureau of Public Affairs is excited to welcome students and faculty of Historically and Predominately Black Colleges and Universities to the U.S Department of State for the
What will DC’s new clean energy bill actually do?
Author: Andrew Zimdahl | Managing Partner : honeydewadvisors.com| Energy Efficiency, Solar Published: Dec. 3, 2018 t. 518.209.4194 | Honeydew Energy Advisors LLC On Tuesday, November 27th 2018, DC City Council voted unanimously to move forward the most ambitious bill to combat climate change in the nation. A second vote
DCSEU Seeking Solar Contractors and Developers for Solar for All
Author :DCSEU: Published Dec. 5, 2018 The District Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE)’s “Solar for All” program, which kicked off in 2016, is designed to decrease energy costs for thousands of low-income DC families. The DCSEU is implementing a new round
Author: Power Africa : Published December 3, 2018 “Five years ago, a prominent African working to bring electricity to the world criticized those who said solar lanterns provide electricity access. He said that solar lanterns just “shine a light on poverty.”
EERE Success Story—X Marks the Spot: Solar Site Design Goes High Tech
Author: Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy: Published October 29, 2018 Success Story: Location, Location, Location Smart Power Maps, a software tool developed by GeoCF with funding from SETO, helps solar developers determine the best place to install large-scale
Global Africa Must Play as a TEAM – Dr Claude Anderson Interview
Dr. Mumbi Show: Premiered Nov 23, 2018
Energy storage industry pushes for clarity on tax credit eligibility
Author: Robert Walton@TeamWetDog Published: Nov.27,2018 Utility Dive Dive Brief: A coalition of groups led by the Energy Storage Association (ESA) is calling on lawmakers in the U.S. House and Senate to clarify that energy storage systems qualify for the Investment Tax Credit (ITC), an
Nov. 25, 2018 The Black Blogger Remembers Lawrence Guyot (1939-2012)
Joe Smoke Provoked Perspectives: The Black Blogger Nov. 25, 2018 If a man’s worth is predicated not the value in a bank account but in the value placed in how that man’s life work was dedicated to uplift others, then Lawrence
D.C.’s largest solar array proposed for Northeast site owned by Catholic Charities
By Katishi Maake – Digital Producer, Washington Business Journal Nov 28, 2018, 5:33 pm EST Updated 2 days ago Enlarge The Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese Washington submitted plans to build a huge solar array in Northeast. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT IN THIS