Author: Robert Walton Published: August 21, 2019 Utility Dive Dive Brief: Tesla solar panels sparked fires at at least seven Walmart stores last year, causing
GO SOLAR IN YOUR COMMUNITY NAACP
Author: NAACP ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE PROGRAM Published: August 21. 2019 PCPCLLC Thank you, Rosario! Thank you, Rosario Dawson, for promoting our work! The Solar Equity Initiative is a project of NAACP’s Environmental and Climate Justice Program and will advance
Vote Solar’s Access & Equity Director Receives Prestigious C3E Award
Author: Zadie Oleksiw Published: December 4 2018 Vote Solar Melanie Santiago-Mosier earns 2018 Advocacy Award for nationally-recognized policy leadership expanding solar access to low income and disadvantaged communities Today, Vote Solar Access & Equity Director Melanie
Tesla relaunches solar division, will rent rooftop systems in 6 states
Author: Robert Walton Published: August 20, 2019 Utility Dive Dive Brief: Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Twitter Sunday that the company has “relaunched” its solar division and will offer to rent rooftop panels to homeowners
North Carolina clean energy plan could reduce power sector emissions up to 70% by 2030
Author: By Robert Walton Published: Aug. 20, 2019 Utility Dive Dive Brief: The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) on Friday released a draft Clean Energy Plan that calls for the state to reduce power sector greenhouse gas emissions
What’s the best role for utilities as EVs proliferate? With Pepco, DC aims to find the right balance
Author: Catherine Morehouse Published: Aug. 7, 2019 Utility Dive Dive Brief: Washington D.C. regulators on Friday rejected part of Pepco’s applicationto operate its
SOLAR POLICY Solar Policy Round-up: 9 Wins in the First Half of 2019
Author: Sunny Wang Published: July 11, 2019 Aurora Blog There have been a number of positive developments for the solar industry in the U.S. in 2019 to date. The biggest news so far has
Duke Energy names new South Carolina state president
Author: Ryan Mosier Publisher: Duke Energy August 9, 2019 Open Search Duke Energy names new South Carolina state president Michael Callahan
North America Smart Energy Week
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South Carolina H3659 – The Energy Freedom Act
Author: Solar Industry Trade Assoication Published: August 17, 2019 SEIA This document is written to reflect the order of the bill as passed. The full bill text can be found here.
Installers must act now to resolve racial disparity in rooftop solar -Solar Power World
Author: Kelsey Misbrener , Solar Power World Published: https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2019/07/installers-racial-disparity-rooftop-solar/ by Kelsey Misbrener , Solar Power World Installers must act now to resolve racial disparity in rooftop solar “Solar Energy World’s advertisements feature people of different races, which may help assure people
The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities/National and Federal Opportunities for the week ending August 9th!!
Author: U.S._Department_of_Education Published: 8/13/19 ed.gov@public.govdelivery.com Request for Public Comment on Establishing a Priority for Opportunity Zones The Secretary of Education proposes to establish a priority for discretionary grant programs that would align the Department of Education’s (the Department’s) discretionary grant investments with
Announcing AmericanSolarWorkforce.Org:
Author: The Solar Foundation Published: 8/13/19 https://www.thesolarfoundation.org/opportunities/ Announcing AmericanSolarWorkforce.Org: The Solar Training Network has launched an online solar career platform designed to match job candidates with training and career opportunities in the rapidly growing solar workforce. Solar employers can post jobs, review candidate applications,
New Weekly Solar Industry Career Opportunity and Job Information Session On Solar Now And The Future With Its Economic Impact On Black America “
Author: Ronald Bethea : Weekly Black – Board Published: 8/13/19 Positivechangepc.com https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=solar%20energy&l=Takoma%20Park%2C%20MD%2020912&vjk=81e4860c55d6eda0 Solar Energy Specialist – $4,250 Training Bonuses Vivint Solar416 reviews – Beltsville, MD 20705 Email: Marketing @VinintSolar.com $90,000 – $110,000 a year – Full-time, Commission Responded to 51%-74% of applications in the
Dominion’s 100% renewables tariff could kill Virginia’s retail choice ambitions
Author: Catherine Morehouse@cmorehouse10 Published: Aug. 5, 2019 Utility Dive Competitive retail providers are fighting for customers in the state, alongside a growing number of displeased ratepayers. Credit: Deloitte ) In an increasingly changing energy world, state energy markets vary widely in how
Monetizing microgids: Utilities are missing a unique opportunity
Author: Megan Kerins and Ana Sophia Mifsud Published: Aug. 6, 2019 Utility Dive (Credit: Flickr user Akuo Investment ) The following is a contributed article from Megan Kerins and Ana Sophia Mifsud, senior associates at Rocky Mountain Institute. As the energy industry transitions
Real questions answered by the EV Support Program
Author: Silvia Gonzalez Published: 8/2/2019 Plug In America Plug In America’s EV Support Program provides personalized assistance to those with questions about electric vehicles, charging, incentives, and more. Anyone may access this service one time for free and Plug In America
Commentary: With Energy Freedom Act, South Carolina takes steps toward resilience
Author: Shelley Robbins, Upstate Forever and Marriele Mango, Published: July 25, 2019 Clean Energy Group The South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia. Now more than ever, renewable and resilient energy systems are key to ensuring residents have access to reliable energy infrastructure in the
2020 Democrats are getting more confrontational with the fossil fuel industry
Author: Umair Irfan Published: Jul 31, 2019, 8:10pm EDT It shows just how much the party has moved on energy and climate change. Sen. Bernie Sanders repeatedly called out the fossil fuel industry as the adversary in the fight against
Ninth Circuit rules it can’t make NorthWestern pay higher PURPA rates for solar facilities
Author: Catherine Morehouse@cmorehouse10 Published: June 6, 2019 Utility Dive Dive Brief: A three-judge panel under the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday ruled they could not force the Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) to order NorthWestern Energy to purchasepower from solar developers at previously set contract