Author: Kavya Balaraman Published: 2/24/2020 Utility Dive Getty Images Dive Brief: California solar advocates are concerned that a new community solar program pitched by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) could hinder the deployment of more rooftop solar.
Charlotte, North Carolina, becomes largest US city to acquire large-scale solar through a green tariff
Author:Chis Teale Published: 2/25/2020 Utility Dive The city council approved a 35-megawatt project to generate 24% of its municipal electricity, and could spark trends elsewhere, according to observers. Brandon Walker The Charlotte, North Carolina, City
End Duke Energy’s monopoly in North Carolina? It’s complicated
Author: Elizabeth Ouzts Published: 2/25/2020 Energy News Network Photo illustration of the Duke Energy website. As neighboring states inch toward more electric competition, North Carolina takes it slow. The South Carolina House of Representatives just took the
Conversation with Kia Jackson Founder Black Experience
Author: Kia Jackson Published: 2/25/2020 PCPCLLC THE BLACK EXPERIENCE IN CANNABIS contact. is a networking and educational talk series for newcomers and entrepreneurs to “plug-in” with industry experts and leaders. Limited Seating is real, not a sales gimmick.
Farmer’s Guide to Going Solar
Author: Solar Technology Office Published: 2/25/2020 Pcpcllc Photographer: Merrill Smith A growing number of farms and agricultural businesses are looking to solar to power their daily operations. Thanks in part to the Solar Energy Technologies Office’s investments, the cost of going
Top News: 2020 Funding Opportunity Is Open; Solar Prize Round 3 Competitors Announced; Input on Solar Variability Prediction Wanted
Author: DOE Solar Energy Technologies Office Published: 2/25/2020 Pcpcllc Solar Energy Technologies Office Our biggest news of 2020: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) announced $125.5 million in funding for new projects. Letters of intent are due
Beating China at the lithium game — can the US secure supplies to meet its renewables targets?
Author: Teague Egan Published: 2/18/2020 Utility Dive Credit: Green Charge Networks The following is a contributed article by Teague Egan, founder, CEO and product architect of EnergyX. We have all been witness to the meteoric rise of Tesla’s
Jeff Bezos commits $10B to climate. How should he spend it?
Author: Catherine Morehouse Published: 2/19/202 0 Utility Dive Credit: Getty Images Billionaire Jeff Bezos, founder, president and CEO of e-commerce company Amazon, on Monday announced his commitment to providing $10 billion toward fighting climate change. Specifics of
ChargePoint commits $1B to expand EV charging as Ocasio-Cortez, others unveil bills for a national network
Author: Robert Walton Published: 2/10/2020 Utility Dive Credit: CARB Mid Term Report Dive Brief: ChargePoint and the National Association of Truck Stop Owners (NATSO) on Feb. 6 announced a $1 billion initiative to deploy
What is ISO 14001?
Author: International Organization for Standardization Published: 2/18/2020 OUR STORY The ISO story began in 1946 when delegates from 25 countries met at the Institute of Civil Engineers in London and decided to create a new international organization ‘to facilitate the
Ameren’s hourly pricing program could reduce EV charging costs almost 90%, study finds
Author: Robert Walton Published: 2/11/2020 Utility Dive redit: Flickr; National Renewable Energy Lab Dive Brief: A new analysis from Illinois consumer advocate group Citizens Utility Board (CUB) concludes Ameren customers with an electric vehicle (EV) could
FirstEnergy CEO says he’s ready to help Ohio lawmakers deal with FERC’s PJM MOPR ruling
Author: John Funk Published: 2/11/2020 Utility Dive Credit Dive Brief: Ohio-based FirstEnergy Corp.’s chief executive officer says his company is ready to assist state lawmakers develop a new energy policy to deal, in part, with
DOE Announces $125.5 Million in New Funding for Solar Technologies
Author: DOE Solar Energy Technologies Office Published: 2/5/2020 DOE Office: Solar Energy Technologies Office Funding Number: DE-FOA-0002243 Funding Amount: $125.5 million Description On February 5, 2020, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the Solar Energy Technologies Office Fiscal Year 2020
Conversation With Will R. Shirley, Sr. President/CEO of Sun Dail Solar
Author: Will R. Shirley Published: 02/11/2020 Will R. Shirley, Sr. Will brings 23 years of systems technology experience to the Company. Will worked as VP of Operations for the Company before purchasing it outright CORPORATE MANAGEMENT
BRIEF Can the US power sector significantly reduce carbon emissions by 2040? Not according to EIA
Author: lulia Gheorghiu Published: 01/30/2020 Utility Dive Credit Getty Images Dive Brief: The Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its annual outlook on Wednesday, including projections for a modest overall decline in
Sunnyside Energy Opening Comments
Author: Efrem Jernigan Published: 02/02/2020 South Union CDC www.southunioncdc.org Cell: (713) 419-8352
Democrats accuse Energy Department of underspending on clean energy research
Author: James Osborne Published:02/05/2020 Houston Chronicle Photo: AFP Contributor/AFP via Getty Images The accusations of underspending follows efforts by the Trump administration to cut funding for the EERE office under former Energy Secretary Rick Perry. WASHINGTON — The Department
WoodMac sees challenges for onshore wind: ‘Low hanging fruit has already been picked’
Author: Matthew Bandyk Published: 02/06/2020 Utility Dive Credit: Fotolia Dive Brief: Despite the enormous recent growth in wind power in the U.S., the lack of investment into new transmission lines, among other challenges, will make it more difficult
Maryland regulators take cautious approach to multi-year rates, approve pilot for 1 utility
Author: Robert Walton 02/06/2020 Utility Dive DIVE BRIEF Public Service Commission on Tuesday approved a pilot process to allow a single electric or gas utility to request a rate plan using a multi-year period, a move regulators
BALTIMORE’s-Great-Black-Migration
Author: Published: 02/4/2020 Baltimore Magazine JACOB LOGAN SAW AN OPPORTUNITY. It was 1945, and Cherry Hill was finally being developed to alleviate housing shortages for the Black veterans and World War