Author: Jacqueline Patterson April 8, 2017 NAACP Since 1909, the NAACP has addressed a vast array of civil rights issues including education, employment, housing, civic engagement, health, and criminal justice. Communities of color nationwide are, and have historically been, beset

WDCSolar When Mark Davis started his career, he didn’t know that he would one day become a key player in America’s growing green economy. Davis was running a successful information company in Washington, D.C., when he started to think about

Mark Muro and Devashree Saha  Monday, May 23, 2016 Rooftop solar is booming in U.S. cities. One of the most exciting infrastructure developments within metropolitan America, the installation of over a million solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in recent years, represents nothing

What is a solar power purchase agreement? Net metering is a billing mechanism that credits solar energy system owners for the electricity they add to the grid. For example, if a residential customer has a PV system on the home’s rooftop,

March 30th, 2017 by Steve Hanley Adam Jonas, a stock analyst at Morgan Stanley, recently released another research note for his clients on related to Tesla and the coming Model 3. Jonas has been consistently bullish on the prospects for

January 4th, 2017 by Zachary Shahan Mass production has commenced for battery cells that will be used in the Tesla Powerwall 2, and the Tesla Powerpack 2.Production of battery cells to be used in the Model 3 in Q2.By 2018,

DEC 15 2016 Lazard’s Levelized Cost of Storage Analysis, conducted with support from Enovation Partners, is an analytically rigorous study of the major energy storage technologies in the context of their various uses, from large-scale, power grid-oriented applications to small-scale,

December 25th, 2016 by Zachary Shahan  We already published a great article from Nexus Media regarding Lazard’s new report showing the extremely low (and falling) costs of solar power and wind power. However, I’ve been wanting to highlight these awesome new findings

 Energy Reform & Low-Income Consumers By Joe Gibbons http://energyequityalliance.org/ In many ways, the U.S. energy system is a modern marvel. Over the past century, electricity has become universal, reliable and relatively affordable, providing households of every kind with equal opportunity to

Joseph James President, Corporation for Economic Opportunity Purpose Prize Winner 2008 “The Greening of Black America A Rural Development Initiative”  Ensuring that rural African-Americans are included in the green economy. Watch a video about Joseph James Green-collar jobs are on everyone’s lips

By George Harvey on 1 February 2017 CleanTechnica Nearly 10 months ago, Tony Seba, author of the 2014 book Clean Disruption of Energy and Transportation, posted a video on YouTube, “CleanDisruption.” In both, he projected that a nearly complete disruption of

FINE HOMEBUILDING PODCAST Architect, builder, and designer Steven Baczek talks about juggling mechanical and window package costs, plus how to pick a contractor. By Fine Homebuilding Editors   Mar 17, 2017 Steve Baczek joins FHB editor Justin Fink and design editor

 March 20, 2017 by Stephen Hibbert From a banking perspective, energy efficiency is difficult to classify in terms of business opportunities because its benefits are so widely dispersed,  writes Stephen Hibbert, global head of Energy & Carbon Efficiency at ING

BRIEF AUTHOR: Robert Walton@TeamWetDog PUBLISHED March 20, 2017 Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser last week announced she is planning to introduce legislation to establish a green bank, in order to fund efficiency upgrades, add renewables, lower emissions and create jobs. Washington would be the

An open industry association leading the rapid adoption of safe DC power distribution in commercial buildings through the development of EMerge Alliance standards. These innovative standards integrate interior infrastructures, power, controls and devices in a common microgrid platform to facilitate the

   AABE NEWS Click here to explore our AABE Conferences Facebook page. You’ll find photos from the conference along with updates about the 40th Anniversary AABE National Conference that will occur in 2017. The purposes of AABE are the following:

Everyone deserves a seat at the solar table. Here’s how to give them one. by Rose McKinney James September 15, 2016   Access to solar energy has historically been limited to those who could afford to pay or easily finance

Yesterday, the President announced that he is reopening the review of EPA’s Clean Car Standards—the first step toward weakening these vital standards. And Trump’s budget proposal, released today, calls for a devastating 31% cut to EPA’s budget. More than 3,000

  There was a record boom in solar jobs last year. by Katie Fehrenbacher February 07, 2017 Photo Credit: Oregon Department of Transportation There was a record boom in solar jobs last year. by Katie Fehrenbacher February 07, 2017  

This is an announcement of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM) Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program (MSIPP) Internships for 2017. The MSIPP Internships is a program to promote the education and development of the next generation