DO YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND LIKE TO THINK BIG? Join TMCF for an exciting three-day entrepreneurial training and app development experience! The OFC Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) Program is looking for 100 of the greatest

Published:February 7, 2018 Calls To Action Help stop Congress from trying to kill the electric car! Just this morning, Chairman Brady of the House Ways and Means Committee introduced the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, H.R.1. The bill calls for

Authored By:DOE Solar Energy Technology Office  JANUARY 12, 2018 Today, utilities have limited ability to see the impact of higher amounts of solar photovoltaics (PV) in a given area of the distribution system, which can be problematic for system planning

 Author: Kyle Yost February 6,2018 Roof space in DC is valuable, so solar leases/ppa can be a win/win for both roof owner and solar installer, but understand what the solar installer is getting from the deal and assess for yourself

Background The Transformation Neighborhoods Initiative (TNI) focuses on uplifting neighborhoods in Price George’s County that face significant economic, health, public safety, and educational challenges. Via the initiative, the County is working to improve the quality of life in those neighborhoods,

How long could it take to reverse the damage Scott Pruitt — President Trump’s EPA Administrator — is doing to America’s most groundbreaking clean air and climate protections? According to Carol Browner — who ran the EPA from 1993 to

Join the Maryland Climate Coalition for our Lobby Night in Annapolis! The Clean Energy Jobs Campaign aims to double renewable energy in Maryland, while phasing out dirty sources of energy and investing in workforce development and creating new jobs. Let’s

Written by Keith Kohl Posted January 25, 2018 Ford is barreling toward a crisis. We’re not even a full month into the year, and its CEO came out and lamented that 2018 would be a bad year due to more

Written by Briton Ryle Posted January 24, 2018 On Monday evening, President Trump slapped a 30% tariff on solar panel imports to the U.S. In case you didn’t know, tariffs are never “levied” or “placed.” Nobody “applies” tariffs. They are

Former Sungevity CEO Andrew Birch breaks down why American consumers are being charged two times more for solar than their peers overseas. ANDREW BIRCH JANUARY 05, 2018 After 10 years running Sungevity, I recently completed a tour visiting solar companies

Author: Gavin Bade :  Published Jan. 26, 2018  The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday announced it is loosening pollution control requirements for major sources of hazardous emissions such as mercury and lead. In a memo, the head of the EPA Air

Friday, July 7, 2017 Notice of Request for Information – Input on the District’s Use of Volkswagen Settlement Funds The District of Columbia (District) is requesting public input on the potential uses of the District’s Volkswagen (VW) settlement funds, resulting

DOE Releases First Annual National Energy Employment Analysis WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Energy today released the agency’s first annual analysis of how changes in America’s energy profile are affecting national employment in multiple energy sectors. By using a

PUBLISHED: Jan. 25, 2018 Dive Brief: Hydroelectric facilities have historically generated the largest share of United States’ renewable energy, but according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, that could change this year as wind’s rapid growth catches up to hydro.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced $18.5 million in new Department of Energy (DOE) funding for an offshore wind research and development (R&D) consortium that will conduct U.S.-specific research aimed at reducing the cost of

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a $3 million prize competition to reenergize innovation in U.S. solar manufacturing. The American-Made Solar Prize (Solar Prize): Accelerates the development of technologies and solutions that will advance the solar industry Enables

AUTHOR: Robert Walton@TeamWetDog Jan.24,2018 Dive Brief: Comments by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) yesterday caused shares of SCANA Corp. to plunge, as the governor said he believed utility subsidiary SCE&G should be forced to pay for the failed development

Monday, Jan 22 2018 Solar Energy Industries Association Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) – the national trade association for the U.S. industry – and its members expressed disappointment in the decision by President Trump

Breaking News AUTHOR: Krysti Shallenberger PUBLISHED Jan. 22, 2018 Dive Brief: The Trump administration issued a decision on a high-profile trade case, imposing 30% tariffs on imported crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules and cells. The first 2.5 GW of cell imports

HOW COMMUNITY SOLAR WORKS 1. Solar Panels The inverter converts direct current (DC) electricity into alternating current (AC) so it can be used in our homes and businesses. 2. Inverter Sunlight falls on solar panels. The solar panels convert the