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Much More Rooftop Solar From An Alternative To Monopoly Utility Models

March 11, 2021 admin buildings, clean power, COLORADO, energy modeling, Florida, Georgia, institute for local self reliance, Minnesota, NEW MEXICO, rooftop solar, sierra club clean energy for all, Solar energy, value of solar, vote solar, xcel energy

Credit to Author: John Farrell| Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2021 18:35:16 +0000

Originally published on ILSR.org Since rooftop solar became possible, electric utilities have struggled to incorporate it into their outdated business model. In recent years, this lag in utility recognition has become increasingly problematic, risking the health, environmental, and financial impacts of over-investment in large fossil fuel power plants. In over 30 states, monopoly utilities submit […]

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What’s Next for State Climate Action in the US? 7 Areas to Watch

February 10, 2021 admin 100% clean electricity, biden administration, buildings, California, california air resources board (carb), california low carbon fuel standard, carbon pricing, clean air act, clean power, clean transport, climate change, co2 emissions, COLORADO, consumer technology, decarbonization, decarbonization of buildings, district of columbia, Electric vehicles, Fossil Fuels, green economy, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, maine, MARYLAND, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, nevada, New Jersey, NEW MEXICO, New York, Oregon, oregon clean fuels program, policy & politics, Rhode Island, Solar energy, US, Virginia, virginia clean economy act, Washington, weatherization, wind energy, wisconsin, zero emission vehicles, zev mandates

Credit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Sat, 06 Feb 2021 22:43:10 +0000

Originally published on WRI’s Blog. By Devashree Saha, Tom Cyrs and Alex Rudee The Biden administration has committed to a historically ambitious climate agenda. We can expect a profound shift in U.S. federal climate policy — from one of continued domestic rollbacks and international disengagement, to one of forward progress and cooperation. This is critical, as it is not possible […]

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El Paso Electric Files EV Plan With New Mexico Regulators

February 4, 2021 admin clean transport, El Paso, el paso electric, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, grid, las Cruces, NEW MEXICO, nm, policy & politics, texas

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2021 00:45:58 +0000

El Paso Electric has announced that it filed a Transportation Electrification Plan (TEP) with the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NM PRC). Inside of the press release were several interesting items

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Panasonic Expands Home Solar Offerings In High-Growth Solar States

January 26, 2021 admin Arizona, arizona solar energy, clean power, consumer technology, Florida, florida solar energy, indiana, Iowa, mukesh sethi, NEW MEXICO, panasonic, panasonic corporation of north america, panasonic life solutions company of america, panasonic solar, panasonic solar energy, panasonic solar pv modules, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar panels, texas, texas solar energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2021 18:08:55 +0000

As CleanTechnica has reported in recent months, solar power now generates the cheapest electricity in history — according to the conservative, fossil industry–entrenched International Energy Agency. As a result, demand for solar power has been growing strongly in the United States and worldwide

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States & Cities Are Driving Climate & Clean Energy Progress

January 8, 2021 admin american cities climate challenge, buildings, California, carbon-free power, clean energy jobs act, clean power, clean transport, Climate, climate change, co2 emissions, eastern us, electric cars, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, Illinois, investment, mass transit / public transit, midwest, midwestern us, nevada, NEW MEXICO, northeast/mid-atlantic regional greenhouse gas initiative (rggi), NYC, Oregon, policy & politics, policy research, research, Solar energy, US, Virginia, virginia clean economy act, western us

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2021 23:02:46 +0000

Part of NRDC’s Series Reviewing 2020 Climate & Clean Energy Developments

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N.C. Environmental Leader Biden’s Choice to Lead EPA

December 17, 2020 admin biden, climate change, Coal, dept. of interior, environment, Environmental, EPA, haaland, interior, laguna pueblo, Legal & Regulatory, Native American, NEW MEXICO, news, North Carolina, regan

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 19:20:42 +0000

The post N.C. Environmental Leader Biden’s Choice to Lead EPA appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The leader of North Carolina’s agency overseeing environmental issues in that state will be nominated to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), POWER learned on Dec. 17. Michael Regan, 44, who previously worked at EPA and has served with the North Carolina Dept. of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) since 2017, is expected to be nominated […]

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Solar Jobs, Solar Installations, & Homes Powered by Solar in Top 10 US Solar States

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 06 Dec 2020 18:24:14 +0000

In October, I published reports on the top US solar states per capita, the top US solar states as a percentage of electricity, and the top US states in terms of total installed solar power capacity. Based on that first ranking system

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Four Corners EV Charging: Utah & Colorado Are Leaving New Mexico & Arizona Behind

December 8, 2020 admin Arizona, blink, chargepoint, clean transport, cleantech news, cleantechnica exclusive, COLORADO, Electric vehicles, electrify america, ev charging, ev charging stations, evgo, NEW MEXICO, policy & politics, Utah

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2020 22:00:52 +0000

When it comes to charging non-Tesla EV vehicles in the Southwest, there’s good news and bad news these days. Utah and Colorado continue to make progress on rural routes while Arizona and New Mexico are falling behind

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What It’s Like: Tesla Drive Unit Failure In A State With No Tesla Service

November 30, 2020 admin cars, clean transport, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, NEW MEXICO, policy & politics, tesla, tesla drive unit, tesla drive unit problems, tesla new mexico, tesla service

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2020 23:43:59 +0000

Imagine accelerating away from a light when suddenly — BANG! — your Tesla makes a loud sound and sends a snapping shudder through the whole car … then you realize that you live in a state that doesn’t allow Tesla to operate sales or service centers

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Solar Farms Would Replace New Mexico Coal-Fired Plants

November 16, 2020 admin Coal, energy transition act, escalante station, four corners generating station, NEW MEXICO, news, photosol, Renewables, san juan generating station, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2020 21:23:10 +0000

The post Solar Farms Would Replace New Mexico Coal-Fired Plants appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A U.S. subsidiary of one of France’s largest providers of solar power has given New Mexico officials more detailed information about the company’s plans for developing a series of solar projects. The installations would help offset the loss of generation from retiring coal-fired power plants in the state, including the San Juan Generating Station (SJGS) […]

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