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8 Tips for Maximizing Your Home Solar Savings in 2024

July 24, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean power, federal solar tax credit, green economy, rooftop solar, seia, Solar energy, solar energy industries association (seia), solar tax credit, solar tax credits, us solar tax credit

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2024 13:44:49 +0000

Scientists expect that summer 2024 will bring some of the hottest temperatures on record. The higher temperatures mean greater demand for electricity and that often leads to higher prices for families. Luckily, the growth of solar power and battery storage is helping to protect customers and stabilize the grid when temperatures … [continued]

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California Residents Increasingly Pairing Battery Storage with Solar Installations

July 22, 2024 admin 0 Comments batteries, california energy storage, california net metering, california solar, california solar energy, california solar net metering, clean power, Energy Storage, lithium-ion batteries, net metering, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar net metering

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 16:08:18 +0000

California residents are increasingly pairing battery storage with solar installations, according to the latest preliminary data in our Monthly Electric Power Industry Report. The share of new residential solar photovoltaic systems paired with batteries has increased since we began collecting data in October 2023. In April 2024, more than 50% of … [continued]

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Policy Report Cards on Trump & Biden, California Home Energy Assault, Huge Cleantech Growth — Top Cleantech Stories This Week

July 20, 2024 admin 0 Comments autonomous vehicles, batteries, catl, China, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, Donald Trump, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev sales, gm, grid, Joe Biden, lithium-ion batteries, policy & politics, research, rooftop solar, Solar energy, tesla, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:25:32 +0000

The summer seems to be flying by faster than an electric jet, and it’s already time for another weekly news roundup. Below are 27 of the most notable cleantech stories from the past week and a half. Have a look and make sure you haven’t missed anything! 1. Mike Barnard … [continued]

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California Continues Its War On Solar To Please Investor-Owned Utilities

July 19, 2024 admin 0 Comments California, clean power, contractors state licensing board, policy & politics, residential battery storage, rooftop solar, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2024 21:38:55 +0000

Should installers of residential solar and battery storage systems in California be required to get an additional electrician’s license?

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Michigan Stops HOAs From Prohibiting Solar & Other CleanTech

July 15, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean power, clean transport, energy efficiency, ev charging, Michigan, policy & politics, rooftop solar

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 13:15:11 +0000

Almost nobody likes HOAs. Sure, there are HOAs out there that play fair, act reasonably, and don’t contribute to the bad reputation that HOAs have earned for decades. However, unreasonable restrictions on everything imaginable, a lack of mercy for people struggling financially or with their health, and even criminal activity … [continued]

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Community Solar Benefits Renters & Low Income Communities

July 11, 2024 admin California, clean power, community solar, Illinois, lawrence berkeley national laboratory (lbnl), national renewable energy lab (nrel), New York, Oregon, rooftop solar, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2024 16:35:17 +0000

A June study by researchers from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory that analyzed data from 11 states found people who adopt community solar are 6.1 times more likely to live in multifamily buildings, are 4.4 times more likely to rent, and earn 23% less annual income than rooftop solar adopters, who tend to be more wealthy. In … [continued]

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German Industry Embraces Rooftop Solar

July 5, 2024 admin clean power, GERMANY, rooftop solar, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2024 15:15:32 +0000

Rooftop solar installations on commercial and industrial buildings in Germany has surged thanks to significant policy support.

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Bridging The Solar Energy Gap Through Federal Assistance Programs

June 30, 2024 admin clean power, community solar, grid, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, policy & politics, rooftop solar, Solar energy, us solar, us solar energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 09:49:34 +0000

NREL Supported the Development of New U.S. Department of Energy Resources to Expand the Reach of Solar Energy Through Assistance Funds for Low-Income Households Solar Deployment Through WAP and LIHEAP The number of residential solar photovoltaics (PV) installations continues to increase across the United States. But that increase is … [continued]

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Huge Solar Power Boom, Tariffs on Chinese Electric Cars — Top Cleantech Stories

June 27, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, batteries, byd, chevy bolt, chevy bolt euv, china tariffs, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, electric cars, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, eu tariffs, lithium-ion batteries, market research, research, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar power plants, tariffs, tesla, tesla model 3, tesla model y, tesla robotaxis, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2024 18:13:37 +0000

I’ve been traveling for summer vacation with the family and skipped a week or two, but here’s another roundup of some top CleanTechnica articles from the past two weeks. Enjoy! And let us know if there are any favorites I missed here. The European Union (EU) announced tariffs on Chinese … [continued]

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