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North Carolina Regulators Strengthen State’s Rooftop Solar Market

March 29, 2023 admin 0 Comments clean power, duke energy, North Carolina, policy & politics, rooftop solar, Solar energy, utilities

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2023 02:34:07 +0000

First-in-the-region order sets new bar for solar and storage incentives in the Southeast RALEIGH, N.C. — On Thursday, the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) issued final orders in its net metering “Smart $aver” docket. The Commission approved a three-year glide path for solar customers to transition from monthly credits to a more dynamic time-of-use rate […]

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Venture Capital Investor National Grid Partners Speaks About Cleantech Investing

February 25, 2023 admin clean power, green economy, INTERVIEWS, investment, utilities, venture capital

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2023 13:35:14 +0000

Silicon Valley has been the main high tech and venture capital hub in the US for decades. The Valley is typically viewed as San Jose, Santa Clara, Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Menlo Park, and Palo Alto. Typically, venture capital firms have invested in software, Internet and computer hardware startups: Google, Sun MicroSystems, Facebook, Twitter, Cisco, […]

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Cybersecurity: Power Industry–Led Vendor Software Assurance Inventory Launched

February 9, 2023 admin AEP, bps, Business, cisa, Cybersecurity, fortress, full coverage, iiot cyber, iiot oil & gas, iiot power, Management, nerc, news, nist, sbom, Security, software bill of materials, supply chain, supply chains, utilities

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 16:14:35 +0000

Several major power companies have launched a software assurance database that will serve as a software bill of materials (SBOM) repository for the power industry. Part of a long-sought solution to address a critical supply chain cybersecurity risk, the collaborative effort announced on Feb. 8 seeks to help vendors identify and remediate vulnerabilities in software […]

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Cybersecurity: Power Industry–Led Vendor Software Assurance Inventory Launched

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 16:14:35 +0000

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How Utilities Can Save Customers Billions of Dollars

January 23, 2023 admin clean power, Coal, Fossil Fuels, midcontinent independent system operator, midcontinent independent system operator (miso), natural gas, natural gas prices, research, Southwest Power Pool, utilities

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2023 06:00:17 +0000

If utilities modernize the way they select the resources they run each day, they can save carbon and reduce energy prices. Over the past three years, energy market prices have been exceptionally volatile. Natural gas prices spiked then tanked at the end of 2019 and wholesale market prices followed. When COVID-19 lockdowns were enacted, energy […]

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The Energy Transition: What is Needed to Achieve Clean Energy Goals

January 20, 2023 admin agilitas energy, Commentary, Energy Storage, interconnection, power, Renewables, rto, T&D, utilities

Credit to Author: Rick Labrecque| Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2023 15:16:11 +0000

As fuel and power price volatility continues across the U.S., the push to transition away from fossil fuels to lower-cost renewable, clean energy intensifies. But in order to reach President Biden’s goal of 100% carbon pollution-free electricity by 2035, utilities, developers, and regulators need to align and work together to improve the interconnection process. COMMENTARY Though […]

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How To Keep The Lights On In Extreme Winter Weather

December 28, 2022 admin clean power, demand response, electricity transmission, Extreme weather, Fossil Fuels, grid, grid reliability, grid reliability renewables, research, Solar energy, utilities, wind energy

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2022 02:54:44 +0000

Clean energy and demand-side resources have proven track records of both reducing peak demand and keeping the lights on during extreme conditions.

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Are Electric Cars Lowering Energy Bills In California?

December 27, 2022 admin California, clean transport, electric car benefits, Electric vehicles, ev benefits, pacific gas & electric, SDG&E, sempra, Southern California Edison, utilities

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2022 04:59:53 +0000

People are often scared of change, and look for reasons to justify not wanting to change. This has certainly been the case with electric vehicles for the past decade. There are so many misperceptions and there are so many misleading attacks on electric vehicles. At the same time, across the public at large, there’s not […]

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California Utility Electrifies 20% Of Its Fleet

December 27, 2022 admin cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, san diego gas and electric (sdg&e), SDG&E, utilities

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2022 04:07:28 +0000

The Southern California utility company SDG&E has a goal of electrifying 100% of its fleet of vehicles (passenger cars, pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles) by 2030. It has provided an update that it has now reached 20% and is on track for that 2030 target. SDG&E also has a goal of reaching net zero […]

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Tesla Electric — New Electricity Plan From Tesla

December 19, 2022 admin batteries, clean power, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, lithium-ion batteries, rooftop solar, Solar energy, tesla, tesla electric, tesla powerwall, tesla solar, tesla texas, texas, utilities

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2022 13:51:50 +0000

Tesla has launched a new division, or perhaps we should say a new offering — Tesla Electric. Starting in Texas, this is an electricity plan from Tesla. In other words, Tesla could be your utility. As the company stated in an introductory tweet, “Introducing Tesla Electric, the electricity plan that offers low-cost clean energy for […]

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