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How New Building Rules Can Revitalize Residential Solar in England

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New homes will be expected to produce 31 percent less carbon dioxide than they do now, according to plans laid out this week , which will require better energy efficiency and being “heat pump ready.” Building regulations in the U.K. are decided by each of the home nations, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

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Buying Rooftop Solar Is Complicated, Even for an Expert

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Don’t get me wrong — I love our new system and take immense pride in all the carbon-free energy it will produce for us and the grid. I live in SRP (Salt River Project) territory — a utility known as being one of the first to put residential solar customers on a separate rate plan with demand charges in 2015.

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Engie Looking for More US Clean Energy Acquisitions: North America CEO

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Engie is on the lookout for more clean energy acquisitions in the U.S., With a long history in fossil fuels and nuclear energy, Engie has pivoted dramatically toward renewables over the past few years — a strategy that included the U.S. Engie supplies the city of Houston with solar power from its Holman project in Texas.

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How Tracker Technology Is Expanding the Footprint for Solar 

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Also last year, Schletter reentered in the tracker market after initially launching a tracker product in 2015, with a tracker that is meant to handle high wind speeds. Nevados launched a self-powered tracker in 2019 that is optimal for sites with difficult terrain.

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Shoppers buy more EVs if they understand charging—and now there’s proof (exclusive first look)

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That makes electric cars a problem: they take time to explain to shoppers. Now, we have proof that educating both salespeople and shoppers about electric-car charging actually boosts sales of EVs. Electric utilities came to appreciate the idea at varying paces, as utilities don’t historically have to do much marketing to consumers.

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Over a Half-million Americans Live Near Oil Refineries With High Levels of a Cancer-causing Air Pollutant, Report Finds

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2019 was the first full year that the data was reported under 2015 EPA regulations requiring refineries to install benzene monitors at the outer edges of their plants. The EPA also treats benzene as a “canary in a coal mine” for the presence of a broad array of other chemicals in the air around refineries, according to Schaeffer. “If

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Scientists Find Appalachian Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Put Endangered Species at Risk Thousands of Times

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Mountaintop removal coal mining — one of the most notoriously destructive forms of mining — has torn through over 500 mountains across Appalachia, even as coal’s dominance over American energy supplies has faded in recent years. Coal’s Powerful Friends. Mountaintop removal is a form of strip mining. Image Credit: SkyTruth.