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Trends for Sustainable Home Improvement in 2024

Mosaic

Despite the headwinds of 2023, the US solar industry is expected to have grown 55% compared to 2022, amounting to nearly 33 GWdc of capacity. It was the nation's largest year of installed solar capacity. Energy efficient heating and cooling improvements are gaining in awareness and popularity. Additionally, 3.2 Additionally, 3.2

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EcoFlow’s $200 PowerStream is so clever, you might buy a $4,000 solar generator

The Verge: Energy

A mini power plant that turns a standard power outlet into a solar power inlet. Portable solar generators are so useful that you increasingly see them at the beach, campground, job site, or anywhere without access to grid power. A special flat cable allows the window to close. How does it save me money?

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Chevy Silverado EV turns into a mobile generator with GM’s new home energy bundle

The Verge: Energy

Image: GM General Motors’ initial new home energy products are now available to purchase, including the equipment necessary to turn your GM-made electric vehicle into a mobile power generator for your home. A “properly equipped home” and “proper grid interconnection” may also be required, GM says.

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? Methane monitoring goes stratospheric #185

Climate Tech VC

Responsible for nearly a third of global warming and a quarter of global energy, methane matters. Recent regulations have driven investment in space, air, and ground-based monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) technologies. In January, Longpath secured a $189m conditional US Department of Energy loan guarantee.

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Massachusetts finds early success with behind-the-meter energy storage program

Renewable Energy World

Massachusetts has found early success with its behind-the-meter energy storage incentive program. Launched in 2019, ConnectedSolutions had about 34,000 customer participants with 310 megawatts of capacity enrolled by the end of 2020, according to a report compiled by Applied Economics Clinic for the Clean Energy Group.

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NEM 3.0 will cut California’s residential solar market in half, WoodMac says

Renewable Energy World

Consulting firm Wood Mackenzie released analysis saying California’s newly proposed net metering tariffs would cut the state’s residential solar market in half by 2024. would reduce payments granted to rooftop solar customers for the excess power they generate, which is known as net metering.

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CES 2024: Must-see clean tech announcements

Smart Energy International

CES 2024 took place in Las Vegas, Nevada, and with it came a slew of new product announcements and unveilings from the tech world. In a parking garage equipped with an automated valet parking system, electric cars featuring this technology can drive themselves to an available parking space furnished with a charging spot. Have you read?