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Top 10 Economic Benefits of Converting to Solar Energy

Sunrun

Going solar can affect the climate, the economy and our own pocket books. Here are 10 important benefits to home solar. Solar Controls Energy Costs 1. When you choose to install a home solar system and a battery, you can better control your average electricity costs over a year. Solar can mean lower utility bills.

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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything.

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The lens of history

Envirotec Magazine

Early December saw the 70th anniversary, and a time for reflection and stock-taking by environmental health experts, including a fascinating lecture by Dr Ian Mudway of Gresham College. But a conspicuous body count wasn’t enough to dispel the widely held belief that smoky air was a boon to health. Monitoring milestone.

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Greenbird at DistribuTECH 2022

Smart Energy International

The energy sector is transforming and utilities serve as the central nervous system. DistribuTECH is the leading annual transmission and distribution event that addresses technologies used to move electricity from the power plant through the transmission and distribution systems to the meter and inside the home.

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Second Life: Carmakers and Storage Startups Get Serious About Reusing Batteries

GreenTechMedia

Batteries aren’t dead when they come to the end of their useful life in an electric vehicle. That same year, BMW tested used batteries in demand response events during an 18-month pilot project in partnership with Pacific Gas & Electric. Electric bus manufacturer Proterra took the same approach.

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Phantom Gas and Missing Documents Reveal Gaps in Utility Oversight

DeSmogBlog

The circumstances surrounding his termination are documented among thousands of pages of public records and internal company documents that provide a penetrating look into the multi-billion dollar stakes of negotiations between governments and state-sanctioned monopolies that are shaping the future of energy systems in Oregon and beyond.

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Planet Exceeds Business Targets, Advancing Through 2020 with Momentum

Planet Pulse

We’re working from home, we’re schooling our children, business travel has stopped, health and safety is a top concern, and we’re facing the most severe recession in 100 years. In March, as we shifted operations and people to home offices and the economy seized up, we didn’t know what to expect in the second quarter of 2020 (Q2).