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These Are the Benefits of Going Solar at Home

The Environmental Blog

This includes reducing your monthly energy costs. Keep reading to discover insight into the reason you should make the shift to solar panels for your home so that you can save money while helping to save the planet. Reduce Energy Costs. And best of all, the energy from the sun is totally free.

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Defective Meters and Whistleblower Complaints Raise Questions About Gas Utility’s Profits

DeSmogBlog

A little over a decade ago, Gary Dye, then a gas measurement engineer at NW Natural, Oregon’s largest gas utility, lost faith in his employer to responsibly deal with what he believed to be systematic inaccuracies among the company’s hundreds of thousands of gas meters.

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Western Heat Wave Tests California’s Clean Grid Transition

GreenTechMedia

this weekend will push California’s grid to the limits, as the state charts a course to eliminating fossil fuel power. To prepare, grid operator CAISO issued a Flex Alert , asking customers to reduce electricity consumption during the late afternoon and evening Friday as the grid copes with “near-record or record-breaking heat.”

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Utilities Are Buying Pricier ‘Responsible Gas.’ But for What Climate Benefit?

DeSmogBlog

As part of its “Sustainable Gas Program,” the Virginia-based private utility wanted to purchase what it calls “Next Generation Natural Gas.” But it needed the state’s blessing in order to pass on to customers a 15 percent premium for buying this specially certified gas. And Virginia is not alone.

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Distributed solar+storage should qualify for Minnesota utility energy efficiency programs

Renewable Energy World

Even though each investor-owned utility is different, if all utilities move in this direction, distributed solar would be at a disadvantage to access energy market benefits outlined in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Order 2222 because of delays in the MISO generator interconnection queue.

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How can Canada meet net-zero goals? Focus on the grid

Smart Energy International

Whether switching from gas powered cars to EVs or from oil heating to electric, Canada has the chance to lead the transition to a cleaner and greener world. From a generation perspective, this seems doable with solar and wind farms popping up everywhere and consumers being receptive of making the switch to electric vehicles.

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CBAM Ignites New Era of Equitable Contest in Europe

Hydrogen Fuel News

This not only discourages domestic firms from relocating but also suppresses the effects of carbon border taxes by effectively equalizing carbon prices for both domestic and foreign producers in the home market. In essence, this transitional phase is crucial as it sets the tone for the full implementation of the CBAM.

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