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U.S. Energy Storage Monitor

GreenBiz

Each quarter Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association (ACP) gather data on U.S. energy storage deployments, prices, policies, regulations, and business models. We compile this information to create the most comprehensive, timely analysis of energy storage in the U.S.

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LG ELECTRONICS AND SENSE ANNOUNCE COLLABORATION ON AI-DRIVEN HOME SOLAR AND USAGE MONITORING

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LG Solar and the Sense Solar Home Energy Monitor Provide Solar Output Data, Detailed Home Energy Usage, Costs; Embedded Advanced Metering Data Transmits Wirelessly to Smartphone

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New openings at Sun Light & Power

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Various positions | Sun Light & Power. Sun Light & Power drives the total adoption of clean energy by designing, building, maintaining, and advocating for clean energy solutions so future generations inherit a healthy planet. The mission of our System Performance team is to maximize the uptime of our customers’ Photovoltaic and Solar Thermal systems. We prefer leaders with solar industry experience including: .

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Plugging into electricity’s energy challenge

Envirotec Magazine

How is technology helping to address the challenges faced by power grids? According to the International Energy Agency, global electricity demand rose by more than 6% in 2021, the largest increase since the recovery from the financial crisis in 2010. Energy

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December 2022: Solar Policy Research and Legislation

Green Living Guy

Activists protest Idaho Power’s value of sun study Solar advocates asked the Idaho Public Utilities Commission to reject or heavily review Idaho Power’s value of solar study that will guide future net-metering rate structures.

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6 Ways Businesses Can Save with Renewable Energy (No Electricity Bills + Tax Incentives)

The Environmental Blog

The good news is that the mass adoption of solar energy presents another opportunity to save money. Installing and maintaining commercial solar panels requires minimal effort and is an effective way for businesses to free up monthly cash flow. Reduced or Eliminated Energy Bills.

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Solar backers pan California’s net metering plan, hint at a possible federal challenge

Renewable Energy World

Solar energy advocates reacted strongly to proposed changes to California’s net metering program. Increased storage is intended to help the state cut its reliance on fossil fuels during early evening hours, when the sun is down and energy demand is still high.

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Who benefits from Solar Net Metering?

U.S. Green Technology

Solar energy is a reliable source of renewable energy. The benefits of solar power cannot be understated. It is clean and provides independence from power utility companies. In some cases, solar-powered buildings do not pay any electric.

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Top 2022 Trends in Solar Energy Systems

Mosaic

Consumer interest in solar energy continues to rise. Whether it’s a commitment to reduce carbon emissions or a desire for greater energy resilience, homeowners are seeking to learn how to incorporate solar energy systems into their homes.

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Electric dreams: Innovators step up at the Scottish Green Energy Awards in Edinburgh

Envirotec Magazine

The UK’s first all-electric intercity bus service drove off with a top prize at the Scottish Green Energy Awards on 1 December. Best Community Project Award, sponsored by Scottish Power Renewables: Aros An Rubha for Revitalisation of the Former Knock School.

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Making a splash: Group prepares to launch novel wave energy system

Envirotec Magazine

The project involves attaching a generator and power converter to a buoy located off the Northumberland coast. A group at Newcastle University is preparing to install a prototype Wave Energy Converter (WEC) in the North Sea.

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Energy Efficiency: 18 Easy To Implement Tips For Your Business

Green Business Bureau

Energy Efficiency: 18 Easy to Implement Tips for Your Business. Most electricity is generated by burning fossil fuels which emit greenhouse gasses and other harmful pollutants into the atmosphere. Business Benefits of Reducing Energy Consumption. Company Energy Usage Questions.

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5 Benefits of Solar Energy to the Environment

The Environmental Blog

Solar energy in the forest. That is why today, we will be looking at how solar companies like EVOLVsolar are working towards a happier future; a future that relies on renewable energy for our power. So how does solar energy benefit the environment?

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Who really benefits from solar net metering?

Renewable Energy World

Most people know solar power benefits the people who use it because it reduces their utility costs. In fact, some solar-powered homeowners don’t pay anything for electricity. What exactly is Net Metering? Customers are only billed for their “net” energy use.

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Silicon Valley Clean Energy and UtilityAPI Want to Free Your Meter Data

GreenTechMedia

Why can’t you get an accurate, fact-based online quote for a rooftop solar system, backup battery or electric vehicle charger as easily as getting a quote on, say, a mortgage refinancing or home insurance policy? His company has built a technology platform to manage the open, transparent and secure exchange of energy data, and this week the California-based based startup announced a pilot project with Silicon Valley Clean Energy to test it out.

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Top Environmental-friendly Tricks To Reduce Your Monthly Bills

Green Living Guy

You may think that your energy bill is out of your control. This might be true, but it doesn’t mean you can’t make a difference. This blog post will go over some practical ways to reduce the amount of money you spend on utilities each month.

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How can you save energy working from home?

The Environmental Blog

Therefore, employees may need to optimise their energy costs to save energy and money at home. Top tip to heating a room using minimum energy! Use a smart power strip. The heating is not the only way you can optimise your energy. Energy

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Accelerating energy transition by forming virtual power plants on blockchain

Renewable Energy World

Influenced by the increasing penetration of “behind-the-meter” distributed energy resources (DER), power systems are experiencing a paradigm shift from a centralized structure to a decentralized one. DER News Opinion & Commentary Solar

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Discover How Saving Energy Can Help The Environment

The Environmental Blog

Every person on the planet can help to save it by saving energy. This is easier to do than you may think: It starts with getting your local electrician Sydney to check your electrics and ensure they are safe and you don’t have electric leakage. How To Save Energy. Energy

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Tigo Energy Brings the Power of Energy Intelligence to Solar Installers at ENEX New Energy

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Tigo joins partner Soltec to showcase Module Level Power Electronics (MLPE) and monitoring solutions at trade show in Poland

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Solar advocates, Duke Energy reach net metering agreement in North Carolina

Renewable Energy World

Duke Energy and solar industry stakeholders have reached an agreement on net metering policy in North Carolina that will help expand distributed solar generation and benefit utility customers, the parties announced Tuesday. Follow @EngelsAngle.

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Nexamp and Energy Toolbase Deploy Front-of-the-Meter Energy Storage System in Massachusetts

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Acumen EMS supporting a community solar farm to result in reduced utility costs for residents

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California regulators issue their solar NEM-3 plan

Renewable Energy World

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued its much-anticipated plan to revise the state’s current Net Energy Metering (NEM) rules and create a Net Billing Tariff that it said would balance the needs of the “electric grid, the environment, and consumers.”

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Manage Energy Consumption with a Fronius Smart Meter

Solar Power World

The appliances in your home all contribute to your energy usage and ultimately your electrical bills. How do you know which ones are the biggest drains on energy? The Fronius Smart Meter can help you determine how to optimize your energy production and make the most of your solar investment. The post Manage Energy Consumption with a Fronius Smart Meter appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Behind-the-Meter Battery Pioneer Stem to Take SPAC Route to Public Markets

GreenTechMedia

Stem, the decade-old behind-the-meter battery startup that was seeking a buyer earlier this year to bolster its growth ambitions, is now launching a plan to go public via a special-purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC) reverse merger.

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Tigo Energy Surpasses One-Terawatt Hour of Monitored Solar PV Energy in Europe

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As highlighted by residential installations in one Spanish neighborhood, Tigo MLPE drives sales with module-level monitoring and optimization

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California tariff will pay customers to produce solar energy

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The California Public Utilities Commission has just released a draft decision to revise California's net energy metering tariff

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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. ConnectedSolutions tripled the 2020 goal of Massachusetts' Clean Peak Energy Standard but fell 27 MW short of the energy efficiency program administrators' 2019-2021 three-year plan.

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How You Can Save Energy at Home

The Environmental Blog

There are a number of different ways that you can make a difference, save energy and reduce your own carbon footprint. 1. Energy Efficient Lightbulbs. Lightbulbs that are energy efficient are now becoming a staple in many modern homes, and they should be in yours, too. Energ

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From smart meters to big batteries, co-ops emerge as clean grid laboratories

Renewable Energy World

By Frank Jossi, Energy News Network. A wave of pilot programs by Minnesota electric cooperatives is saving customers money and providing useful data for larger utilities considering new technology and pricing models to encourage grid efficiency. Credit: Great River Energy / Courtesy.

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Mana Monitoring Named as Finalist in U.S. Department of Energy’s American-Made Solar Prize

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Innovative “virtual power plant” technology supports decentralized electric grid of the future

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The sun-to-car connection: SolarEdge provides the missing link from solar panels to EV charging

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An EV is a fine thing on its own—but it becomes truly transformative as part of a local system that also includes solar panels, battery storage and smart charging. SolarEdge’s power optimizer is an intelligent electronic chip that connects to each PV module in an array.

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Tinytag data loggers used to inform innovative energy solutions

Envirotec Magazine

With increasing pressure for electrical and heating appliances to meet energy efficiency ratings , it can be a challenge to find a solution that both works and is profitable for small businesses and enterprises. Energy Sponsored Gemini Data Loggers

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Elon Musk and Bill Walton voice their opposition to proposed California solar rule changes

Renewable Energy World

Tesla’s Elon Musk and solar evangelist Bill Walton called on California officials to reject proposed changes to the state’s residential solar rooftop rules. That effort failed as the proposed solar reform measure never made it to a vote.

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American Electric Power, Sempra launch sustainable finance frameworks

Renewable Energy World

American Electric Power – operator of the nation’s largest electricity transmission system – announced on Monday the launch of a Sustainable Finance Framework (SFF) to support the funding of social and environmental projects.

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7 Energy-Saving Changes To Implement In Your Household

The Environmental Blog

Many households today are spending so much more energy than they’ve been doing so in the past. The more you depend on these gifts of technology, it also means that your energy consumption will soar. Switch To Renewable Energy Sources. It doesn’t succumb to power interruptions.

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Top Predictions For The Renewable Energy Market in 2021

The Environmental Blog

The global economy of 2020 was primarily shaped by the coronavirus pandemic which greatly affected energy usage, project engagement and investments worldwide. The UK government published the Energy White Paper in December 2020, with a 10-point-plan for a ‘green industrial revolution’.

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Octopus Energy enters domestic solar installation market

Business Green

The energy provider is to offer solar panels, batteries, and heat pumps in bid to create 10,000 'Zero Bills' homes by 2030. Octopus Energy said it now plans to complete 5,000 installations this year.

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Solar Energy Monitoring Systems: Thomas Neyhart Explains why Performance Matters

U.S. Green Technology

Thomas Neyhart Explains why Performance Matters The benefits of solar energy are empirical, says Thomas Neyhart. But it is important for consumers to measure these benefits and gauge the performance of their solar panels.

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PG&E’s Latest Energy Storage Procurement Includes Fleet of Behind-the-Meter Batteries

GreenTechMedia

Pacific Gas & Electric is asking state regulators to approve another massive round of energy storage procurements, including its first large-scale contract for behind-the-meter batteries to serve grid needs. gigawatt-hours, of energy storage projects.

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Tigo Energy Powers Solar Monitoring and Energy Showcases for SCE Energy Solutions in Australia

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Award-winning commercial installer capitalizes on Tigo Energy Intelligence (EI) software to reduce site visits and provide unparalleled service for large and small solar sites

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A 21st-century reinvention of the electric grid is crucial for solving the climate change crisis

Renewable Energy World

Then, beginning around 2009, first wind turbines and then solar photovoltaic panels decreased enough in cost to become competitive in electricity markets. will need to nearly triple its 2020 growth rate for the grid to be 80% powered by clean energy by 2030. (As

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A new love story: Electric vehicles and the electric grid

GreenBiz

A new love story: Electric vehicles and the electric grid. How will the electrical grid handle so many vehicles charging at once? Especially when fast-charging stations gulp down prodigious amounts of power? Electric Vehicles.