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How the utilities industry is building a sustainable future

Smart Energy International

As more eco-invested consumers choose green power, it increases the demand for renewable energy sources. For example, the UK recorded its greenest day ever on April 5, 2021 , with electricity usage and associated carbon pollution levels the lowest ever recorded for the power grid. Have you read? www.cisco.com/go/utilities.

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Top 10 Women of Solar

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Posted by Guest Contributor Anyone who’s tried to get a ticket to the consistently sold out Women in Solar Breakfast panels during Solar Power International knows the female contingent of this industry is passionate about carving out and defending their seats at the proverbial table. Mack Robinson College of Business.

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President Biden Names Richard Glick as FERC Chair

GreenTechMedia

Speaking at a December webinar hosted by the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), Glick said “I don’t think it’s legal” for FERC to impose its authority over state energy policymaking in this way, and if courts rule against them, “I think it would be the obligation of the commission to rework those orders.

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What Renewable Energy and Energy Storage Did, and Didn’t, Get from Congress This Week

GreenTechMedia

For solar, that includes a two-year extension of the ITC at its current 26 percent through 2022 and at 22 percent through 2023, as well as an extended Jan. “That’s a pretty significant change,” Abigail Ross Hopper, CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, said in a Tuesday webinar.

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