Author: Mick
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Biden marks Earth Day with new solar energy funds and steps to stand up American Climate Corps
President Joe Biden marked Earth Day by unveiling $7 billion in grant funding for solar power and new action on American Climate Corps.
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After Going Solar, I Felt the Bliss of Sudden Abundance
My rooftop panels showed me that a world powered by renewables would be an overflowing horn of plenty, with fast, sporty cars and comfy homes. I used to worry about using too much electricity. But then, three and a half years ago, something happened that changed my entire psychology around electricity: I installed solar panels on my house.
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What killed a 1980s program to kickstart a green home revolution in Colorado?
John Avenson fell in love with his home more than four decades ago. The year was 1981. That’s when Avenson, a young engineer at the Bell Telephone Company, caught an ad for an event called a Passive Solar Tour of Homes. More than 100,000 people from around Metro Denver ended up joining the tour. What killed…
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CU Boulder finds U.S. utilities on track to hit 100% renewable energy by 2060
A University of Colorado Boulder study found that utility companies nationwide are moving faster toward decarbonizing than state mandates, with companies leading the energy transition without waiting for policy to catch up.
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Home Batteries Aren’t Just for Backup Power Anymore
New battery technology can help you keep the lights on, support the power grid and save you money. Here’s how changing technology is revolutionizing how you can make your home battery work for you.
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Request for Information: The greatest challenges to equitable distribution of solar energy
On January 23, 2024, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) published a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input on supporting successful solar plus storage deployment serving low-income and disadvantaged communities.
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Solar Industry excited by conservation efforts, job creation by the BLM
Today the Bureau of Land Management released a revised environmental review of the Western Solar Plan, also known as the Solar Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS). This new document will govern leasing public lands for solar.
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Opinion: Dave Marston: Energy expert says energy gap can be bridged
The experts tell us an energy gap looms. Fossil fuels are phasing out, and solar and wind power can’t produce enough electricity to meet the demand in coming decades. But that’s not the thinking of Amory Lovins, the 76-year-old co-founder of RMI, formerly the Rocky Mountain Institute in western Colorado.
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Cheaper utility bills are coming to disadvantaged communities
in ArticlesIn Houston and across the nation, there are few solar-powered homes in lower-income areas. Panel installation can easily top $20,000, putting solar out of reach for many households with modest incomes. But a hefty infusion of federal dollars under the Inflation Reduction Act could begin to change that…
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Bureau of Land Management gives 22 million acres to solar farms across the West
in ArticlesThe Dept. of the Interior recently released an updated roadmap for solar development across the West that should expand solar energy production in more Western states. The Bureau of Land Management released a revised environmental review of the Western Solar Plan, also known as the Solar