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New York City utility targets renewable energy, climate resiliency in sustainability report

Jun 22, 2021 8:45:00 AM / by Ryan Kennedy, pv magazine posted in Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Energy Storage, New York, Wind Energy, New York City, Electric Vehicles, DERs, Energy Transition, Sustainability, Renewables, Clean Energy, Transmission & Distribution, Clean Energy Economy

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New York City’s ConEdison said it bases its decision-making and planning process on projections for climate change, according to their recently released annual sustainability strategy report. The utility is currently the second-largest generator of solar power in North America, and the seventh largest worldwide.  

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Biden's Proposed 2022 Budget Addresses Climate Change Head On

Jun 4, 2021 9:15:00 AM / by Paul Fischer posted in Solar Energy, Solar Development, Solar Capital, Solar Finance, United States, Energy Storage, Wind Energy, Climate Change, Energy Transition, Environmental Impact, Clean Energy, Solar assets, Climate Disruption, Clean Energy Economy, North America, President Biden, Climate Research, Environmental Justice

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Just before the holiday weekend, President Biden unveiled a $6 trillion proposal for the 2022 budget. A large portion of this proposed budget has been allocated towards fighting climate change and transitioning to a clean energy future. 

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FERC Makes A Move to Accelerate the Clean Energy Transition

Apr 16, 2021 10:00:00 AM / by Paul Fischer posted in Real Estate, Microgrids, DERs, Energy Transition, Grids, Resilience, Clean Energy, Transmission & Distribution, FERC, Grid of the Future, Demand Response, Order 2222, Order 2222-A, Clean Energy Economy

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ERCOT Blackouts and A Search for Energy Resilience

Mar 29, 2021 9:30:00 AM / by Paul Fischer posted in Solar Development, Policy, Energy Storage, Solar Industry, Texas, Microgrids, Community Solar, Legislation, Solar Incentives, Solar Plus Storage, ERCOT, Energy Transition, Industrial Solar, Grids, Integration, Clean Energy, Solar assets, Markets & Policy, Political Action, txenergy, Blackouts

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On Wednesday, March 24th Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) held a webinar titled "Search for Resilience: Texas Blackouts, Policy Fallout, and How Advanced Energy Can Help”. It has been about one month since the disastrous winter weather caused blackouts all across ERCOT, Texas’s electric grid. It was enlightening to hear from industry and policy experts about what has happened in the wake of the blackouts, and what the future of ERCOT and other electric grids across the United States will look like. 

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BloombergNEF expects up to 209 GW of new solar for this year

Feb 23, 2021 1:00:00 PM / by Emiliano Bellini, pv magazine posted in Solar Energy, Policy, Energy Storage, Markets, Transportation, Energy Transition, Global, World, Utility Scale Markets, Clean Energy, Clean Energy Jobs, Green Finance, Markets & Policy

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According to BloombergNEF, around 240 GW of new PV capacity could be deployed in 2023.

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What is going on in Texas? #ERCOTfail

Feb 17, 2021 3:45:00 PM / by Paul Fischer posted in Solar Energy, United States, Markets, Texas, Power Generation, Fossil Fuels, Coal, Wind Energy, Climate Change, ERCOT, Energy Transition, Technology, natural gas, Coal Plants, Power Outages, Republican, Democrat, txenergy, txwx, txpoweroutage, Climate Disruption, txlege

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Image: Weather Service International

This picture shows the temperature (in Fahrenheit) departure from normal during this recent cold snap. 

 

Late Sunday night, extraordinarily cold temperatures made their way into Texas. As the temperature dropped, the people of Texas switched on the heat, with much of it being electric, in an effort to stay warm. Unfortunately, people weren't the only ones to feel the cold grip of mother nature. Extremely low temperatures, ice, and snow caused power plants to go offline. As the demand for power rapidly shot up, supply drastically fell. 

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Nestle Announces Blueprint to Net Zero

Dec 22, 2020 9:30:00 AM / by Paul Fischer posted in Solar Energy, Commercial Solar Finance, Utility-Scale PV, Investment Tax Credit, Climate Plan, Climate Pledge, Corporate, Investments, Corporate Goes Solar, Energy Transition, Global Warming, Sustainability, Commercial PV, Clean Energy Jobs, Manufacturing, ESG Investing, net zero, Nestle, Food & Beverage, Supply Chain

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Array Technologies IPO: Stock Commentary

Nov 6, 2020 10:30:00 AM / by Paul Fischer posted in Solar Energy, Solar Development, Utility-Scale PV, Products, Solar Industry, Andrew Breiter-Wu, Racking, Decarbonization, Climate Change, Energy Transition, Commercial PV, Breiter Planet Properties, Rack-Mounted, Clean Energy, Green Finance, Manufacturing, Solar assets, Array, Tracking

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Breiter Planet Properties President Andrew Breiter-Wu goes into detail about the recent IPO offering of Array Technologies. Array manufactures tracking and racking equipment for solar systems. This technology allows homeowners, property owners, and businesses to get the most production out of their investment into clean energy. Tracking systems allow the panels to track the direction of the sun so they are receiving the most direct sunlight throughout the day.

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Solar & Energy Storage Northeast

Feb 18, 2020 10:30:00 AM / by Paul Fischer posted in Property Owners, Commercial Solar Finance, Solar Capital, Commercial Solar, Businesses, Solar Finance, MA SMART Program, Massachusetts, Policy, Politics, Vermont, Energy Storage, Markets, Utility-Scale PV, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Boston, Installations, Decarbonize, Power Generation, Legislation, Climate Change, Energy Transition, Bifacial Modules, 2020, Global Warming, Technology, Sustainability, Industrial PV, Commercial PV, Government, Breiter Planet Properties

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A boost for floating photovoltaics

Jan 31, 2020 10:00:00 AM / by Emiliano Bellini, pv magazine posted in Renewable Energy, International Solar, Solar Energy, Solar, Floating PV, Floating Solar, Energy Transition, Solar Panels

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