Category: Solar Power & Energy
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How local officials can ramp up EV charging infrastructure
With electric vehicles (EVs) hitting U.S. streets in record numbers, a new study by U.S. PIRG Education Fund, PennEnvironment Research and Policy Center and Frontier Group highlights best practices to help local officials make their cities as EV-friendly as possible. The new report, “Plugging In: Readying America’s Cities for theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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RMI report shows path for a 30-GW community solar market by 2020
While recent CSS market growth has exceeded that of both behind-the-meter solar like rooftop photovoltaic systems and that of utility-scale solar between 2015 and 2017, barriers surrounding cost, access and demand continue to drag on the CSS sector’s overall growth. The Progress and Potential for Community-Scale Solar report offers newRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Science says: U.S. could meet 80 percent of electricity demand with solar, wind generation
The United States could reliably meet about 80 percent of its electricity demand with solar and wind power generation, according to scientists at the University of California, Irvine; the California Institute of Technology; and the Carnegie Institution for Science. However, meeting 100 percent of electricity demand with only solar andRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Lightsource BP to build largest solar farm in Kansas
Lightsource BP has signed a 25-year power purchase and asset acquisition agreement with Mid-Kansas Electric Company (Mid-Kansas) Inc. An affiliate of Sunflower Electric Power Corp., Mid-Kansas is a cooperatively operated wholesale generation and transmission utility serving members across the state of Kansas. Located in Stanton County, Kan., the 20-megawatt projectRead More — Solar Builder magazine