Tag: business
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Solar Businesses Speak Out Against Arizona’s New Fee
The newly passed fee for Arizona Public Service (APS) customers who will make solar installations after Dec. 31 isn’t going over very well. The largest solar installer in the state is lowering its prices in an attempt to offset the effects of the fee, while another company has already closed its doors and will file…
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Solar Growth Explodes In October
By Rhone Resch Even though they were overshadowed by the Senate’s historic decision to eliminate the use of the filibuster when it comes to most Presidential nominees—the so-called “nuclear option”—there were some major developments this week at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that are critically important to solar and renewable energy. First, FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff,…
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Robust Project Pipeline to Make U.S. Third-Largest Solar Market in the World
Forty-three gigawatts (GW) of solar photovoltaic (PV) energy are waiting in the U.S. project pipeline, giving the country’s industry a third-place global ranking, according to a market research firm. NPD Solarbuzz’s United States Deal Tracker report shows that the solar industry is being driven by a slew of projects that are 30 megawatts (MW) and smaller. The U.S. market…
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Wind Energy Company Fined $1 Million in First-Ever Settlement Over Bird Deaths Caused by Turbines
[caption id="attachment_313255" align="alignright" width="360"] Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] For the first time, a wind energy company has faced prosecution for the death of birds. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Duke Energy announced a $1 million settlement Friday related to the deaths of more than 160 protected birds in Wyoming. The charges stem from the discovery…
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World’s First Electric Helicopter Takes Flight
The world’s first two-seat electric helicopter took its initial test flight this week in Germany. The emissions-free VC200 Volocopter hovered over its creators, the E-volo team, in a hangar in the City of Karlsruhe. The “multicopter” has 18 spinning blades and quietly soared to about 72 feet. Following the test flight, the company described the vehicle as having…