Tag: Renewables
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Northern California County Produces 152 Percent More Solar Energy Than It Uses
California is known for being a leader in solar energy, but a small county in Northern California has taken things a step further. It has become the first county government in the state to not only zero-out its electric bill with renewable energy, but also to become grid positive. Yolo County (population 200,000), just west…
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Largest Solar Array for Department of Defense Coming to Arizona Army Base
A U.S. Army base near the Mexican border will soon be home to the U.S. Department of Defense’s largest solar array on a military installation. The U.S. Army announced Monday that Fort Huachuca, in Southeast Arizona’s Cochise County, on April 25 will break ground on a solar array with panels that collectively will provide one quarter…
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Senator’s Powerful Statement Puts Wind PTC in Perspective
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) spoke up about the “intellectually dishonest argument” that bubbled to the surface at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on April 3rd. His remarks were in response to an amendment introduced by Sen. Toomey (R-PA), under the short title “Eliminate crony capitalist energy tax credits,” which proposed to eliminate the renewable energy…
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The 20 Cities Shining the Brightest With Solar Energy
Environment America scanned the nation find out which cities are shining the brightest when it comes to solar energy. Those cities are doing more than just leading the way—the top 20 cities contain more solar power today than the entire country had just six years ago. Not surprisingly, you’ll see plenty of California cities in the top…
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16 Sunny Photos From Florida Solar Energy Rally
If you never looked at the numbers, you’d assume Florida would be among the top states deploying solar energy, right? It is the “Sunshine State” and all. However, that’s not the case. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, Florida ranked 18th in the nation in photovoltaic installations last year. That’s a few spots behind…