Tag: Residential Solar
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CEC awards dcbel $52M grant to deploy EV chargers in California that respond to grid signals
The California Energy Commission’s (CEC’s) Clean Transportation Program made up to $300 million in grant funds available “to accelerate the development and deployment of easy-to-use charging products which help customers manage electric vehicle (EV) charging and respond to dynamic grid signals.” This is the second phase of funding under the Responsive, Easy Charging Products With Dynamic……
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Smarten up electric panels to avoid utility upgrades
Increasingly, homeowners know that electrifying everything has advantages, from improving indoor air quality to cutting power bills to lowering a home’s carbon footprint. The wish list of electrical appliances includes induction stoves, EV chargers, hybrid water heaters, and electric heat pumps. Add to that the desire to improve resilience or gain energy independence by adding……
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Capital Good Fund launches solar leasing program in Georgia for lower income homeowners
Lower-income earners, families of color, and senior citizens spend disproportionately more of their income on utilities without the means to compensate when their bills go up. Georgia is one of the top five states in the country with the highest low-income energy burden. Despite dramatic decreases in the cost of clean energy, solar options remain……
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Grappling with California’s solar market crash
A survey of California solar and storage companies found 17,000 jobs have or will be lost by the end of 2023 due the recent net metering changes. The massive job loss represents 22% of all solar jobs in California and is the largest loss of solar jobs in U.S. history. I’ve been in the solar……
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Origis Energy closes $344 million loan for solar + storage project in Miss. | Solar Financing Spotlight
Solar developers have been securing loans to support projects from the Atlantic Coast, to the South and the Pacific Northwest. Origis Energy, CollectiveSun and DC Green Bank lead this installment of the Solar Financing Spotlight. Origis Energy has finalized a $344 million construction financing facility and conversion to term loan with MUFG for the Golden Triangle……