DOE awards $90 million for adoption of latest building energy efficiency codes
The grants will result in more energy-efficient buildings, a key element of a least-cost strategy for 100% renewables.
Missouri municipal utility to launch 20-year community solar program
The initial framework calls for Columbia Water & Light to distribute solar energy using a net billing system from its first two projects in the municipality, Truman and Bernadette Fields, whose 1 MW of clean energy capacity is divided into 1.5 kW blocks for residential customers, with 15% of power capacity available to eligible low-income residents.
Meeting prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements
The Inflation Reduction Act offers challenges to clean energy employers in meeting the new prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements. A panel of experts in a recent Intersolar webinar provides some insight.
Sunrise brief: How California employers can reimburse EV drivers for charging at home
Also on the rise: A new public utility for Maine would speed clean energy, say advocates. Utility ordered to repay customers for illegal community solar metering. And more.
A new public utility for Maine would speed clean energy, say advocates
A Maine referendum would create a new publicly owned utility that could purchase and operate the assets of the state’s two investor-owned utilities. Advocates say that would speed Maine’s path to 80% renewables by 2030.
How California employers can reimburse EV drivers for charging at home
Failure to reimburse employees for charging EV fleet vehicles at home can have serious consequences. Employers can reduce that risk by offering employees an IRS-compliant program that accurately reimburses employees.
U.S. clean hydrogen roadmap needs work, say analysts
Wood Mackenzie principal analyst, Hector Arreola, suggest The Biden-Harris Administration address cost and scaling roadblocks to meet the U.S. National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap’s ambitious goals.
Sunrise brief: Massachusetts has 52 GW of “top rated” solar potential
Also on the rise: Using existing fences as near-zero-cost racking solution for PV deployment. A solar-powered tool shed. And more.
RFP alert: EPA launches $7 billion low-income rooftop and community solar program
Up to 60 grants will be awarded to states and other eligible entities, ranging from $25 million to as much as $400 million.
Five organizations turning community solar into savings for low-income Americans
This year, DOE recognized five organizations that exemplify the benefits that community solar can bring with $10,000 grand prizes, and recently launched a new round of the Sunny Awards.
