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16 corporate sponsors and 60 individual donors helped to raise roughly $43,900 to ease the energy burden of 176 low-income families in Colorado, which can be up to 20% of their monthly income.

With the certification secured, Emera Technologies can now offer its microgrid platform to utilities.

Also on the rise: Clean energy bonds issued in California, EV charging stations with integrated advertising space, DART mission uses solar power to redirect Earthbound asteroids, and the Bezos Earth Fund supports tribal-led program.

A $12 million multi-year grant will help GRID Alternatives’ Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund scale-up and provide workforce training programs.

The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission will employ roll-out solar arrays and an electric propulsion system to redirect Earthbound asteroids.

The lawsuit stems from a 2019 whistleblower complaint alleging that the company failed to properly notify its shareholders, customers and the public of fire risks associated with solar panel system defects over the course of several years.

Standard practice for municipal utilities to reduce cost of natural gas is now applied to the purchase of clean electricity.

Volta designs chargers with integrated advertising space and targets high-visibility commercial spaces.

Also on the rise: IEA forecasts record solar numbers this year, a dual-module 800 W panel with an atypical design, and study shows benefits of residential solar energy with heat pumps.

The 1 MWh system is set to make its debut suppling power to Haute-Mauricie during transmission line upgrades.