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How Chicago’s New Electric Buses Could Help Balance the Smart Grid
Chicago’s electric bus fleet will be capable of putting power back onto the grid when not in use. Source: Renewable Energy
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Most US Businesses See Onsite Energy in Their Future
Most businesses will take control of their own energy use by generating a quarter of their electricity onsite by 2025, with 81 percent of U.S. businesses predicting this change will take place in just seven years. Source: Renewable Energy
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Trump Tariffs Help Investors See Rooftop Solar's Bright Side
Residential-solar companies have been on a tear this year, thanks in part to renewable-energy critic Donald Trump. Source: Renewable Energy
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Green Mountain Power Uses Tesla Powerwalls To Beat the Peak
Green Mountain Power’s commitment to innovation delivered bigger savings to customers as New England recently hit a new yearly peak for power demand. Source: Renewable Energy
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What Next after Ontario Cancels Power Contracts?
Recent headlines have captured the decision of the newly elected Ontario provincial government to cancel more than 700 renewable energy contracts in the province. Source: Renewable Energy
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Why 10 Renewable Powered Mini-Grids Would be Better for Puerto Rico
As we near the one-year anniversary of the devastation Hurricane Maria afflicted upon the residents of Puerto Rico, it’s concerning that post-hurricane efforts have been largely focused on restoring power with little progress on strengthening the already-weakened power grid against a future storm. Source: Renewable Energy
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Reports say Ranch Fire now largest wildfire in California history
Active wildfires continue to burn across the U.S. state of California, most of them still only partially contained. Source: Renewable Energy
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European Wind Operators Face Wind Drought While Solar Power Production Rises
The current heatwave in Western Europe is also contributing to a ‘wind drought,’ negatively impacting wind farm operators across the region, which includes the U.K., France, Spain, Germany and much of Scandinavia. Meanwhile, solar power plant operators are seeing increased production of solar energy because irradiance is up in many of the same markets. Source:…
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Tesla Forms Special Committee to Explore Privatization
On Aug 14, Tesla announced that its Board of Directors formed a special committee comprised of three independent directors to act on behalf of the company in connection with Elon Musk’s previously announced consideration of a transaction to take the company private. Source: Renewable Energy
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Drones Help to Reduce Operating Costs for Energy Industry
Cheap drones are poised to boost output and cut operating expenses for the energy industry. Source: Renewable Energy