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Rappahannock Electric Cooperative – Residential

[ad_1] Cooperative Sunshare gives REC members the power to embrace even more clean, renewable energy.* Through Cooperative Sunshare members may purchase 50-kilowatt-hour (kWh) blocks of solar energy A 50-kWh solar block is $5.33, plus delivery costs. The price for solar blocks will remain fixed for 3 years and are not subject to generation charges, including […]

On tape: Wind and solar leaders plead for MD legislation

[ad_1] Leaders say two environmental nonprofits are outliers and calls to end RPS could hurt wind and solar employees ANNAPOLIS, MD — This week, top leaders in The Maryland wind and solar industries called on state legislators and grassroots activists to embrace a bill that would rapidly expand Maryland’s renewable electricity standard. The leaders — […]

Court dismisses challenge to solar panel credit ruling

[ad_1] The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has dismissed a challenge to a new rule by the state Public Utilities Commission on home solar panel systems. The Portland Press Herald reports the court ruled Thursday the case should go to superior court judges first, a move that disappointed environmental advocates. The case centers around the PUC […]

Court dismisses challenge to solar panel credit ruling

[ad_1] AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has dismissed a challenge to a new rule by the state Public Utilities Commission on home solar panel systems. The Portland Press Herald reports the court ruled Thursday the case should go to superior court judges first, a move that disappointed environmental advocates. The case […]

Roofs of two Winchester schools may get solar panels, but can they hold winter’s heavy snow loads? – News – The Winchester Star

[ad_1] The plan to install solar arrays on the roofs of two Winchester schools has been in the works for several years, but Winchester officials are cautious about rushing with the environmentally friendly installation. One of the big concerns on their minds is the question: do the schools’ roofs have the capacity to hold the […]

Commissioners Approve Solar Farm Ordinance in Mecosta Co.

[ad_1] In Mecosta County, the board of commissioners approved a zoning ordinance amendment for solar farms. This will allow for the construction and operation of solar energy systems everywhere except villages, Big Rapids Township, Mecosta Township, and Morton Township. Typically solar energy farms are on a minimum of five acres but there is no set […]