[ad_1] Tesla Inc.’s solar energy business remained sluggish during the spring, but the company said it is “steadily ramping” production of its solar roofing panels in Buffalo and expects to further increase output at the RiverBend plant toward the end of the year. Tesla, however, offered no specifics about production levels of the solar roof […]
[ad_1] AUGUST 1, 2018—Nestled near an elementary and high school, in Shelbyville, Tennessee, stands a farm. This is no ordinary farm—it is where community solar started in the Tennessee Valley in 2012. “What grew out of this farm is the community solar vision for the Valley,” says Carol Garrette, Duck River Electric Membership Corporation member […]
[ad_1] The Massachusetts legislature passed a compromise energy bill Tuesday evening with several wins for the clean energy industry. The bill raises the renewable portfolio standard, such that the state’s renewable energy supply will need to increase by 2 percent annually from 2020 through 2029, before reverting back to 1 percent. The language also authorizes […]
[ad_1] TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Duke Energy Florida is moving ahead with solar-energy projects in Hamilton and Columbia counties and is asking state regulators for approval to recover the costs from customers. Duke filed a petition Tuesday with the Florida Public Service Commission as an initial step toward collecting the money, while also announcing plans for […]
[ad_1] Publishing a 2018-19 operating budget with the same proposed tax rate as the previous year was approved by the Cloud County Community College board of trustees during its regular meeting Tuesday night in the President’s Addition. The budget proposes an operational mill levy for 2018-19 of 25.805 and a capital outlay tax rate of […]
[ad_1] NASA is preparing for its next big mission: getting up close and personal with the sun. And to do so, the agency needs a killer heat shield. As part of this daring mission, a robotic explorer called the Parker Solar Probe will reach out and touch the sun — well, sort of. […]
[ad_1] DOUGLAS COUNTY, CO – An ‘Earth Cube’ solar composter and ‘Sunbolt’ solar powered workstations are coming to a school near you. These are two of the $36,000 in solar prizes won by Douglas County schools as part of the Renew Our Schools competition. The competition, run by Resource Central, a nonprofit based in Boulder, […]
[ad_1] JUNO BEACH, Fla., July 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Florida Power & Light Company today announced the start of construction of its four newest solar power plants, continuing to build on the success of its affordable clean energy strategy that has helped Florida become a leader in clean energy while keeping customer bills among the lowest […]
[ad_1] Western High is a high school located in Davie, Florida. The Western High Solar Cats school team have been racing an updated version of their Solar Cat V2 in the 2018 solar car challenge – a cross country race from Fort Worth, Texas to Palmdale, California. Solar car class The class for their solar car is the […]
[ad_1] ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., July 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Duke Energy Florida today announced the location of its newest universal solar power plant, which will provide cleaner, smarter energy solutions to benefit its Florida customers. The Columbia Solar Power Plant will be built on 580 acres in Fort White (Columbia County) Fla., off of Fry Road. […]
