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Column: A responsible approach to energy | Columns

[ad_1]  North Shore businesses, large and small, believe that the time has come for a balanced approach to energy — and after this past winter the moment is right for action to lower energy costs and address climate change. Whether running a small business, a major industrial operation or simply budgeting for home energy bills, […]

Borrego Solar Completes Solar Array for Citrus Distributor

[ad_1] Coast Citrus Distributors, a wholesaler of fruits and vegetables in the United States and Mexico since 1950, announced the completion and operation of a 432 kilowatt (kW) roof-mount solar energy system on its Union City, California, facility. This is the most recent addition to the company’s solar portfolio, which includes a 1.1 megawatt and […]

Ending energy poverty with solar power—using cryptocurrency

[ad_1] In 2009, around the same time as Bitcoin was first created, commercially-viable solar PV emerged as a disruptor in the energy industry. At that time, solar power was significantly more expensive than fossil fuel and other non-renewable power sources, and hefty subsidy programs were needed to incentivize the deployment of solar. Eventually, the economic […]

The Skanner News – Portland Clean Energy Measure Will be on Ballot in November

[ad_1] Information from Portland Clean Energy Fund Published: 28 July 2018 The Portland Clean Energy Fund initiative has received enough valid Portland voter signatures to qualify for the November 2018 ballot. The Portland City Auditor Elections Division validated 39,755 of the 55,509 submitted signatures, which is more than 5,000 over the number needed. The announcement […]