MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: The storm in Texas shows how fragile US infrastructure can be, and you may be wondering if this problem extends beyond Texas. It does. In its most recent report, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave US energy infrastructure a D-Plus, citing “Without paying greater attention to aging equipment, capacity constraints and … Read more
NEWBURYPORT – A program of households receiving solar loans from communal solar parks in Massachusetts started with 100 households and expanded to 150 in Newburyport. The Nexamp program, launched in 2007, has been building and operating solar parks in the northeast for more than a decade. The opportunity for a small group of homeowners to … Read more
Jefferson County could be involved in one of the largest job creation projects in the North Country in decades. The ACO Investment Group, a company with projects in Asia and Africa, wants to build a production facility for solar modules and a software development company in the Watertown region. Developers say the project could create … Read more
Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corp., has submitted an updated Smart Energy Plan and Budget to the Missouri Public Service Commission. Currently in its third year of implementation, the advancement of the Smart Energy Plan includes intelligent technologies that can quickly identify outages and restore service in seconds, as well as new storm-proof power … Read more
In California, forest fires and heat waves in recent years have forced utility companies to turn off electricity for millions of homes and businesses. Now Texas is learning that deadly winter storms and intense cold can do the same thing. The two largest states in the country have taken very different approaches to managing their … Read more
HB 539 would require customers who use solar panels to pay a fee and add a grid access fee for customers who sell the generated energy back to their utility. February 18, 2021 Tim Sylvia Image: Mobilus In Mobili via Flickr The Missouri House Utilities Committee held the first part of a series of discussions … Read more
To read the one-page fact sheet, see “What a Biden-Modi Initiative To Spur India’s Green Transition Should Look Like.” The United States and India have an opportunity to partner to catalyze foreign institutional investment in India’s green transition. The fact sheet lays out what such a partnership should look like and how it would benefit … Read more
The government will add modules and inverters to the list of imported products that must meet minimum standards. Charge controllers and batteries are already subject to such requirements. February 17, 2021 Syful Islam | The government of Bangladesh has decided to require the certification of imported solar systems Bangladesh Standard and Testing Institution (BSTI) with … Read more
As a record breaking wave of arctic weather The largest energy producing state, Texas, is crippled. The heads of state are quick to point their fingers at alternatives to green energy such as wind and sun, claiming that such energy sources cannot be used in cold weather. Coal and oil are the answer, we are … Read more
Texas natural gas producers struggled to keep up with record demand during the historic winter storm that devastated the state’s power grid and plunged millions of residents into cold darkness. Companies were challenged by power outages at oil and gas operations, freezing temperatures that immobilized and damaged equipment, and dangerous road conditions that prevented access … Read more
