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Nevada Solar Ballot Initiative Faces Utility-Backed Legal Challenge
Solar advocates continue to advance a ballot initiative that would restore Nevada’s retail-rate net metering policy, despite legal challenges from a utility-backed political group.
Maine Proposes to Replace Net Metering With a Market-Based Alternative
Legislators in Maine have introduced a novel solar policy that could boost solar capacity in the state and offer a viable alternative to net energy metering, a policy at the center of several state-level political battles.
Rural electric co-ops, traditionally bastions of coal, are getting into solar
In the US, rural areas and constituencies have typically weighed against progress on clean energy. But that may be changing.
China to shut down 1,000 coal mines this year
It’s a move that will simultaneously cool off China’s over-supply of dirty coal and help tackle the country’s air pollution crisis — with even deeper cuts to come.
Bluescope unveils "world first" solar roof with heat and power
"The market motivator is energy reduction, and the motivator for integration into rooftop design is a reduction of material costs and in building heating costs," Coyle said. "That way we can have it all done in one."
Montana to lose millions to climate change
"As far as most of us are concerned, it’s already happening and we’re trying to figure out how to make money with what’s already happening and stay in business."
Missoula County, city to purchase solar panels from Missoula Electric Cooperative
"It should pay for itself within 20-23 years. That’s if the rates don’t go up," Rowley said. "So we’re kind of paying for tomorrow’s power at today’s rates in a climate-friendly way."
Silo-Busting Will Bring Clean, Efficient and Smart Power More Quickly
It could happen a lot more quickly and efficiently if leaders look beyond just electricity.
New Hampshire Lawmakers Double Down on Solar Power to Avoid Job Loss
Many of the states with net metering laws have no limit on how many megawatts can be accommodated, and that’s where solar advocates would like to see New Hampshire go.
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