Thanks to #TeslaPowerwall, there's no reason to fear power outages. Zombie apocalypse, quarantine, or a thunderstorm. Whatever is going on outdoors, you'll be fine 💪! Read our review and send us your questions! https://buff.ly/2WkrfIY
California's growing behind-the-meter energy resource mix could play a more prominent role in solving grid emergencies, and demand-side resources were critical in avoiding more rolling blackouts in mid-August of 2020!
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Distributed Energy Helped Fight California’s Grid Outages, But It Could Do Much More
A home battery acts as a barrier between your home and the utility. The battery can optimize your daily energy usage during peak demands times and provide backup power during a utility power outage. Here's our review of #PWRcell's battery system!
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Generac PWRCell Home Battery Review for 2020 - Sunbridge Solar
Studies by National Renewable Energy Laboratory at Berkley Labs’ Electric Markets and Policy has shown that home buyers are consistently willing to pay premiums for houses with existing PV systems, even across multiple states, years, and home types. How much more, you might ask? Well, that depends on your house! Read our summary and see what questions you have.
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Will Solar Panels Increase My Home Value? - Sunbridge Solar
In 2019, Amazon announced The Climate Pledge to run a carbon-neutral business by 2040. Amazon is shipping more of its own products, relying less on major carriers, and the Mercedes purchase makes it clear the giant online retailer favors vehicles that will help remove greenhouse gases from its delivery fleet.
Last year, Amazon ordered 100,000 electric delivery vehicles from electric vehicle startup Rivian.
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BUFF.LY
Amazon orders more than 1,800 new electric delivery vans
We have partnered with Rose Community Development and will be matching the first $1,000 in donations to help the Rose Kids in SE Neighborhoods! Donate today and help bring a little normalcy to a school year that will be anything but ordinary. https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/QqpLUKD9Jttk3KDtBix0iQ
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August 22 at 5:18 PM ·
With schools staying closed into the new school year, and kids stuck at home longer than we expected, getting a new bag of school supplies can provide some normalcy for children. Help us provide new supplies for 100 ROSE kids in southeast neighborhoods by giving $10. Sunbridge Solar will also be matching the first $1000 in donations! Click on the link below to help out!
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday at age 87, helped establish a critical Supreme Court precedent that empowered EPA to address the greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change.
The landmark ruling she joined in 2007 affirmed the EPA’s power set up the Obama administration to issue rules limiting carbon pollution from cars, power plants, and other sources. While setting up a contentious legal battle over the extent of federal authority, still being waged today.
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POLITICO.COM
Ginsburg left a long environmental legacy
Shifting from fossil fuels to renewable energy is an essential step in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preventing climate change's worst outcomes. Ballots from this year could mark some big milestones in powering the United States with renewables.
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2020 State and Local Ballot Measures Advancing the Energy Transition - Rocky Mountain Institute
The solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) is one of the most important federal policy mechanisms to support solar energy growth in the United States. Since the ITC was enacted in 2006, the U.S. solar industry has grown by more than 10,000%! Heading into next year, the ITC drops to 22% of your project cost.
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Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) | SEIA
Virginia will be starting one of the "Netflix of Solar." The program will allow customers in Dominion Energy territory to buy solar power via subscription from a shared power facility owned by a third-party entity.
ENERGYNEWS.US
‘Netflix for solar’: Virginia finalizing rules for solar subscription program
The future under President-elect Biden starts with a request to revoke the four-year tariffs a year early.
The Trump Administration enacted the 30 percent tariffs, which declined at a 5 percent rate per year, creating a larger trade war by the end of 2018. On the face of it, his decision appeared aimed at giving the small U.S. solar manufacturing sector a chance to compete against Asian rivals that enjoy lower labor costs and more government support.
Yet more than two dozen U.S. solar manufacturers publicly urged the Trump administration not to implement the tariffs. Instead, the White House sided with the subsidiaries of two foreign-owned solar companies that had requested the tariffs — Georgia-based Suniva, which was owned by a Chinese company, and SolarWorld, the Oregon-based division of a German panel manufacturer.
The effect of the tariffs was mixed. Roughly half a dozen companies set up new solar module plants in the U.S, but other factories closed, as reported by GreenTechMedia. In an industry where three-quarters of Americans work in installation and wholesale — sectors bolstered by cheap imported panels — the tariffs sacrificed 62.000 jobs and $19 billion in investment, according to SEIA released last December.
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Solar companies ask Biden to reverse Trump’s biggest blow to the industry
