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Solar panels and batteries on your home could help prevent the next grid disaster
National Geographic: Solar panels and batteries on your home could help prevent the next grid disaster. Even small systems like those that kept the lights on for some Texas homeowners could play a role in protecting the bigger electricity system, experts say.
The power went out in Mauricio Montoya’s snow-blanketed neighborhood at […]
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Ky. Bill Would Allow Ban Of Large Solar Projects On Farmland
Ohio Valley Resource: Ky. Bill Would Allow Ban Of Large Solar Projects On Farmland.
A new bill in the Kentucky legislature could ban large-scale solar projects on farmland in the state, out of fears that the growing solar industry could be a detriment to the preservation of productive farmland. But a […]
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Report: Solar to Grid
Berkeley Lab: Issued a report titled Solar to Grid. With continued deployment of solar across the United States, assessing the interactions of solar with the power system is an increasingly important complement to studies tracking the cost and performance of solar plants. This project focuses on the historical contribution […]
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Solar Panels and Farms
SolarGrazing.org provides a 2-page brochure on how solar panels and sheep can co-exist together.
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Report: The dark side of ‘green energy’ and its threat to the nation’s environment
Deseret News: The dark side of ‘green energy’ and its threat to the nation’s environment. What happens to old solar panels, windmills and high tech batteries?
Wind farms and massive arrays of solar panels are cropping up across public and private landscapes both in the United States and abroad as users […]
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Study: A zero-emissions US is now pretty cheap
Ars Technica: New study: A zero-emissions US is now pretty cheap. In 2050, benefits to the US offset costs, but there are some unexpected outcomes.
In many areas of the United States, installing a wind or solar farm is now cheaper than simply buying fuel for an existing fossil fuel-based generator. And […]
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Green roofs, solar panels and digital monitoring: How the world’s buildings are changing
CNBC: Green roofs, solar panels and digital monitoring: How the world’s buildings are changing.
As governments and businesses seek to increase economic productivity and reduce their carbon footprint, the built environment will need to change.
Here, CNBC takes a look at key features of three buildings shortlisted for the upcoming BREEAM Awards […]
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DeSmogBlog, January 28,2021
Articles include: Pause on Drilling on Federal Lands; LNG-by-Rail Safety Concerns; Scenes from a Locked-Down Washington D.C.; Alberta Inquiry; Cheaper Solar Power; Climate Disinformation Database: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
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Legislation aims to reduce barriers for energy storage projects
Virginia Mercury: Legislation aims to reduce barriers for energy storage projects.
In 2020, lawmakers seeking to speed the development of renewables and wean Virginia off fossil fuels made a host of changes to state law that aimed to smooth local approvals of large-scale solar farms. This year, they’re wielding the same […]
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