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Electricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy SubsidiesJobs & TrainingLegal & RegulatoryOff-GridSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Legislation Drives Entrepreneurship as Community Solar Soars in Illinois
Entrepreneurial enthusiasm—enabled and secured by serious state legislation—is building a strong future for both local and out-of-state solar companies in Illinois. -
Pollinator-Friendly Solar Sites Boost Biodiversity, Draw Community Support
Utilities developing large-scale solar installations are taking a second look at how they affect the fragile natural ecosystems that surround them, and insect pollinators ... -
Greening Paris Schoolyards Will Create ‘Islands of Cool’ for Summer Heat Waves
A plan to green the schoolyards of Paris will make local children happier, promote social cohesion, and may even help cool the City of ... -
Batteries/StorageCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentSub-National Governments
Sault Ste. Marie Battery System, Canada’s Largest, to Save Local Businesses $3 Million Per Year
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario is about to become the home of Canada’s biggest battery storage system, a 48-megawatt/144-megawatt-hour system to be supplied by Fluence, ... -
Batteries/StorageCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Vermont Utility Uses Home Batteries to Cut Peak Demand During Heat Wave, Save $510,000
Vermont utility Green Mountain Power (GMP) saved at least US$510,000 during the northern hemisphere’s continuing summer heat wave, using its customers’ Tesla Powerwall batteries ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsGeneral RenewablesMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Calvert: Cities Need Practical Programs More Than ‘Earnest’ 100% RE Targets
Canadian municipalities serious about the post-carbon transition should abandon earnest declarations of formal 100% RE targets—avowals which promise far more than cities can actually ... -
BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridHuman Rights & MigrationSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Colorado’s Low-Income Solar Program Sets the Pace for Other States
Colorado has hit on a formula for energy assistance that helps low-income communities cut their energy bills, while expanding the state’s use of renewable ... -
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Ontario Cancels Renewables Projects and Cycling Funds, Pushes On with Nuclear Relicencing
Doug Ford’s new Progressive Conservative government in Ontario continued to flail away at the province’s efforts at an energy transition last week, with new ... -
BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate Action/"Blockadia"Sub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Berkeley Must Embrace Urban Density to Achieve Climate Goals
Earnest pledges to increase Berkeley’s urban density, thereby making it a world-class leader on climate action, are being threatened by neighbourhood opposition which all ... -
Massachusetts, Rhode Island Take the Lead in Emerging U.S. Market for Offshore Wind
Recent contracts for 1.2 gigawatts of offshore wind development have thrust Massachusetts and Rhode Island into the lead among U.S. states preparing to participate ... -
Paris Sweats the Details of Making Transit Free for All
As Paris looks to make all public transit free in a bid to sharply reduce air pollution and carbon emissions and improve human health, ... -
BioenergyCarbon-Free TransitionCoalElectricity GridHydropowerIndiaNuclearSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
India, California Set Renewable Energy Records
Two of the world’s biggest economies, India and California, both reported big renewable energy breakthroughs last week, with each of them logging multiple gigawatts ... -
Seattle Mulls Congestion Pricing to Cut Tailpipe Emissions
Determined that Seattle will do its part to battle global climate change, Mayor Jenny Durkan is floating a 12-point plan to reduce her city’s ... -
More Canadian Cities Adopt ‘Transit-Supportive’ Development
New research by the Pembina Institute is shining a light on several Canadian cities that are making it easier for citizens to build their ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCanadaCitiesClimate Denial & GreenwashingClimate Impacts & AdaptationHeat & TemperatureMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSub-National Governments
New Climate Atlas of Canada Shows ‘Climate Change is Real, Full Stop’
Interactive mapping and compelling storytelling are dual elements of a new Climate Change Atlas of Canada launched last week by the University of Winnipeg.
