Electrek Green Energy Brief

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Canada’s Prince Edward Island buys 35 more Lion electric school buses, reaching 47 total.
• LG Electronics will cut emissions in its major products by 2030.
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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Microsoft signs a power purchase agreement with Ørsted to buy solar energy in Texas.
• Canadian solar panel maker Heliene opens a second US manufacturing site, in Florida.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Ørsted says Block Island is offline for summer maintenance, and rumors are flying.
• Tampa just committed to 100% clean energy by 2035, but there’s a hitch.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Saudi Arabia’s first wind farm is now connected and producing clean energy.
• Arizona may get its very first electricity provider that offers 100% clean energy.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• From 2019 to 2020, petroleum consumption decreased in every energy-consuming sector.
• 25 fossil fuel giants used Facebook ads to fight President Joe Biden’s clean energy plan.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Baltimore-based US Wind announces a new offshore wind farm and other major developments.
• Costa Rica is considering a permanent ban on fossil fuel exploration and extraction.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Drinks giant Diageo has submitted a planning application for an onsite, 4 MW solar farm in Scotland.
• The Kitty Hawk offshore wind project off North Carolina moves another step forward.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• The US installed a record 26 gigawatts of new clean energy in 2020, according to a new report.
• In 2020, the number of producing US coal mines fell to the lowest number since 2008.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• The Tennessee Valley Authority implodes its oldest coal-fired power plant.
• The UK’s Ministry of Justice installs £1.1 million of roof-mounted solar on courts and prisons.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• London trials on-street EV chargers that sit flush with the sidewalk.
• Royal Dutch Shell buys Inspire Clean Energy to grow its clean energy business.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• In 2020, clean energy sources generated 21% of all US electricity.
• A judge rules that the largest known lithium resource in the US can be excavated.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• In 2020, due to the pandemic, US energy emissions fell to the lowest level since 1983. 
• Belfast, Maine, sees 7 megawatts of community solar launch for Central Maine Power customers.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Vattenfall gets the green light to run a Dutch pilot combining solar panels and strip farming.
• The UK currently has around 25,000 EV chargers, and will need 10 times that by 2030.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Here are 3 ways clean energy is boosting grid resilience right now in the face of extreme weather.
• Massachusetts announces $1.6 million in grants to support offshore wind workforce training.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• The US Department of Energy announces energy-efficient new building codes to save consumers money and fight climate change.
• Bloomington, Indiana, launches its Bloomington Green Home Improvement Program.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• 68% of Americans support a spend of $20-$25 billion to adopt electric school buses. Let’s adopt more.
• New York State announces $52 million for community solar projects for underserved communities.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Walmart’s maritime shipping caused more pollution in 2019 than a coal-fired plant emits annually.
• A solar company sues the Department of the Interior over offshore wind farm approval.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• The US produced more petroleum and natural gas than any other country in 2020.
• Average US solar construction costs continued to fall in 2019.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Heating homes with hydrotreated vegetable oil is now under way in pilots in the UK.
• New software from the DOE and NREL will greatly speed up residential solar permitting across the US.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Charging an electric vehicle with rooftop solar in the US is cheaper than using grid power or public chargers.
• El Salvador commissions its very first wind farm.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

• Southern California Edison’s Charge Ready program will install 38,000 chargers over the next five years.
• US clean energy standard benefits would far outweigh the costs, finds a groundbreaking new report.
• UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.