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EGEB: Minnesota’s Xcel Energy to close coal and add solar, big Kansas wind project, and more

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In today’s EGEB:

  • Xcel Energy shifting to solar — and more — as it plans to phase out coal in Minnesota by 2030.
  • Construction has started on a large wind project in Kansas.
  • The Brits are helping the US with offshore wind, as coastal populations adjust to turbines.
  • A small Canadian town looks to hit 100% renewable energy by next year.


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EGEB: Solar capacity to double in next five years, UK energy plans, solar roof for Notre Dame rebuild?

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In today’s EGEB:

  • A solar report expects total capacity to more than double over next five years.
  • Plan to nationalize utilities in the UK would emphasize renewable energy.
  • An architecture firm’s proposal for rebuilding Notre Dame includes a solar glass roof.
  • Portugal is preparing to auction off 1.35 GW of solar capacity this summer.


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EGEB: Renewables lab partners with Exxon, subsidy-free solar in Germany, and more

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In today’s EGEB:

  • The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is partnering with ExxonMobil.
  • Germany’s first subsidy-free solar park is set to enter construction this summer.
  • The EIA expects less electricity to be generated from coal once again this summer.
  • A look at how offshore wind giant Ørsted can succeed in the US.


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EGEB: US solar installations hit 2 million, Québec utility wants to be US ‘green battery,’ and more

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In today’s EGEB:

  • The US reaches 2 million total solar installations, three years after hitting 1 million.
  • A Québec utility looks to become the “green battery” of the Northeast US.
  • A map shows the location of more than 800 waitlisted Illinois community solar projects.
  • Texas renewable backers prepare for a last-minute legislative attack.
  • Jay Inslee responds to The Onion’s headline.


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EGEB: Clean Energy for America Act, North Dakota and Vermont solar, and more

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In today’s EGEB:

  • New legislation would streamline the tax code to boost clean energy.
  • North Dakota is last in American solar capacity, but the state is looking to make progress.
  • A Vermont policy designed to spur solar development on landfills seems to be working.
  • Britain sets another record in consecutive hours for coal-free power.


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EGEB: ‘Public Energy Enemy No. 1,’ California hydro concerns, UK’s largest solar carport, and more

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In today’s EGEB:

  • The Environmental Working Group names Duke Energy “Public Energy Enemy No. 1.”
  • California hydropower bill draws criticism from clean energy advocates.
  • Bentley Motors installs the largest solar carport in the UK.
  • Chattanooga solar farm will help to power a wastewater treatment plant.


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EGEB: Tesla’s solar moves, Pennsylvania in alliance, Tennessee solar farm, and more

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In today’s EGEB:

  • Responding to a decline, Tesla makes changes to its solar business.
  • Pennsylvania joins the US Climate Alliance and looks to cut its emissions.
  • Tennessee’s largest solar farm goes online.
  • Another Long Island town eyes offshore wind.
  • A look at possible “solar superpowers” of the future.


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EGEB: Texas residential solar slow to grow, Minnesota city to run on solar, and more

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In today’s EGEB:

  • Residential solar isn’t keeping pace in the Texas energy boom.
  • Minnetonka, Minnesota to run city facilities and infrastructure on 100% solar by year’s end.
  • In Lansing, a similar plan may fail.
  • Australian Labor party to propose $1 billion for public school solar power.
  • West Virginia takes a look at its potential for renewables.


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EGEB: Northeast tops for small-scale wind, SoCal energy storage, and more

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In today’s EGEB:

  • The Northeast is leading the way for small-scale wind projects.
  • Picking energy storage over natural gas in Southern California.
  • Wind and solar will require a $13 trillion investment to hit emissions reduction targets.
  • How old is the average US plant for different types of power?
  • India’s “Solar Sahelis” bring solar to rural communities.


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EGEB: China flexes its solar muscles in Argentina, MTA rooftop solar in NYC, and more

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In today’s EGEB:

  • A solar farm in Argentina demonstrates the dominance of Chinese solar.
  • NYC’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority announces a rooftop solar initiative.
  • Tanzania aims to ramp up renewable energy in a big way.
  • Johns Hopkins will fulfill about two-thirds of its electricity needs through solar power.


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EGEB: Another solar advance, NY solar boost, Ireland’s renewable energy ‘shortfall,’ and more

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In today’s EGEB:

  • Scientists remove silicon from solar cells and double perovskites in a new technique.
  • New York may get a solar boost from a new Public Service Commission order.
  • Ireland isn’t on track to hit its 2030 renewable energy goal.
  • Rhode Island high school offers offshore wind training program.


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