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Opinion | Connecticut Should Be Tesla Country Hypocrisy of offering rebates for buying electric cars that you're making it difficult to buy is duly noted.

France to ban sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2040

#1: I knew Louisiana was mostly water where it said it was land near the beach. The teacher and I argued about this in elementary school. I saw the water in the maps and she said no, it's land! I continued arguing this for many years. I just gave up: they were wrong, and I knew it. All...

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Federal tax credits for electric vehicles won't last forever, especially under the Trump administration. While it's difficult to quantify exactly how many people saw the $7,500 rebate as the deciding factor to "go green," there is little doubt that it factored into the final purchasing choice of...

Koch brothers launch new misinformation campaign against electric cars

Interest groups supporting the Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More (RECLAIM) Act, a bill to pump money into distressed coal communities in Appalachia, want to strengthen the bill before the House Natural Resources Committee sends it to...

Full article at: Solar eclipse in August raising worries about Ontario's power grid

All, Our recent electric bill outlined the following: Jun 22 KWH Reading (Actual) 41,797 May 20 KWH Reading (Actual) 40,346 Kilowatt Hours Metered 1,451 Jun 22 KWH Out (Actual) 20,007 May 20 KWH Out (Actual) 19,149 Kilowatt Hours Out 858 We were billed for 593KWH as the above data would...

The possibility of what the energy industry calls a "lower-for-longer" scenario is gaining ground. It could accelerate the auto industry's transition from fuel-efficient cars to thirstier sport-utility vehicles and give Americans unexpected savings in their summer travel budgets, while also...

Hinkley Point C (HPC) is supposed to cost 18B UK to build; Spend 60% of that amount (~ 10B UK) using domestic firms; Have the entire cost of construction borne by the foreign owners; And agree to a 92.5 UKP per MWh wholesale price for 35 years. HPC is expected to have a generation capacity of...

Hi, Alan aka Pollux here. I had been hoping to go to TMC Connect this year (at last!) but find myself chained to my desk working through the last 13 days of the Climate XChange 2017 Carbon Pricing Awareness Raffle. In case anyone hasn't heard by now, we just came off a very successful hearing...

Hi Everyone, Personally i find the necessity of driving a gas car to visit a national park incongruous and deeply upsetting. It should not be necessary to pollute in order to enjoy our National Parks. The point of National Parks is to preserve and protect those environments. Generally speaking...

Did I already know there's a problem? Do I care? And would I pay to fix it? The National Park Service wants to know! And they decided they want my inputs regarding fixing the hazy and dirty air at national parks and wilderness areas. I believe I was picked at random. I'm guessing that this is...

Gogriddy.com A neat concept. I have been on it for 4 days so I am still adjusting but you get rates every 15 minutes. Let me know if you are interested and I will share some of my screen shots.

My utility company (Florida Power and Light) does not technically buy back electric (at least not at retail pricing) but they do credit me 11months of the year for any overage. I have an 11.69kw solar array and my bill goes from $20-$100/month. Any extra power made from Jan-Nov gets traded...

To someone with more electrical engineering knowledge than me, am I correct that the APSystems YC500 line of microinverters, with maximum output power of 500W, will not be able to take full advantage of newer 300+W panels (important note! the YC500 serves 2 panels, not just 1)? Can I just use...

Note what's printed on the one guy's grey t-shirt. :)

[taken from email I sent yesterday to a bunch of people. anything in brackets is something I added or modified for this thread post.] Folks, Even those of you who don’t live in Massachusetts, or are too busy, or are prevented by your corporate role from speaking out publicly — you can still...

That was fast. Any idea where that puts a rational price point for residential? With minimal soft costs......$1.90/W with decent hardware?

recently there are some reports of Pres. Trump using solar panels as the wall. As shown by China's great wall, its best to own land both sides of the wall. And solar obviously does not like trees. Anyway, some back of the envelope calcs length approx, 3,000km or 3,000,000 metres a module is...

Did anything ever come of the bet Elon made with the Australian billionaire about fixing their power storage problem in 100 days or the system would be free? I see a lot of articles and videos about the bet but I can't find anything regarding if it ever went any farther. Dan

So I was feeling pretty down about climate recently, but for anyone who hasn't seen it yet, this totally warms my heart. We Are Still In

We've had various discussions on aspects of sustainable investing in other threads, namely coal divestment, funds that focus specifically on renewable energy, etc. What I haven't seen is a thread dedicated to sensible sustainable investing that's not so narrowly defined. In other words, if the...

Here is a poll to get a sense of how many EV owners also have (or plan to soon get) solar panels on their home.

[vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js6y9Ia8OX4″ video_title=”1″]If you didn’t catch it on television, an excerpt of the episode from National Geographic’s “Years of Living Dangerously” featuring actor Ty Burrell is now available online. In the episode “The Road Ahead,”...

What is a Solar Inverter? It's a device that converts the DC power generated by solar panels into AC power that one can use in most homes. When we first shopped around for solar, we had many choices and we picked our provider based on cost, and it turned out to be a pretty good technical...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced he will leave President Trump’s White House advisory councils following a decision for the U.S. to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord. Musk tweeted his feelings on the decision after Trump held a celebratory press conference, complete with a jazz band in the...

Out he goes Twitter

In a statement backed by all 28 EU states, the European Union and China will commit to full implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement, EU and Chinese officials said. The joint statement, the first between the China and the EU, commits to cutting back on fossil fuels, developing more green...

If you get your electricity from Southern California Edison and have an EV or even a plug in Hybrid, they give you a $450 credit. Don't have to buy a new one, even if you already own one or lease one. Clean Fuel Rewards Program | SCE Clean Fuel Rewards Program Application is pretty simple.

Looks like the bill going through the Colorado senate to kill the EV tax credits has been LOST (meaning it is dead for the session and will need to be restarted next session). Good news for Coloradoans looking to buy an EV in the near future!

Good piece by Michael Liebreich Liebreich-Six-Design-Principles-for-the-Power-Markets-of-the-Future.pdf

Tesla’s efforts for direct sales in Texas were killed Monday by the state legislature. The automaker had pushed legislation in March that would have allowed vehicles to be sold directly to buyers, rather than through a franchised dealership. “Once again, the legislature failed to act on...

I spent the weekend in Seattle and noticed that SEA-TAC airport taxis are exclusively Priuses. I asked a driver why and he said, "Only Prius." That's as much as I could get from him so I researched it a bit and it appears that the law requires any taxi or rideshare vehicle operating at the...

I have had two different proposals for rooftop solar. One is 4.8kW with 16 LG Mono-X 60-cell 300W modules; the other 4.62kW with 14 Panasonic HIT 96-cell 330W modules; both with SolarEdge optimizers and inverter. Net cost difference after tax credit is $1055 in favor of the LG system...

I just ran across several articles about Forward Labs solar roof. Startup company in the Palo Alto, CA. Forward Solar Roofing | Solar Energy as Elegant as It Is Essential If you like standing seam roofs, this thing could be a big winner: Weighs about the same as asphalt shingle roof, so any...

I have been told that the cobalt for Tesla's batteries comes from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, wondering if this is true and if so does Tesla have a plan to change that.

In preparation for my Model 3, I've been researching what options my energy provider has available. They are currently running a TOU Metering pilot program that charges higher rates from 4-8PM, and lower rates from 8-4PM. I'm curious if it makes sense for me to switch once I start charging an...

Energy on demand The revolutionary redox system that produces and stores energy in the home

One of my key motivations in buying a Tesla was reducing my footprint on the planet. 2 years, no gas. I can't get solar panels (issues beyond my control). I've replaced some meat in my diet with vegetables. What other ideas do you have that I can incorporate in my life, without compromising...

I'm shopping for rooftop solar, but I don't want to slightly clean up my local environment at the expense of polluting the environment where the panels are made. I have found this page with some good information, but neither the best-performing Panasonic nor its predecessor Sanyo is listed...

I was surprised to come across this organization who seems to be doing excellent work providing solar for those who can not afford it. It is a 501c, I threw a bit of money their way. Something they provide is solar installation training for the volunteers who may be interested in entering into...

I received a letter in the mail stating that my Solar Installer, Heliopower is declaring Chapter 11 and I am listed as a creditor of this debtor. My system is installed and running. But I of course am concerned about worthless warranties and support going forward. Any advice or guidance on...

I'm happy to let you know that we save a little with our electricity and water costs in our vehicle company . However, as an operation manager, I still need to improve in other energy management and plan some positive changes. We actually had set a budget for those things. We want to minimize...

Generating 1kWh emits ~1.3lbs if generated from natural gas and ~2lbs if generated from coal Something as simple as swapping out a 60w incandescent bulb can easily save >50lbs of CO2 emissions per year. An 8kW solar array ~20k lbs of CO2 per year. What do you think planting a tree does? This...

Two EPA science board members resign in protest ... presumably to be replaced by Industry Reps. Are the fools who tried to defend trump as not a disaster for the environment still around these boards, or did they collect their money and disappear into the woodwork ?

Operation is supposed to start in 2018 and ideally the ship will be fully autonomous by 2020. The route looks fairly short, only about 30+ miles, but as the Tanchurian candidate would say, this is huge! The first ever zero emission, autonomous ... | Yara International I wouldn't be surprised...

This topic was prompted by someone I met with an EV making snotty remarks about ICE cars and how they are polluting the earth. I suggested he do more research about how his own EV is built and runs. Yea, this will make some people upset who think our EVs are perfect alternatives to ICE cars on...

Massive news out of Nevada last week as the state legislature has put the final touches on a complete 180 for residential solar in the state. Germany tells the story of the current global solar renaissance, but IMO Nevada tells the story of residential solar in the US. Not long ago Nevada's...