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SunPower ceases residential installations, lays off 1,000

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SunPower (Nasdaq: SPWR) just sent an email to its employees saying that it will “wind down” residential solar installations and lay off 1,000 employees. SunPower is one of the largest residential solar installers in the US. We are also reducing our workforce to better align our business with our new focus.

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US renewables’ installed generating capacity beats coal

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Photo by Los Muertos Crew on Pexels.com Solar capacity additions hit the ground running in 2024, pushing renewables’ installed generating capacity past coal, according to new US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) data. That’s more than the installed capacity of coal (207.15 Installed utility-scale solar capacity (104.61

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Texas installs another big solar + battery storage project

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Ables Springs is Enel’s 17th renewables project in the state, where it has installed 3.8 Just over a week ago, Enel surpassed 10 GW of installed wind and solar capacity across the US and Canada and over 1 GW of installed utility-scale battery storage. ad* FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Here’s where Virginia is installing its first 18 NEVI EV chargers

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Photo: Electrify America Virginia is handing out $11.295 million in federal grants to install 18 NEVI-compliant EV chargers – here’s where they’re going. VDOT does not state when the chargers are expected to be installed, but notices to proceed appear to be issued around three months after the grant announcements. Get started here. –ad*

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Boston is going is going big on installing curbside EV chargers

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Photo: Itselectric Boston is EV-friendly, but it needs more accessible chargers, so it’s going to install hundreds of public curbside EV chargers. Itselectric installs Level 2 charger posts that get their power from nearby private buildings who make passive income from partnering with Itselectric.

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Elon Musk visits China as Tesla seeks self-driving technology rollout – ET Auto

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrived in Beijing on Sunday on an unannounced visit, where he was expected to discuss the rollout of Full Self-Driving (FSD) software and permission to transfer data overseas, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Tesla did not respond immediately to a request for comment. Tesla has sold more than 1.7

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Elon Musk mandates Tesla to install and demo Full Self-Driving Beta for every new delivery

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Elon Musk has mandated Tesla employees to install and demo Full Self-Driving Beta for every customer taking delivery in North America. In order to boost the take rate, Elon Musk has informed Tesla employees this morning to install the FSD Beta software on all new cars being delivered and give short test drives to the new buyers.