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EIA: US nuclear electricity generation continues to decline as more reactors retire

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In 2021, for the second consecutive year, US nuclear electricity generation declined, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Two nuclear generating units now under construction in Georgia (Vogtle Units 3 and 4) plan to come online by the end of 2023. less than the previous year.

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The first entirely US-made crystalline solar panels are coming to market

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Canada-headquartered Heliene , which makes solar panels in Minnesota, will incorporate Georgia-based Suniva’s US-made monocrystalline silicon solar cells into its panels, and those “Made in the USA” panels will hit the market in mid-2024, thanks to a new three-year strategic sourcing contract between the two companies. Get started here. –ad*

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2016 Chevy Spark Video, 2016 Lexus RX Hybrid, GA Kills Electric-Car Incentive: Today's Car News

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Today, we have the 2016 Chevrolet Spark and 2016 Lexus RX 450h from the 2015 New York Auto Show, and news that Georgia will kill its electric-car tax incentive. Georgetown, Texas, wants to convert to 100-percent renewable energy, and not because of climate change. Check out the redesigned 2016 Smart Fortwo.

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11 states assessing fees on EV owners in lieu of traditional fuel taxes

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Eleven states currently assess fees on electric vehicle owners in lieu of traditional fuel taxes, according to the US Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). Georgia has the highest annual fee of the states that have currently enacted fees for electric vehicles.

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IEEE Power & Energy Society President Dies at 69

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IEEE Power & Energy Society president. Lambert was the IEEE Power & Energy Society 's 2020–2021 president. He had earned bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering at Georgia Tech. Ferreira was the 2015–2016 president of the IEEE Power Electronics Society. Frank Lambert. Mason Lamar Williams III.

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USDA to invest up to $100M to boost infrastructure for renewable fuel use; seeks to double number of higher blend ethanol fuel pumps

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US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest up to $100 million in a Biofuels Infrastructure Partnership to support the infrastructure needed to make more renewable fuel options available to American consumers. USDA will post a Notice of Solicitation of Applications in June.

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sonnen accelerates US market efforts with solar-plus-storage technology package

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sonnen, the European market leader for smart energy storage systems, announced a partnership with SolarWorld, the largest crystalline-silicon solar manufacturer in the US and PetersenDean, the nation’s largest residential roofing company with more than a million roofs under its belt.

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