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Tesla’s solar neighborhood in Austin could help TX learn if renewables are viable

Teslarati

Last week, Elon Musk announced Tesla’s first involvement in a major housing development project in Austin, Texas. The project aims to build the first Tesla Solar neighborhood, making a sustainable residential community. The Tesla Solar neighborhood was provisionally named SunHouse at Easton Park. In a letter, Gov.

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Tesla Virtual Power Plant is providing energy security to Australian homes

Teslarati

A few years ago, Tesla teamed up with the Government of South Australia and various energy authorities to build South Australia’s Virtual Power Plant. “Even if all lights go out in the neighborhood, you will still have power. Tesla plans to install 5kW solar and 13.5 So that gives people energy security.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

After a decade in the solar power installation business, Bradley Bartz is tired of being Mr. Nice Guy. He’s filed suit against Torrance, the proud home of Exxon/Mobil’s refinery, for stopping him from installing solar panels in the Hillside Overlay district. and they said, “Hey, we’re ready to see you.” What happened?”.

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How to Prevent a Power Outage From Becoming a Crisis

Cars That Think

There are technical reasons that contributed to faster repairs in Manhattan, but in general the neighborhoods that waited the longest to have their power restored tended to be poorer and less white. Extreme cold can have similarly dire consequences , as we saw during February’s massive power outage in Texas. COVID-19 changed all that.

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Electrifying Chicago’s Urban Residential Neighborhoods: 3 New Community Chargers

EV Match

Since we started our work 4 years ago , we’ve made it easier to charge all over the country, including places typically considered to be “charging deserts” like parts of Texas, Michigan, and Illinois. John’s Episcopal Church in Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighborhood. Clean Energy in Irving Park. As the charging station host, St.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

Green Car Congress

The program includes the installation of 10 alternative fuel refueling sites (two B20, one Electric Recharging, and seven CNG). The project will deploy 554 alternative fuel and hybrid electric vehicles and install 153 alternative fueling and electric vehicle charging stations throughout the Chicago region. Total DOE award: $15,000,000.

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Solar Powered Greenius Producing Massive South Bay Energy

Creative Greenius

I continue to be an aspiring policy wonk on the solar financing issue known around the state as AB 811 financing, since we need it if we’re going to make it possible for people to install solar right now, instead of waiting till electric rates triple and the greenhouse gas situation makes it mandatory.

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