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Texas installs another big solar + battery storage project

Baua Electric

Enel North America has started constructing the Ables Springs Solar + Storage Project in Kaufman County, near Dallas. Ables Springs is expected to generate 320 GWh of clean energy each year, enough to supply clean power to over 30,000 households. It’s expected to come online in late 2024.

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Why Car Dealerships Should Invest in Public Charging

EV Connect

Friendly Chevrolet, in Dallas, Texas, invested heavily in EV Charging infrastructure and after only 6 months in operation, is earning around $60,000/month from public charging. As mainstream EV adoption continues to grow, auto dealerships are at the forefront of delivering our clean transportation future. and Canada.

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

Green Car Congress

Geographical distribution of Clean Cities Recovery Act awards. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 25 cost-share projects under the Clean Cities program that will be funded with nearly $300 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Clean Energy Coalition’s CEC Michigan Green Fleets Initiative.

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Texas State Senator Proposes $4,000 State Subsidy for PHEV Buyers

Green Car Congress

Texas state Senator Kip Averitt, R-Waco has filed an omnibus clean-air and energy bill that would give a $4,000 state subsidy to plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) buyers. Rick Perry first proposed a tax credit of $5,000 for plug-in hybrids buyers in his State of the State speech last month. Houston Chronicle. Also, State Rep.

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Exxon/Mobil Guilty of Climate Change Coverup. Now Ordered Out of Torrance 3 Years Sooner.

Creative Greenius

I initially gave Exxon/Mobil till 2020 to get out of Torrance and clean up their toxic mess here in my town. These include the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) in Dallas, Texas, which received $75,000 (£45,500), and the Heritage Foundation in Washington DC, which received $50,000.

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Is America’s Electrician Shortage Hurting our Ability To Get Away from Fossil Fuels?

Clean Fleet Report

Simpson, Dallas, TX A shift away from fossil fuels is necessary if we are to mitigate climate change, but a serious electrician shortage in the U.S. To service the greater number of electric vehicles on roads (due to the $7,500 tax rebate on new electric vehicles), electricians need to install hundreds of charging stations along highways.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

and tap clean, renewable energy sources. February 17, 2009 9:43 am Link No matter how you slice it we need a carbon TAX to accelerate all these important projects. The only question is a carbon TAX the kind of change Obama believes in. — Mark - Dallas 21. — Mark - Dallas 25. — AH2 14. .

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