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Hyundai Home officially launching in 16 states; solar, energy storage and charging

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Hyundai has partnered with Electrum to develop a one-stop online marketplace to connect homeowners in select states to solar panels, energy storage systems, EV chargers and local installers. Last year, we introduced Hyundai Home as a proof of concept at the Los Angeles Auto Show and the response was outstanding.

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Intermountain Power Agency orders MHPS JAC Gas Turbine technology for renewable-hydrogen energy hub, operated by LA DWP

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The renewed generation facility will be owned by IPA and operated by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP). It will provide 840 MW of reliable energy to the IPA purchasers it serves, including Los Angeles and municipalities in other parts of California and Utah. and Hitachi, Ltd.

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Southern California Edison to buy 261 MW of energy storage projects; largest grid-connected storage purchase in US

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In addition to five offers with new natural gas generation plants, SCE selected 69 offers from preferred resources and energy storage facilities. —Janice Lin, Executive Director of the California Energy Storage Alliance (CESA). In-Front-of-Meter Battery Energy Storage. Ice Energy Holdings, Inc.

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Old EV batteries are being reused as energy storage devices in CA

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A response to these concerns is currently being demonstrated in California by B2U Storage Solutions Inc, a Los Angeles-based startup that’s using second-hand EV batteries as energy storage systems that can support the grid. GWh of energy storage in 2022 , the highest it has accomplished to date.

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California JETSI to deploy 100 battery-electric regional haul and drayage trucks

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Connecting the San Pedro Bay Port complex to inland distribution centers and warehouses, the I-710 sees more than twice the average Los Angeles freeway truck traffic and accounts for 20% of all PM emissions in Southern California. million of regional economic activity from associated construction costs.

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Volvo Trucks receives order of 50 Volvo VNR Electric Trucks for WattEV’s Truck-as-a-Service start-up

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Over the next several months, the Volvo VNR Electric trucks will begin operating on routes between California’s San Joaquin Valley, Inland Empire, and the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. To learn more about the Volvo VNR Electric, visit the company website.

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4 companies jointly propose $8B green energy initiative for LA area; Wyoming wind, Utah storage, transmission

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Four companies—Pathfinder Renewable Wind Energy, Magnum Energy, Dresser-Rand and Duke-American Transmission—have proposed a first-in-the-US, $8-billion green energy initiative that would bring large amounts of clean electricity to the Los Angeles area by 2023. million megawatt-hours per year vs. 3.9

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