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GE EV Solar Carport Project debuts in Connecticut

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The GE EV Solar Carport Project made its debut in Plainville, Connecticut. With greater than a 25-year lifespan, the EV Solar Carport will annually deliver 125 MWh via 100 kW DC power. GE EV Solar Carport in Plainville, CT. Kanczuzewski, executive vice president of Inovateus Solar LLC. Click to enlarge. —T.J.

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Solar Toyota Prius, Tesla court case, the cost of clean energy: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Toyota tests a solar-powered Prius in Japan. The Connecticut Supreme Court will decide the future of Tesla stores. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Cost estimates get real for renewable power plans. And General Motors cleans up not just its cars, but its factories and tires. In Japan, Toyota.

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EGEB: US awards $182 million for 49 e-bus projects in 46 states

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The US government has awarded grants for electric and hydrogen buses to 49 projects in 46 states. Connecticut boosts its electric vehicle rebates. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.

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Connecticut’s home battery storage incentive jumps to up to $16k

Baua Electric

Connecticut utilities UI or Eversource and Connecticut Green Bank will also pay performance-based incentives at the end of each summer and winter season for 10 years based on average energy contributions to the grid. For customers that qualify as low-income, the upfront incentive increased to $600 from $400 per kWh.

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FuelCell Energy receives contract for two 2.8MW direct fuel cell power plants from utility

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One direct fuel cell system will be located in Bridgeport, Connecticut as part of a distributed renewable power generation project that also includes a solar array. The site will also host an array of solar panels. megawatts and approximately 1,000 solar panels occupying about 8 1/2 acres to generate approximately 5 megawatts.

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A 147.5 MW wind farm is breaking ground in Oklahoma – a first for Avangrid

Baua Electric

Photo: Avangrid Orange, Connecticut-based clean energy giant Avangrid just made its first leap into Oklahoma with a new wind farm project. And once Pontotoc Wind is up and running, Avangrid will have its green footprint in half the states in the country. Read more: This utility in the US Midwest is going to add 3.6

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Argonne and University of Illinois to form Midwest Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Coalition

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The states account for 35% of US-installed wind capacity and while the region only produces about 4% of the nation’s solar energy, a number of pending large solar farms and community solar projects will greatly increase the region’s solar generating capacity.

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