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CPUC proposes revising Net Energy Metering rules to push customers to install storage with rooftop solar

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million customers to install roughly 10,000 megawatts of customer-sited renewable generation, almost all of which is rooftop solar. The Public Advocates Office at the CPUC estimates that households without NEM systems pay $67 to $128 more per year, depending on the utility, due to the costs of the NEM 1.0 NEM has enabled 1.3

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SunPower ceases residential installations, lays off 1,000

Baua Electric

SunPower (Nasdaq: SPWR) just sent an email to its employees saying that it will “wind down” residential solar installations and lay off 1,000 employees. SunPower is one of the largest residential solar installers in the US. We are also reducing our workforce to better align our business with our new focus.

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Alcoa outlines technology roadmap to decarbonize aluminum industry

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outlined a technology roadmap to support its vision to reinvent the aluminum industry for a sustainable future. The roadmap includes three key programs: The Refinery of the Future , which aims both to reduce the capital cost of developing a refinery and to enable decarbonization of the alumina refining process. Alcoa Corp.

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CF Industries to build green ammonia plant in Louisiana

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CF Industries’ Board of Directors has approved a green ammonia project at the company’s flagship Donaldsonville Nitrogen Complex to produce approximately 20,000 tons per year of green ammonia. Industry experts project hydrogen will meet approximately 20% of the world’s energy need by 2050, up from less than 1% today.

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Commercial EV Charging Station Installation Guide

Setec Powerr

Were you thinking about installing commercial EV charging stations? There’s no better time than now to install EV charging stations that can keep your business ahead of the curve while also being good for the environment. Types and costs of charging station. Each class has a different cost and charging capabilities.

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S Korea to invest $2.3B in hydrogen fuel cell vehicle industrial ecosystem over next 5 years

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billion) over the next five years in a public-private partnership to speed up the development of the country’s hydrogen fuel cell vehicle ecosystem, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE). The target is to be able to install 310 hydrogen stations by 2022 to supply 16,000 fuel cell vehicles. trillion won (US $2.33

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Royal Caribbean will be the first in the cruise industry to adopt Starlink

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The company will install Starlink on its International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea Cruise ships. This announcement makes Royal Caribbean the first in the cruise industry to adopt Starlink and the company said that deployment of the technology across the fleet will begin immediately. Your feedback is important.