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EGEB: Minnesota wins by compromising over a wind and solar farm and a historic site

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): A big clean energy project will go forward in Minnesota without impacting an ancient site. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

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This utility in the US Midwest is going to add 3.6 GW of wind and solar

Baua Electric

Minnesota’s largest utility expects to cut more than 80% – and possibly up to 88% – of its emissions by 2030, putting it on track to hit Minnesota’s goal of net zero by 2040. gigawatts (GW) of new wind and solar into the mix in the Midwest. GW of wind and solar appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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The first entirely US-made crystalline solar panels are coming to market

Baua Electric

Canada-headquartered Heliene , which makes solar panels in Minnesota, will incorporate Georgia-based Suniva’s US-made monocrystalline silicon solar cells into its panels, and those “Made in the USA” panels will hit the market in mid-2024, thanks to a new three-year strategic sourcing contract between the two companies.

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US wind generation fell in 2023 for the first time since the 1990s

Baua Electric

The EIA breaks down regions by census divisions, and there are three census divisions that account for half of the installed wind capacity in the US. In the West North Central states – Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota – it dropped by 8%. Wind generation decreased the most in the upper Midwest.

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Owners of aging Teslas, this new bespoke warranty plan is for you

Baua Electric

Amber currently operates in Connecticut, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Tennessee, and it plans to extend to other states soon. Plus, it’s free to use and you won’t get sales calls until you select an installer and you share your phone number with them.

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Here’s how utility-scale solar farms may just help save the bees

Baua Electric

The scientists collected data from two Enel Green Power North America solar farms in southern Minnesota built on retired agricultural land. To make sure you find a trusted, reliable solar installer near you that offers competitive pricing, check out EnergySage , a free service that makes it easy for you to go solar. Get started here.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our goal is to enable owners to enlist a local electrician/engineer to convert their cars, initially with lead-acid batteries, for under $6,000 and less than two person-weeks of time. (We is Hymotions San Francisco-based distributor/installer. Pricing from $8-15,000 for installed low-speed EV range of 8-24 miles.

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