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California makes first investments in $100M energy research & development program; also biogas and H2

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The Commission also approved grants for the operation of a hydrogen fueling station, biofuel production, geothermal exploration and rooftop solar for schools. Two of the awardees, Halotechnics and the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), also received funds from the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E).

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Industry-Informed Physics-Based Monitoring for Asset Management and Maintenance Optimization, $500,000 Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, Calif. Los Alamos National Laboratory. “DUSST”: NREL’s Low Maintenance Soiling Station, $50,000 Atonometrics Inc., Austin, Texas First Solar Inc.,

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EIA: major utilities continue to increase spending on US electric distribution systems

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Annual spending on customer expenses and operations and maintenance by these utilities also increased slightly. Operations and maintenance (O&M) expenses have increased as electric distribution systems experience stress from several factors, including more customers, variable generation, and the effects of storms, wildfires, and flooding.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. It would also fund stationary fuel cells to provide primary and emergency back-up power for the bus maintenance and storage facilities.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. City of Los Angeles, Department of Transportation. FY2017 Low-No projects.

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Opinion: The Benefits and Drawbacks of Driving an EV

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If you have a charger on your property that is powered by solar, your cost of driving your vehicle is practically zero. In addition, electric cars have far fewer moving parts than gasoline cars, so there is less maintenance and repair cost. Better performance. The Drawbacks of Driving an Electric Vehicle. The cost of purchase.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Also maintenance on these (no oil changes to speak of) etc will cost much less than an internal combution propelled car. People are scared that they’ll get stuck and have no way of charging the batteries, hey I have an idea why not build a wind turbine on the roof that way as you drive the turbine spins and charges the battery.

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