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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. million for hydrogen fuel cell buses. Description. City of Fairfield. 746,456.

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Perspective: Despite Solyndra’s death, the future of solar energy is sunny

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by Steven Pleging, CEO/President of Quantum Solar Power Corp. I believe that the loss of industry players Solyndra, Evergreen, and SpectraWatt opens the market for more innovative solar companies to succeed with smarter tactics and mainstream products that fit into existing manufacturing models.

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PGE and SunRun Create $100M Home Solar Financing Fund

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a provider of home solar financing, announced a $100-million tax equity project financing agreement to fund SunRun’s installation of more than 3,500 new home solar installations across the nation. SunRun offers home solar power without high upfront costs through power purchase agreements (PPAs) and solar leases.

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Exelon to provide financing for 21MW of Bloom Energy SOFC projects at 75 commercial facilities

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Exelon Corporation will provide equity financing for 21 megawatts (MW) of Bloom Energy solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) projects at 75 commercial facilities in California, Connecticut, New Jersey and New York.

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Fighting Climate Change with Clean Energy

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would like to do more to contribute to a clean energy economy – for example, investing in solar power for their homes – but cannot do so due to living in a rental property or apartment building. This model for solar is being rapidly adopted nationwide.” Never pay extra — the government makes sure you never pay more for shared solar.

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‘Pro-EV’ New Jersey just OK’ed the US’s highest dumb EV fee

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“I-95 North – Welcome to New Jersey Sign” by formulanone is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. New Jersey just signed a law approving a punitive new EV registration fee – and at $250, it’s the highest in the country. Electrek’s Take Thinking of buying a new EV in New Jersey?

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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. This grant would allow ConnDOT to upgrade the upcoming purchases of buses and would fund the incremental cost of a hybrid bus compared to a conventional bus.

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