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Electricity

Germany’s Balcony Solar Hits 1 Million Milestone
ByAdmin August 29, 2025August 29, 2025

The number of registered plug-in solar devices, also called balcony power plants, is set to reach 1 million in Germany in June 2025, the German Solar Association (BSW-Solar) said on Wednesday.

According to data cited by BSW-Solar, around 135,000 new devices were put into operation in the first four months of 2025, up by 36% on the year. The capacity of the newly installed balcony power plants increased by about 75% in the same period.

The growth is expected to continue. According to a survey commissioned by BSW-Solar at the end of 2024, as many as 8% of respondents plan to purchase a plug-in solar device in 2025.

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Electricity | Technology

Gates’ Terrapower Announces New Reactor Deal in Utah
ByAdmin August 27, 2025August 27, 2025

The Utah Office of Energy Development (OED), TerraPower and Flagship Companies announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the potential siting of a Natrium® reactor and energy storage plant in Utah.

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Economics

Clean Energy Financing Update
ByAdmin August 25, 2025August 25, 2025
- China this year will add eight times as much electric capacity through solar alone as the U.S. will add from all sources, putting the American adversary in a strong position to develop AI and transformative manufacturing.
- In the race for energy dominance, renewables are playing a key role. Why discourage them?
- Utility rate increase requests and approvals rise at twice last year’s rate.
- Op-ed authors urge the EPA to allow green banks to help solve the electricity crisis through public-private investments like community solar.BESS systems are booming in Texas. They store power in slack times for use during peaks, cutting utility bills and boosting reliability.
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Permitting

We’re Losing the Transmission Wars
ByAdmin August 23, 2025

The ability of a state to veto a transmission line is what gives us the fragmented grid we have today, a grid that becomes increasingly ill-suited to the job of moving electricity as needed, especially as we try to shift to zero carbon wind and solar.

This problem is clear to solar and wind developers but not so much to activists and advocates of renewables. Without a grid that can transport energy from the most efficient renewables—wind in the midwest, solar in the southwest—a wind and solar-focused decarbonization plan means higher prices and continued use of fossil fuel generation. Here’s a cautionary tale from an HVDC developer.

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CFD/EICDA

Opinion: Is a carbon tax the bipartisan solution to climate change?
ByAdmin August 23, 2025August 23, 2025

Op-Ed: Pursuing bipartisan climate action has two main advantages. One is that it decreases the risk of backsliding. Climate change is a long-term problem that requires long-term solutions, not IRA-style whiplash. A policy that only one party can support is likely to provide a sugar rush rather than the strong bones and muscles needed for longevity.

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Electricity

Trump’s Permit Freeze Drives Solar Projects Out of Nevada
ByAdmin August 23, 2025August 23, 2025

The Interior Department has all but halted new approvals for solar and wind projects on federal lands. It was entirely unclear how that would affect transmission out west. Well, we have the latest update: NV Energy has been beseeching the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to let solar projects previously planned for Greenlink bail from the interconnection queue without penalty. And the solar industry is now backing them up.

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Public Policy

Clean energy transition persists, despite Trump policies
ByAdmin April 19, 2025April 19, 2025

Despite federal government opposition, new analyses show that green energy installations continue to grow, with projections indicating renewables will become the leading U.S. power source by the 2030s, though emissions are now expected to fall only 16% by 2035 compared to the previously predicted 24%.

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Electricity

With tariffs and without IRA, solar may cost more than gas
ByAdmin April 19, 2025April 19, 2025

from Heatmap. If you’re putting new power onto the grid right now, the cheapest option is likely solar. Thanks to years of declining equipment costs, generous federal subsidies, and voluntary renewables buyers like big technology…

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Electricity

6.2 Gigawatt Solar Farm Moves Forward in Nevada
ByAdmin April 19, 2025April 19, 2025

From Heatmap. The Esmeralda 7 solar project, a collection of proposed solar farms and batteries that would encompass tens of thousands of acres of federal public lands in western Nevada, appears to be moving towards…

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Climate Change

Scientists Surprised by Warmest January on Record Amid La Niña Condition
ByAdmin February 9, 2025February 9, 2025
TLDR: Key Points
- January 2025 broke records as the warmest January globally, surprising scientists due to La Niña cooling patterns .
- Other significant factors beyond carbon emissions, such as reduced sulfate pollution, are accelerating warming .
- Arctic sea ice hit record lows, contributing to evidence of climate instability .
- Experts cast doubt on the attainability of U.N. climate goals without unprecedented breakthroughs or changes in approach .
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Climate Change

Research: Property Prices Imperiled $1.5 Trillion by Climate Change
ByAdmin February 3, 2025

A comprehensive analysis by First Street, published today in its 12th National Report, Property Prices in Peril, provides critical insights into the observed and projected effects of climate change on the U.S. real estate market. Utilizing new peer-reviewed methodologies1 and macroeconomic modeling, the report estimates a potential $1.47 trillion reduction in unadjusted real estate value over the next 30 years due to climate-related risks.

Drawing on interdisciplinary research that examines climate risk awareness, housing market dynamics, climate migration patterns, and demographic and socioeconomic shifts, the study offers a forward-looking analysis of the Housing Price Index (HPI), property valuation trends, and localized Gross Domestic Product (GDP) impacts extending to 2055.

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Uncategorized

Nevada’s Lithium Could Help Save the Earth. But What Happens to Nevada?
ByAdmin January 26, 2025January 26, 2025

This is a NY Times Magazine article with a colorful view of Nevada’s debates about lithium mining, heavily from a frame of view around Patrick Donnelly, the pugnacious head of the Center for Biological Diversity in Nevada. Sample:

The proposed mine, the company replied, would be in Pahrump, Nev., a town where Donnelly did his grocery shopping. The precise location was next to Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, a beloved and biodiverse wetland near Donnelly’s home.

“Just saw your map,” Donnelly’s message began. “I would abandon that project right now, because you stand zero, and I mean zero, chance of getting it permitted.” He ended, “No chance that mine moves forward.” [The threats then get more specific; click to read more.]

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