Top news The parent company of the state's largest utility has formed a new political group in response to solar industry spending, but both sides agree on one candidate — Commissioner Robert Burns.
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Feature Story Wind and solar take a lot of space, but most often old facilities can simply be replaced with newer, more efficient technologies
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The bill would amend utility planning processes, modestly increase the renewables mandate, and place new rules on alternative energy suppliers.
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To make solar energy more affordable, the panels themselves need to be more efficient so that fewer are needed. Cells made with perovskite are promising--never in history has a type of semiconductor advanced in efficiency so quickly.
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Clean energy advocates said the forecasts are designed to allow the utility to build more gas plants for the Clean Power Plan.
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Feature Story The retail giant is already a rooftop solar leader and is now applying its massive market power to energy storage.
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Powersecure will purchase 50 MW of Bloom fuel cells to supply customers like the Home Depot with a new backup power option.
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Almost 16,000 acres will be available, including a half dozen plots in Utah.
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A proposed Surry-Skiffes Creek transmission line would cross the James River near Jamestown, but needs the Army Corps of Engineers to sign off.
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Feature Story A deep dive into the facts reveals winners and losers on both side of the energy subsidy debate. |
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