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January 23, 2018

30% tariff hits solar panel imports

President Trump on Jan. 22 imposed a tariff of 30% on imported solar panel cells and panels. The Solar Energy Industries Association responded that this decision will increase solar prices, cause the loss of 23,000 American jobs this year

January 20, 2018

Weekend Reads: the biggest electric vehicle company you never heard of & more

It's the weekend! Kick-back with these must-read energy stories from around the web.

January 19, 2018

Nike heads toward 100% RE with new PPA

Nike Inc. announced on Jan. 18 that it has signed a PPA for a second wind contract with Avangrid Renewables, covering 86 megawatts of wind power from the Karankawa Wind Farm near Corpus Christi, Texas, which is scheduled for completion in 2019.

January 19, 2018

Padres go to bat with solar power

Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres welcomes the largest solar power system in Major League Baseball, larger than systems installed by seven other teams combined.

GHG Emissions - January 17, 2018

Dow and USGBC join forces to reduce GHG emissions

Dow Building Solutions and the U.S. Green Building Council announced on Jan. 17 a collaboration with the goal of providing solutions to measurably reduce GHG emissions through improved energy efficiency in buildings.

January 16, 2018

Walmart saves $100 million in energy with LEDs

Walmart Stores Inc. has installed more than 1.5 million LED fixtures in more than 6,000 locations, the company announced on January 16 at the National Retail Federation’s Big Show.

Microgrids - January 15, 2018

Microgrids power Army engineers’ effort in Puerto Rico

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is relying on microgrid technology as part of their continuing efforts to restore electrical power to areas in Puerto Rico hit hardest by Hurricane Maria.

January 13, 2018

Weekend reads: Bitcoin Power, Trends to Watch & Home Biogas

Kick back with these must-read energy stories from around the web.

Utilities - January 12, 2018

OPPD achieves 30% renewable energy sales goal

Renewable energy represented 30% of Omaha Public Power District’s retail sales in 2017

January 11, 2018

Virginia seeks to join RGGI

Virginia could be the first southern state to cap carbon emissions and join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a step announced as part of the joint legislative agenda proposed on Jan. 10 by Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Gov.-elect Ralph Northam.

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