Posts tagged Solar Power
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Breakfast links: Montgomery County localities dominate ranking of 10 most diverse cities in US
Gaithersburg, Germantown, Silver Spring, Rockville among 10 most diverse cities in US. Arlington considers agreement to boost solar panel installations after slump. Virginia Senator Lucas kills a second Potomac Yard arena bill. Keep reading…
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National links: Designing for autism benefits everyone
How neuro-inclusive design benefits all people. New research reveals how pandemic-era reductions in traffic increased access to jobs in many cities. Starter cars are increasingly unaffordable for many consumers. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Dulles Airport to launch largest solar airport project in the US
Dominion Energy and Dulles Airport launch largest US airport solar project. Alexandria leads nation with 435 office-to-residential unit conversions in 2022. DC implements youth curfew in eight neighborhoods. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Anacostia River swim day postponed due to heavy rain and sewage
Anacostia River swimming event postponed due to sewage overflows. Pepco ordered to repay ratepayers after mishandling community solar program. DC councilmembers introduce bills to get dangerous driver off the street. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Silver Line extension to open November 15
Metro’s Silver Line extension to open after four years of delay. MoCo opens a solar microgrid to fuel its electric buses. ‘Missing middle’ housing has become the main issue in Arlington election. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Amtrak expands service from DC to Roanoke, Norfolk
Amtrak to add more services between DC and Roanoke, Norfolk. Electric bus terminal to open in Silver Spring this September. One of Fairfax County’s largest affordable housing complexes to open soon. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: More of Alexandria’s King Street will be car-free starting this Friday
King Street pedestrian zone doubles this weekend. Expect Yellow Line station closures in Virginia this fall. New solar panels coming to Montgomery County. Keep reading…
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Green banks, explained
Green banks are part of a long tradition of using public or collective dollars to sway private investment into serving markets that it hasn’t served, or providing products it hasn’t provided before. Neither they nor the private sector can fund everything that’s needed to address climate change, but green banks exist to bring the private sector’s attention and resources to the issue in ways that it isn’t or can’t otherwise. Keep reading…
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This Solar For All program creates jobs and can reduce expenses for low-income households
Andre Roberson has been working through the summer to install solar panels on Howard University rooftops. He gets paid $18/hour, and he was promoted in March from a team lead to a solar installer. He now manages seven or eight other workers. Before this success, Roberson was living at the 801 East homeless shelter in DC and was unemployed. Keep reading…
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This group is trying to make it more expensive for you to have rooftop solar
An organization that calls itself the New England Ratepayer’s Association has recently filed a petition with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to change the way homeowners are compensated for rooftop solar. If passed, the petition will make rooftop solar more expensive across the country. Keep reading…