An increase in electricity generation from small-scale, customer-sited photovoltaic (PV) solar in New England is changing the hourly pattern of metered electricity demand during the spring (March–May), which you can see in our Hourly Electric Grid Monitor. Small-scale solar PV are systems with less than 1 megawatt (MW) of generating capacity and are typically not metered […]

It is imperative that the United States adopt policies that will improve both the sustainability and security of the materials supply needed to enable a clean energy transition.  The policies the Biden administration has advanced through executive action and Congress is currently considering through this climate deal will help meet this goal.

An intensive emphasis on its factories was one of several disclosures in Tesla’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., spoke about the Inflation Reduction Act on multiple talk shows and repeatedly failed to answer questions about midterm elections.

Meanwhile, more and more drivers are feeling the electric tingle. A new survey from Consumer Reports found a record amount of interest in going electric. The nationally representative survey of 8,027 American consumers found that 71% of respondents expressed some level of interest in buying or leasing an EV: 14% would “definitely” choose one if they […]

My answer is “maybe,” depending on how you measure sales and how last year’s leaders’ sales have increased or decreased. Since sales figures lag 3 to 6 months, we won’t know for sure until next year, but I’ll present the evidence I found and you can judge for yourself. The method I used is I […]

A simple, inexpensive meter retrofit from Siemens and the startup ConnectDER could blow the home EV charging field wide open.

What’s cooler than an electric school bus? An electric school bus with vehicle-to-grid capability. And that’s what some schools in San Diego, California, now have. San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), the Cajon Valley Union School District, an Nuvve have just kicked off a vehicle-to-grid trial with 8 electric school buses. Naturally, the plan is […]

Without a doubt, the Tesla Model Y is in high demand. It’s similar to the Model 3 in a lot of ways, but a bit bigger, falling into that much loved “crossover” category that adds a bit of bump in the trunk and a higher seating position (with easier human entry and exit). One might […]

In 2017, Hurricane Irma slammed into Ragged Island at the southern tip of The Bahamas. The Category 5 storm destroyed the small island and wreaked havoc for its 100 residents. This was only one of multiple Category 4 and 5 hurricanes to hit The Bahamas in the past seven years, leaving thousands homeless, destroying electric […]

Intersect Power expected to be one of the largest buyers and operators of First Solar technology by 2027 TEMPE, Arizona — US-headquartered First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) announced this week that it has entered into an agreement to supply 2.4 gigawatts (GW)DC of its high-performance, advanced thin film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules to Intersect Power, LLC (“Intersect […]

Log kya kahenge? (What will people say) This is the mindset that Jothi Viknesh, a 32-year-old from Tamil Nadu, sought to defeat when he undertook a trip across India in an electric vehicle in December 2021. Republished from the better india Aboard his 7.3kW powered Mahindra Treo, an electric auto-rickshaw aptly named “Hope,” Jothi wanted […]