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Working to place families’ interests at the center of our shared energy future is what my team is out there doing everyday.
📣 Big news out of Pennsylvania on data center accountability! 📣
Gov. Josh Shapiro has issued an executive order that holds data centers accountable for their energy use, eliminates fast-track approval for them, and establishes a commitment to powering them with an increasing percentage of clean energy.
But we need legislation to bolster this important step.
If you're a Pennsylvanian, thank the governor and urge the Senate to pass legislation: action.votesolar.org/a/pa26-…
If you live outside the state, consider donating to Vote Solar's nationwide work to advocate for comprehensive data center accountability: votesolar.org/donate/
Making use of private and community deployment of distributed clean energy assets is a no brainer going forward. We all have a stake in a decarbonized future and we will get there faster with shared, collaborative participation.
This is a huge win for leveraging smart solar solutions to strengthen our grid and lower our bills.
From Vote Solar's Midwest Regulatory Director Will Kenworthy, "We are excited to see ComEd move quickly to stand up the Scheduled Dispatch Virtual Power Plant... It’s a model for how the clean energy transition can save people money."
Read the full story here: apnews.com/press-release/bus…
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For a limited time, when you donate $100 or more OR start a monthly gift of at least $10, we’ll mail you a Vote Solar hat.
Donate to support our work and help build a more resilient clean energy system:
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Holding up pictures of “murderers” and “rapists” doesn’t justify what ICE is doing in Minnesota.
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Taking a moment to say: thank you. Your actions, your support, and your belief in a brighter energy future fuel everything we do. We’re proud of what we accomplished together — and energized for what’s ahead.
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Defend Solar. Hold the CPUC Accountable.
@EWG is fighting to overturn the CPUC’s harmful NEM 3.0 decision—protecting consumer’s right to rooftop solar and demanding accountability from regulators.
Learn more: act.ewg.org/a/ewg-solar
#SolarEnergy #CleanEnergy #EWG
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Distributed solar CAN be cheaper than utility scale, especially if you count T&D costs.
Homes already have an interconnection, structure, etc.
Most of the world can do distributed solar for <$1/W, and in many cases <$0.5/W.
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This is an interesting idea: rooftop solar can free up space on the grid for things like AI (or EVs and heat pumps while were are here). It completely undercuts the anti-rooftop disinformation campaign that the utilities have been waging for years. fastcompany.com/91409132/why…
Truth is we are moving in the wrong direction and Sierra Club has the receipts!
‼️ NEW: A new Sierra Club report shows that U.S. utilities are doubling down on expensive fossil fuels instead of investing in affordable, clean energy. Is your utility making you pay for pricey, dirty energy?
Find out at sc.org/dirtytruth.
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California can either keep paying for costly gas peaker plants, or fund Demand Side Grid Support (DSGS), America’s biggest virtual power plant. DSGS has provided clean backup power since 2022. Don’t let it end. Save DSGS! @ilike_mike @CAgovernor @CASpeakerRivas
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EPA cancels Indiana solar grants aimed at helping low-income Hoosiers
“It’s a really sad day for communities in need of energy affordability,” Abdul-Rahman said. indystar.com/story/news/envi…
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The Trump administration wants to keep dirty, aging fossil fuel plants open past their prime. That could cost utility customers billions of dollars each year.
Dive into the data with @jeffsaintjohn:
canarymedia.com/articles/pol…
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The Trump administration wants to roll back Solar for All funding just as states, tribes, and nonprofits were starting to use it to deploy low-cost solar power — and as the country looks for all the electricity it can get.
canarymedia.com/articles/sol…
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Could we serve data-center size demand with small scale resources? Yes, if we coordinate them in what are called distributed power plants! Get the scoop from Shannon Anderson, leading this work @SolarNeighbors: vist.ly/436n8
EPA considers terminating $7B Solar For All program utilitydive.com/news/epa-ter… via @UtilityDive
Trump looks to kill 'Solar for All' just as it starts to deliver @CanaryMediaInc canarymedia.com/articles/sol…