Green-Collar Report

A curated news aggregation feed focusing on cleantech and renewable energy topics.

New study shows how CA rooftop solar consumers save all ratepayers $2.3 billion

Microgrids to Provide Life-Saving Benefits to Guatemala Maternal Healthcare Clinics

Oregon Agrivoltaics-Based Microgrid Tackles Crop Warming from Climate Change – and May Improve Taste of Lettuce

California Regulators Rein in SoCalGas’ Use of Customer Funds for Lobbying

Republican Governors Team Up to Fight Clean Energy Mandates

California could cut utility bills with distributed energy. Why isn’t it?

Column: Newsom wants Californians to help on climate. He should help too

Gov. Newsom ignores the will of the people, vetoes bill that would have restored solar rights for schools and renters

On Renewable Energy, It’s Up to You, New York

Battery farms, the energy industry’s new darling, line up to enter Pacific NW

Renewable energy is more popular than politicians realize

"But this report, Ms. Cleetus says, shows that technological change is not enough to fix the climate crisis. It’s also about mindsets, influence, and societal priorities." - Renewables surge, yet carbon emissions hit record. What gives?

A Boom in Renewable Energy Has Blunted the Global Rise in Emissions

Federal Solar Tax Credits for Businesses

Avoid using gas as ‘transition’ fuel in move to clean energy, study urges

This is why microgrids are becoming popular: Jigar Shah

A Heat Pump Might Be Right for Your Home. Here’s Everything to Know.

The Good News About Renewable Energy

Texas Law Makes Oil Divestment Illegal – And That’s Causing Legal Trouble

Net-zero innovation hubs: 3 priorities to drive America’s clean energy future

The Sustainable Energy in America Factbook – produced annually for the Business Council for Sustainable Energy by BloombergNEF

California Is About to Test Its First Solar Canals

‘Just transition’ bill for oil industry workers exposes California labor rift

Appeals court decision opens door to sue public power utilities for rooftop solar fees under antitrust law

The emerging practice of net-zero finance: An excerpt from “Settling Climate Accounts”

2022 solar and battery industry predictions

Governor Jerry Brown Backs Tesla Protests Against California’s Solar Tax

NEM 3.0 proposal could cut California solar installations by 95 percent

California — Stop the Solar Tax

Wind & Solar = 14% Of US Electricity Generation In October

Slashing solar incentives only helps private utilities. California regulators must back down

President Biden Signs Executive Order Catalyzing America’s Clean Energy Economy Through Federal Sustainability

The world needs every form of renewable energy it can get its hands on...

Fossil Fuel’s Downfall Could Be America’s Too

A Power Struggle Over Cobalt Rattles the Clean Energy Revolution

Fact Sheet: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal

Bill Gates predicts oil companies ‘will be worth very little’ in 30 years — here’s why

This is how we build a zero emissions economy

Oregon Solar + Storage Conference

Solar energy is a new cash crop for farmers – when the price is right

Ranked: The Top 10 EV Battery Manufacturers

In search of ‘Lithium Valley’: why energy companies see riches in the California desert


Firms say what’s underneath the Salton Sea could fuel a green-energy boom. 

Rust? Trains? Why clean energy is turning to exotic ideas to fix its storage problem

PG&E Announces Major New Electric Infrastructure Safety Initiative to Protect Communities from Wildfire Threat

Sonoma County DA hits PG&E with criminal charges over Kincade Fire

Editorial: Don’t turn the lights out on California’s solar rooftop revolution

Assessment of GHG Reduction Technologies for Water Heating Electrification in California

Solar installations in US now exceed 2 million and could double by 2023, new figures show

Clean Energy Is An Investment, Not A Cost

The Power of Agreement - A Record Year for Corporate Renewable Purchasing

Blockchain Is The Next Big Thing For Renewable Energy

Heat Pumps Gain Traction as Renewable Energy Grows

NYC Just Passed a World-First Law to Tackle Its Biggest Source of Climate Pollution

America’s record high energy consumption, explained in 3 charts

Battery & Offshore Wind Costs Plummet, Threaten Oil & Gas

Germany to close all 84 of its coal-fired power plants, will rely primarily on renewable energy

It Still Makes Financial Sense to Burn the Globe

Following ‘Growing Pains’ In 2018, U.S. Solar Poised For Rebound

Money Talks: US Clean Energy Jobs Outnumber Fossil Fuel Jobs 3-to-1

Deploying more renewables now through an energy storage-centric Clean Peak Standard

California’s $100 Million 2019 Low Income Solar Program Near Roll Out

Dispelling the Myths: Renewables in the Grid

Germany to close all 84 of its coal-fired power plants, will rely primarily on renewable energy

PG&E Can't Evade FERC Review To Ditch Deals In Ch. 11

White House Close to Announcing New World Bank Chief, Global Energy Policy To Pivot

Clean Energy Grant Reversal May Leave Industry Cautious

Renewable Energy Boom Is Pushing The Grid To Its Limits, Prompting Operators To Reinvent Themselves

Tesla Just Outsold Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Acura, Infiniti In America, About To Crush BMW, Lexus In Q4

Costa Rica to ban fossil fuels and become world's first decarbonised society

Global carbon dioxide emissions rise even as coal wanes and renewables boom

Scientists locate nearly all U.S. solar panels, examine who goes solar and why

CoPower At The Forefront Of Canadian Clean Energy Financing

THE EU JUST VOTED TO COMPLETELY BAN SINGLE-USE PLASTICS

Greta Thunberg: The TED Talk

Renewable energy meets over 70% of Scotland’s needs

Shell says it wants to double green energy investment

UN climate summit stalls as US backs dispute over science report

New York and California Lead the Charge Against Climate Rule Rollbacks

PV plus storage owners focus on dispatch payoff to maximize returns

U.S. Electrical Generation By Solar Up 30% Over Last Year

ExxonMobil To Purchase Half A Gigawatt Of Texas Solar, Wind

Lazard Study Confirms Solar, Wind Costs Dropping Below Those Of Conventional Generation

Nevada Voters Approve 50% Renewable Portfolio Standard by 2030

Pro-clean energy candidates for governor identified by AEE win 7 “open” elections

With The Help Of Renewables, California Emissions Fall Below 1990 Levels

California State License Board “Fast Facts” for Online Home Improvement Marketplaces

Solar Is the Fastest-Growing Job in 8 States

The Changing Face Of Clean Technology: My 10 Years At CleanTechnica

U.S. Solar Market Insight 2018 Report

New Tool Offers Details On Residential Solar In Major U.S. Markets

Solar Market Drops Quarterly, But Industry Is ‘Too Strong To Be Set Back For Long’

Current Renewable Energy Mix in CA:

Pathways to the Renewable Energy Transformation SOLAR 2018 National Conference in Boulder, Colorado: August 5 - 8 

Fengate Reaches $100M Solar Co-Development Deal 

Transportation electrification should build on energy efficiency and renewables program success

Report: Trump admin scrubbed mentions of climate change from websites

IREC’s 2017 Clean Energy States Honor Roll

Electric Resilience to Get FERC-level Attention. But Not the Way the Trump Administration Hoped

Hawaii Joins Trend: Recognizes Constitutional Right to Safe Climate and Environment

Florida Power & Light brings 4 new solar plants online, retires coal facility

California Poised To Hit 50% Renewable Target A Full Decade Ahead Of Schedule

California's New Climate Plan Uses Incentives To Cut Vehicle Emissions

Your workplace may get EV charging stations — thanks to VW's cheating scandal

Report Charts U.S. Energy Storage Deployments In Q3

Map shows political divide on climate, common ground on clean energy

Tech companies fight for clean energy in collision course with Trump

California Is Plenty Green But Iowa Has the Cleanest Power

How to Fix Global Warming: We Talk to Tech Innovators, Entrepreneurs and Political Leaders

Climate Scientists Watch Their Words, Hoping To Stave Off Funding Cuts

Tax Law Changes Could Chill Solar, Wind Investments

Renewable energy projects 'stopped in their tracks'

Tesla's Big Surprise: New Roadster Super Car

The world’s biggest investor’s plan to exit oil stocks is the ‘shot heard around the world’

US Utilities Increase Investment In Green & Renewables Despite Political Uncertainty

Solar Impulse co-founder's new project to push clean energy solutions to people in power

California’s big utilities to reach 50% renewable energy in 2020

2 Residential Solar Giants Take Diverging Paths

Solar Saves Lives: The solar industry launches major hurricane relief effort

US Energy Dept. Pokes President Trump Over Renewable Energy: Native Americans Edition

What The House GOP Tax Plan Could Mean For Renewable Energy

Wells Fargo Global Operations Now Powered by 100 Percent Renewable Energy

Investors should kill the 'clean coal' vampire

A Nonprofit Channeling Charitable Giving to Clean Energy Tech Startups

Applications for 2018 New Energy Pioneers are now open and close November 10, 2017

DOE's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) & Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Releases Funding Descriptions 

USDA Invests $2.5 Billion in Rural Electric Infrastructure

GOP Tax Plan Could Kill ‘Critical’ Electric Vehicle Incentive

The GOP’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Includes Changes Impacting the Renewable Energy Industry

The World's Tiniest Power Market Will Leverage Big Data to Sell Solar

SunPower OK’d For Expanded Access To Drone Site Surveys

Federal trade panel calls for restrictions on imported solar cells — which Trump could soon implement

The Energy 202: Clean energy investment needs to triple to halt catastrophic warming, finds new report

5 questions for the Section 201 trade case

Rule 21: California’s Electric Grid Just Got Smarter

Lawmakers Re-introduce MLP Bill To ‘Level The Playing Field’ For Clean Energy

Solar and energy storage in New England: It’s complicated

GIP Leads $3.7B Deal For Asia-Pacific Renewable Energy Co.

Small renewable energy operators fear the worst in pending state contract case

There’s a Dangerous Bubble in the Fossil-Fuel Economy, and the Trump Administration Is Making It Worse

Total Corporate Funding in Global Solar Sector Comes to $7.1 Billion in First Nine Months of 2017

Bloomberg Pledges $64M To Support U.S. Transition Away From Coal

The U.S. solar industry's new growth region: Trump country

How Blockchain Will Take Fossil Energy by Storm

Court Ruling Affirms States’ Authority On Renewable Energy Policy

What’s Up in Coal Country: Alternative-Energy Jobs

Solar Leads a Recovery in Global Clean Energy Investment

In California, a major utility is teaming up with Tesla to boost the staying power of renewables

SolarCity Reaches $29.5M Settlement Agreement With U.S. Government

Trade Commission Votes In Favor Of Suniva And SolarWorld

Goldman Sachs-backed ReNew Power in legal battle over solar project

Less Coal, More Renewables: Xcel And Groups Propose Colorado Energy Plan

Irma and Harvey lay the costs of climate change denial at Trump’s door

Apple to build $1.3bn renewable energy-powered data center in US

How innovative startups can flourish in a changing cleantech landscape

Energy Department Releases Long-Awaited Grid Study

American Solar Manufacturers Urge Government Not to Crush Manufacturing Jobs with Tariffs

California green tech booms, but warning signs ahead

Solar Developers and Panel Makers Clash Over Tariff Request

Here’s how solar power will handle the eclipse

Sierra Club sues U.S. Energy Department over power grid study

Dirty energy's quiet war on solar panels

Pro-fossil Fuel Group's Video, 'The Dirty Secrets of Electric Cars,' Debunked Again and Again

Wind Farms are Not Ready for Ransomware

Announcing the First Ever American Wind Week

Energy Department Reports: Wind Energy Continues Rapid Growth in 2016

Hard Times for Solar Companies Means Good Times for Solar Buyers

Hawaii Utility’s 100% Renewable Energy Plan Gets the Green Light

100% Clean, Renewable Energy Is Possible, Practical, Logical — Setting The Record Straight

Electric trucks and vans cut pollution faster than cars

Federal Court Dismisses Challenge To New York’s Clean Energy Standard

Judge Approves SunEdison’s Plan To Emerge From Chapter 11

World's First Floating Wind Farm Emerges Off Coast of Scotland

Apple’s Oregon Wind Farm Cleared for Super-Sized Turbines

U.S. Wind Power Has Strong First-Half 2017, Stronger Second Half Foreseen, an Industrial Info News Alert

More than 100 Companies & Organizations call for Policy Action for PV Manufacturing in Europe

Lightsource, BlackRock partner to acquire solar power plants in UK

Gov. Jerry Brown signs law to extend cap and trade, securing the future of California's key climate program

Energy Trade Action Coalition Launches to #SaveSolarJobs

Conservative Groups Come Out Against the Suniva, SolarWorld Trade Case

This is Hawaii's solar powered island

 SolarWorld Americas Launches Secondary Warranty Program

Household batteries will be key to UK's new energy strategy

U.S. House Rolls Out 100% Renewable Energy Bill

Improving Local Grid Reliability

Volkswagen: Our Long Range EV To Be Up To $8,000 Cheaper Than The Tesla Model 3

The most effective individual steps to tackle climate change aren't being discussed

This Power Station Can Harvest Kinetic Wave Energy And Turn It Into Electricity

‘Moore’s Law’: Solar Costs Are Mimicking the Rise of Computers
When Will The Planet Be Too Hot For Humans? Much, Much Sooner Than You Imagine

Panasonic Pushing Solar Roofs for Electric Cars

France to Ban Sale of Cars Powered by Gasoline and Diesel

Volvo: Gas-only cars are history after 2019

Floating Paris gym uses human energy to cruise down the Seine River

Clean Coal’s Flagship Project Has Failed

A New “Solar Paint” Lets You Transform Your Entire House Into a Source of Clean Energy

Solar Now Third Largest Renewable Source of Electricity in US

World’s first solar-powered hydrogen development takes homes 100% off-grid

This hand-powered washing machine fits on your table

Roads made recycled plastic are stronger, greener and maintenance-free

EU Will Ignore White House And Work Directly With US States On Paris Agreement

Making The Case For Solar To Go Digital

Wind Company Offers Free Training for Coal Miners

Wall Street to CEOs: Disrupt Your Industry, or Else

GE Energy Financial Services exceeds $15 billion in renewable energy investments

Electricity Prices Fall into Negatives as Germany’s Renewable Energy Boom Occurs 

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