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Solar+Storage in Schools: The No-Brainer Solution for Clean, Resilient Shelters
Ever notice an obvious solution to a problem that nobody else seems to have picked up on? That’s what happened in Florida in 2012 when the Florida Solar Energy Center, working closely with the state energy office, began a program to equip public schools designated as community hurricane shelters with resilient solar+storage systems.
Read MoreResilient Cell Towers: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
When considering critical infrastructure for resilient power solutions, states and cities often tend to focus on the usual suspects: public shelters, medical facilities, transportation hubs, fueling stations, first responders, emergency management facilities.
Read MoreSolar+Storage: What It Is, How It Works, and Why Your City Needs It
The emergence of solar power in the last decade has been impressive, with accelerating scale up and reduced costs.
Read MoreCities and Resilient Power: A Clean Energy Solution for Climate Adaptation
Every city should have a resilient power plan for critical public and private facilities to keep the lights on, the communication systems running, and emergency services operational when the grid goes down.
Read MoreA Call for Multi-State Collaboration for Offshore Wind
The disappointing news that the Cape Wind Project might never be built highlights a stark conclusion: U.S. offshore wind policy isn’t working.
Read MoreClean Energy Group Proposes Collaboration on Distributed Energy Storage Policies
Clean Energy Group has released a new report calling for more collaboration on policies to promote emerging distributed energy storage technologies.
Read MoreFinancing Clean Energy for Climate Adaptation
A new report by Clean Energy Group proposes bundling loans for resilient power projects, such as solar PV with battery storage, to get this clean energy market to scale.
Read MoreResilient Power Equality: Providing Reliable Electricity Solutions to Everyone
When it comes to reliable energy technologies to protect against power outages, there is a disparity between the haves and the have-nots. Call it “resilient power inequality.”
Read MoreMassachusetts Announces Second Round of Resilient Power Project Grants
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has announced its second round of resilience program awards, and once again, the results are extraordinary.
Read MoreCT DEEP Contemplates Microgrid Program Revisions
Last month, Clean Energy States Alliance awarded a State Leadership in Clean Energy (SLICE) award to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) for its groundbreaking resilient power microgrids grant and loan program.
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