Renewable Energy
The technology powering a lower-carbon, renewable electricity grid.
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An Old Landfill Just Became a Solar Farm That Cuts Electric Bills
A capped landfill in Voorhees Township, New Jersey now hosts a community solar array, cutting electric bills for renters and low-income families across the state.
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Carno III Wind Farm Will Power 46,000 Welsh Homes and Fund Local Communities
Beyond the 46,000 homes it will power, Carno III comes with a £3.5 million community benefit fund and enough avoided emissions to match taking 14,000 cars off the road each year.
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Wisconsin’s New Solar, Wind, and Battery Projects Create Jobs and Power 100,000 Homes
Battery storage is the quiet hero here, banking power for the exact moments air conditioners strain the grid hardest. See how three Wisconsin projects turn that reliability into steady work for hundreds of union laborers.
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California Renters Get a Real Shot at Balcony Solar Savings
No permits, no landlord sign-off: California renters could soon plug a balcony solar panel into a wall outlet and save roughly $250 a year, part of a package projected to save ratepayers $6.5 billion statewide.
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El Paso’s Free Solar Program Saves Homeowners $6,748
El Paso’s free rooftop solar program pairs homeowners with vetted installers through a reverse auction, saving families an average of $6,748.
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Revolution Wind Offshore Farm Will Power 350,000 Homes
Connecticut locked in power at 9 cents per kilowatt-hour years ago, a rate regulators expect to save New England ratepayers roughly $500 million by 2028. Here’s how 61 turbines already online are reshaping bills across the region.
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This Community Solar Program Cuts Electric Bills by Up to 21%
Signing up is free and doesn’t change your utility or your wires, just a credit on the bill for a share of power from an array built elsewhere. It’s a model already projected to create thousands of clean-energy jobs where it’s caught on.
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Beacon Fen Solar Farm Will Power 130,000 Homes
600 megawatts of battery storage will bank daytime sun and release it after dark, avoiding an estimated 72,000 tonnes of carbon a year, roughly the equivalent of 16,000 cars off the road.