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July 4, 2024

Solar Power

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Vermont Landfill Solar Project Highlights Brownfield Challenges
Encore CEO Chad Farrell says building solar on a landfill has an additional level of complexity from a permitting perspective that affects project cost.
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Vermont Climate Council Adopts ‘Initial Climate Action Plan’
The Vermont Climate Council voted 19-4 to adopt an Initial Climate Action Plan with the expectation that it will update it next year.
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Duke and Solar Advocates Forge North Carolina Net Metering Agreement
A proposed agreement between Duke Energy and solar advocates would lower the net metering rate residential rooftop solar owners receive for their excess power.
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Stark Choice for Va. Regulators on Shared-solar ‘Minimum Bill’
Dominion Energy's plan to charge shared-solar subscribers a "minimal bill" of at least $75/month could kill the program, Virginia regulators were told.
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Maine Ag-Solar Group to Recommend Dual-use Pilot Program
Maine Agricultural Solar Stakeholder Group members weighed in on a draft of the report the group plans to send to the legislature in January.
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Overheard at Infocast Southeast Renewable Conference
About 300 regulators and industry representatives met at the Southeast Renewable Energy conference to discuss the region’s efforts to attract solar power.
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Proposed Wash. Solar Farm Splits Green Sympathies
Green energy advocates clashed with activists aiming to protect the habitat of an endangered bird species at a hearing on a proposed solar farm in Central Wash.
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CHESSA Working with Conservative Groups to Promote Solar in Rural Virginia Counties
Winning GOP support for clean energy by providing an economic and locally focused value proposition was a major theme at CHESSA's Solar Focus conference.
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Landowners Support 90-MW Solar Farm in Upstate New York
Public hearings on the 90-MW High River Energy Center solar farm proposed south of Amsterdam, N.Y., drew support from affected landowners, mostly farmers.
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Hawaiian Electric Accelerates Carbon Reduction Efforts
HECO has pledged to speed up its carbon reduction efforts as state officials revive the idea of converting its last coal-fired plant to biomass.

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