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​Climate Change:
New power generation: Rural co-op makes bet on wind, solar hybrid
by Dan Gunderson
Rothsay, Minn.  Posted September 20th, 2019


Carbon Tax:
Moonshot Moment: Europe Announces Green Deal
Among the European Commission’s plans is a carbon border, ensuring companies cannot evade carbon taxes by outsourcing their emissions.  
​by John Parnell, Posted December 11, 2019
 


The Uninhabitable Earth, Life After Warming
by David Wallace-Wells
book available at your local bookseller

New Global CO2 Emissions Numbers Are In.  They're Not Good
by Kelly Levin
World Resources Institute


Beyond Renewables:  How to Reduce Energy-Related Emissions by Measuring What Matters
by John Woolard
World Resources Institute

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Community:
Community Solar, Customers First
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Solar Concepts:

This fully transparent solar cell could make every window and screen a power source

RMI Importance of generation distribution for grid resilience

Battery Storage:
               - Technical:
Cheaper Battery Is Unveiled as a Step to a Carbon-Free Grid

Green Mountain Power (GMP): Significant Revenues from Energy Storage


               - Press Releases:
GMP’s Solar Storage Project Becomes First in New England to Use Solar Battery Storage to Reduce Peak Demand

GMP Ranked No. 10 for Most Energy Storage Installed in the Country by the Smart Electric Power Alliance

News article about Xcel Energy battery storage pilot project partnering with Panasonic Corporation & Denver International Airport; plus, another project in the town of Stapleton, CO.
Take note of the paragraph under “Outage Response”:
http://www.tdworld.com/renewables/xcel-energy-investigates-use-battery-storage
 
Link to Xcel’s website with ‘pdf’ documents about the above projects:
https://www.xcelenergy.com/energy_portfolio/innovation/batteries/battery_testing
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What we’re watching (and listening to)

WPR July 20th, 2018 Interview with Amber Vadnais and Danielle Kelly about the group buy:
https://www.wpr.org/shows/hear-me-out-july-20-2018
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Sterling solar + battery storage video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3It2lwLCm4&feature=youtu.be


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