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Another cut at US electric vehicle range requirements and usage patterns; fully-charged LEAF could handle 83-95% of all driving days

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Solar Journey USA project. This study was conducted as part of the Solar Journey USA project, an initiative to educate Americans about electric vehicles, solar energy and the synergy of Sustainable Driving that arises from the two. A 2011 Tesla Roadster would be able to satisfy >98.5% times the EPA-labeled range. miles per day).

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Exelon to provide financing for 21MW of Bloom Energy SOFC projects at 75 commercial facilities

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The business unit develops, owns and operates distributed generation for retail customers, including onsite solar, emergency generation and cogeneration. Headquartered in Chicago, Exelon does business in 48 states, the District of Columbia and Canada.

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Axion Power’s PbC PowerCube battery energy storage system integrated into PJM utility grid

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the developer of advanced lead­carbon PbC batteries and energy storage systems ( earlier post ), announced that its PowerCube battery energy storage and battery system is being integrated as a power resource for the PJM Regulation Market, which serves 58 million people in all or parts of 13 states and the District of Columbia.

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Almost $1.8B in US Funding to Support Energy Research; ARPA-E and Energy Frontier Research Centers

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These centers, involving almost 1,800 researchers and students from universities, national labs, companies, and non-profits from 36 states and the District of Columbia, will address the full range of energy research challenges in renewable and carbon-neutral energy, energy efficiency, energy storage, and cross-cutting science.

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EPIC: state-level renewable electricity mandates increase electricity prices up to 17% over 12 years; cost more expensive than benefit

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A new study analyzing data from the 29 states and District of Columbia with mandatory RPS policies finds that the policies come at a high cost to consumers and are inefficient in reducing carbon emissions.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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the District of Columbia, Maryland and northern Virginia will develop. Carolina Solar Center. Project activities include: harmonizing. alternative fuel vehicle permitting, regulations and safety protocols. between northern New England states; evaluating regulations that inhibit. assessment and labeling. Greater Washington.

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South Dakota’s largest solar farm just came online

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Photo: National Grid Renewables National Grid Renewables just brought South Dakota’s largest solar farm online in Pennington County. Wild Springs is a 128-megawatt (MW) solar farm in the Southwest Power Pool, which manages the central US’s electric grid and wholesale power market. Get started here.

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