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  • On a rural Hawaiian island, solar provides a path to energy sovereignty

    August 09, 2024 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States, Moloka’i, Hawaii

    Facing sky-high utility costs and accessibility challenges, the community of Molokaʻi, Hawaii, took their energy security into their own hands and developed an energy-resilience-focused action plan. Backed by the primary state utility, the community is installing solar arrays and batteries, some of which are collectively owned and subscription-based. At the same time, the solar cooperative is cultivating a local workforce specialized in solar infrastructure.

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  • Funds to Help Low-Income Families With Summer Electric Bills Are Stretched Thin

    July 19, 2024 |

    Inside Climate News |

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    Response Location: United States

    The government-funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program is meant to help households across the United States keep afford the cost of heating in the winter and air conditioning in the summer.

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  • Crowdfunding amid blackout saves Kwara residents from losses

    July 06, 2024 |

    News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Surulere-Alabi, Kwara

    When the transformer that supplied an entire community’s power collapsed, and the government and power companies weren’t acting to solve the problem, local residents joined forces to crowdfund for a new transformer, helping to ensure the lights stay on and community members can continue to work and carry out their daily activities.

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  • Geothermal system is a US first

    June 05, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Framingham, Massachusetts

    Eversource Energy, a utility company in Massachusetts, installed a networked geothermal system that provides heat for residential and commercial buildings across the city of Framingham. The connected system allows excess heat from one building to be redirected to another that needs it. It’s the first of its kind in the United States.

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  • First-in-the-Nation Geothermal Heating and Cooling System Comes to Massachusetts

    June 04, 2024 |

    Inside Climate News |

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    Response Location: United States, Framingham, Massachusetts

    A utility company in Framingham, Massachusetts, worked with climate advocates to build a unique geothermal heating and cooling project that spans a whole neighborhood. A group of residential and commercial buildings share the infrastructure necessary to harness stable underground temperatures for heating and cooling, which reduces their greenhouse gas emissions and energy bills.

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  • Want to See Community Solar Done Right? A Project in Michigan's Upper Peninsula Can Serve as a Model

    May 23, 2024 |

    Inside Climate News |

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    Response Location: United States, L'Anse, Michigan

    A community solar project in a rural Michigan town is making energy more affordable for low-to-moderate-income households. Fifty community members and organizations subscribed to receive energy from and support the construction of a solar array. As a result, their electricity bills are about $300 cheaper each year, and the local utility reported fewer late payments.

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  • Giant Batteries Are Transforming the Way the U.S. Uses Electricity

    May 07, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    California and Texas are among the states in the U.S. installing giant lithium-ion batteries to store renewable energy to use when the sun isn’t shining and the wind isn’t blowing. These batteries are reducing the use of fossil fuels as a backup energy source when demand is high.

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  • Can't install your own solar panels? Some areas let you join a community project.

    May 03, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Virginia

    States across the United States are passing legislation that supports the development of community solar programs. These projects allow community members who can’t install their own solar panels to subscribe to other solar projects nearby, often on farms, schools, or stores. Alongside the property owner, subscribers help fund the project and save money on future electricity bills based on the power generated.

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  • Could a Landfill Power Your Home?

    May 02, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States

    Landfills in the United States are capturing a potent greenhouse gas, methane, that would otherwise be released into the air and converting it to electricity or natural gas.

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  • Keeping Food Scraps Out of Landfills Is a Bigger Problem Than You Think

    April 25, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Orange County, California, is increasing the amount of organic waste it diverts from landfills by encouraging residents to put compostable material in the bins they use for yard waste and composting it.

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