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  • Las energías renovables compartidas que dinamizan el entorno rural

    December 18, 2023 |

    Revista Haz |

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    Response Location: Spain, Castile and León

    En 2018 nació la primera comunidad energética rural de España. La iniciativa ahora se está expandiendo a otros municipios que no solo busca el ahorro de costes energéticos, sino también revitalizar los pueblos y luchar contra la despoblación.

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  • Solar panels illuminate path to improved care

    December 13, 2023 |

    Harvard Public Health |

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    Response Location: India, Mawtawar, Meghalaya

    The Indian government and the solar nonprofit Selco Foundation partnered to install solar panels at health facilities across the country to address blackouts that prevented them from providing adequate care.

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  • Diocese of San Joaquin nears its renewable energy goal, with 95% reliance on solar power

    November 08, 2023 |

    Episcopal News Service |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    The Diocese of San Joaquin in California worked together with a developer and local utilities to install solar panels at 14 of its locations to make 95% of its energy use renewable.

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  • Kauai became a clean energy leader. Its secret? A publicly owned grid

    November 07, 2023 |

    Canary Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    In an effort to lower electric rates and move toward more renewable energy, Kauai residents raised funds to acquire and turn the area’s for-profit utility company into a locally owned cooperative, the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC). When it was formed in 2008, KIUC pledged to reach 50% renewable electricity by 2023, and last year it was already generating 60% of its energy from renewables like solar power.

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  • How Pennsylvania churches are addressing climate change by tapping the power of the sun

    October 18, 2023 |

    StateImpact Pennsylvania |

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    Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

    As part of their commitment to “creation care,” some churches in Pennsylvania are installing solar panels in an effort to reduce their carbon footprint. At Akron Mennonite Church, solar power is saving the congregation nearly $1,000 a month and helping to prevent unnecessary emissions of carbon dioxide.

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  • Renewables power Pakistan village

    October 13, 2023 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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    Response Location: Pakistan, Lachman Kohli

    With funding and support from the Heritage Foundation Pakistan, a remote, off-grid village installed a solar energy system that supplies residents with free power and has improved their quality of life.

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  • Babcock Ranch: Florida's first hurricane-proof town

    September 04, 2023 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: United States, Babcock Ranch, Florida

    Florida’s Babcock Ranch survived Hurricane Ian relatively unscathed thanks to years of planning and development focused on resiliency. The community’s safety features include retaining ponds to prevent flooding, streets designed to absorb rain, a solar-powered gird with a backup-battery system, and buried power lines.

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  • Where sun pays the bills: how a village in India is testing the limits of solar power

    August 17, 2023 |

    Unbias The News |

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    Response Location: India, Modhera

    Thanks to a government-funded electrification project, Modhera is the first solar-powered village in India, and as a result, nearly all of the residents pay nothing for electricity. Instead, they earn money from selling unused power back to the grid.

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  • Omaha Companies Say Embracing Solar Power Is Good for Business

    August 11, 2023 |

    The Reader |

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    Response Location: United States, Omaha, Nebraska

    In the name of social responsibility and to lower their carbon emissions, businesses in Omaha, Nebraska, are installing solar panels to supplement their electricity supply.

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  • How Resilience Hubs Can Help Communities Face The Heat And The Climate Emergency

    July 31, 2023 |

    LAist |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Trusted and popular community buildings across Los Angeles are being retrofitted with solar panels and batteries, so they can also function as resilience hubs during extreme heatwaves or other disasters. This way, they provide helpful resources outside of disaster protection and people are more likely to use them.

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