“Most models suggest that a more interconnected grid is a better grid,” said @shelley_welton in @nytimes. “I do think there is power in being interconnected across North America. We need scenario planning. We need long-term planning.” https://t.co/AJ29HOBwv4 @ivanlpenn
Energy Twitter, you need to follow @rfelliott if you're not already. She used to cover energy for the WSJ, and has spent the last few years giving us scoops and smart stories on Tesla. She's one of the very best.
L.A. Times management has notified me that 94 @latguild members are being notified of intended layoff today, or about one-fourth of our whole membership.
This total, while devastating, is nonetheless far lower than the total number of Guild layoffs initially expected last week.
Green Mountain Power describes itself as the “un-utility” as it proposes to give home batteries to most of its customers in its plan for zero power outages by 2030.
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Dozens of solar manufacturing plants are opening in the United States. One company leads the nation and is a top manufacturer in the world. My story today on First Solar. @nytimes
https://t.co/WUEiK57C9K
First Solar is disclosing today that an audit found forced labor in its Malaysian facilities. @ivanlpenn and I with more on efforts to stamp out modern slavery in solar supply chains
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First Solar is disclosing today that an audit found forced labor in its Malaysian facilities. @ivanlpenn and I with more on efforts to stamp out modern slavery in solar supply chains
https://t.co/xefg08lLe7
NEW: To shift to clean energy, the U.S. has to build a lot of stuff. And those projects are facing a backlash, even from environmentalists. Via @jimtankersley@bradplumer@AnaSwanson@ivanlpenn https://t.co/E7cNKpH1rs
“I am afraid the U.K. has gone from being one of the best governments in Europe on offshore wind to one of the worst,” Giles Dickson, chief executive of the trade body WindEurope, tells @stanleyreed12 and @ivanlpenn. https://t.co/HCgGhzJwcE
“I am afraid the U.K. has gone from being one of the best governments in Europe on offshore wind to one of the worst,” Giles Dickson, chief executive of the trade body WindEurope, tells @stanleyreed12 and @ivanlpenn. https://t.co/LeVs3gEgEo
A new report found that major solar panel companies are still likely to have extensive exposure to Xinjiang, making it more difficult to determine whether panels were made without forced labor, @AnaSwanson and @ivanlpenn write. https://t.co/emGFciP6i6
The global solar industry is cutting some ties to China, but its exposure to forced labor remains high and companies are becoming increasingly less transparent, a new report from @LauraTMurphy and others finds.
Story with @ivanlpenn
https://t.co/s1gV7U9GYs
THIS WEEK: @AmExperiencePBS hosts a virtual PAST FORWARD conversation exploring the history and future of sustainable energy policies in the U.S., inspired by the new #SunQueenPBS 🎥 documenting the life of solar energy pioneer Mária Telkes.
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