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  • With no upfront costs, this innovative financing tool makes energy efficiency affordable to all

    February 26, 2019 |

    Ensia |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Aulander, North Carolina

    North Carolina’s Roanoke Electric Cooperative is helping members bring down energy costs. Because the energy costs in this area is due to a lack of energy efficiency, the cooperative offers tariffed on-billing to help homes offset expenses like insulation and new heat pumps. The tariffed on-billing uses federal loans to pay for said expenses, and then the customer pays the tariff charge in their bill – which ends up being lower because of the energy efficient upgrades.

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  • Putting the sun in Sunshine State? Florida's about-face on solar power

    February 11, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Miami, Florida

    “We’re in the midst of one of the largest solar expansions in the country,” says Alys Daly, a spokesperson for Florida Power and Light, the largest utility provider in the state of Florida. This statement represents a shift in which Florida has seized on decreasing costs of solar power and is working to increase its capacity tenfold. Power companies are helping residents save costs in an environmentally conscious way.

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  • FGCU's geothermal air conditioner reduces impact on the environment

    February 06, 2019 |

    Changing Florida |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Myers, Florida

    Florida Gulf Coast University utilizes a cooling plant that serves as the primary air-conditioning unit for multiple buildings on campus. This plant uses geothermal energy, which compared with traditional air conditioning units, has less of an impact on the environment and saves the university money on its power bill. FGCU currently has 146 total thermal storage tanks producing over 23,000 tons of cooling capacity for its academic buildings.

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  • Africa Embraces an $8 Billion Solar Market for Going Off-Grid

    February 04, 2019 |

    OZY |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    Many African "off-grid" countries, where as many as 80 percent of populations lack reliable access to electricity, are turning to a low-cost, environmentally friendly model: solar-powered, pay-as-you-go LEDs. Cheaper and more eco-friendly than alternatives like kerosene or diesel fuel, the LEDs like the one M-KOPA make boast 600,000 customers across East Africa. The technology has the sharp reduction in solar panel and battery cost to thank for increased access.

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  • Smart Grid Experiment Saves Participants the Equivalent of One Electric Bill Per Year

    February 04, 2019 |

    IEEE Spectrum |

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    Response Location: Turkey, Istanbul

    Gamifying energy-efficient behavior can help consumers adjust their habits. Project GresBAS (Grid Responsive Society through Building Automation Systems) incentivizes consumers by allowing them to compete against their own personal records, as well as their neighbors. The Project has piloted studies in Turkey and Portugal, signaling the broader possibilities of gamifying user interactions with smart grid technologies.

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  • Dutch eco initiative halves energy bills in first UK homes

    January 07, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Nottingham, England

    By piloting a Dutch initiative to make homes more energy efficient with new windows and solar panels in the United Kingdom, tenants are seeing their monthly energy bills decrease by almost half. More than 150 social housing homes in Nottingham are testing the “Energiesprong” approach, which has already seen success in the Netherlands.

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  • The key to easing land-use disputes? Listening, says Virginia solar developer

    December 05, 2018 |

    Energy News Network |

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    Response Location: United States, Nokesville, Virginia

    In Virginia's Prince William County, one solar developer shows that the key to community support for renewables may be dialogue. Virginia Solar, a Richmond-based energy company, has won approval for a 20-megawatt solar project near Nokesville. How? By listening to citizen concerns about conservation, property values, and construction.

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  • Solar Mini-Grids Give Nigeria a Power Boost

    December 02, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Gbamu Gbamu, Ogun State

    Over half of Nigeria's population lacks reliable access to electricity, but solar energy is slowly changing this. Mini-grids are gaining popularity in these rural areas thanks to the technology's capability to provide affordable electricity while also reducing harmful emissions.

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  • Is clean energy funding from the UN's Green Climate Fund and other sources going where it's needed most?

    November 29, 2018 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: Zambia

    The UN's Green Climate Fund is a mechanism through which money for climate adaptation and mitigation is distributed globally. But funding for renewable energy goes overwhelmingly to wealthier nations. Without more funding, it's unlikely that poorer, less developed countries can meet their 2015 Paris Climate Accord goals.

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  • From German trains to South Korean buses, hydrogen fuel is back in the energy picture

    November 06, 2018 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: Germany, Hamburg

    Hydrogen fuel has made promising strides from Germany to Japan, thanks to shifting markets for renewables, improved storage technologies, and emissions-reduction goals. Electrolysis that uses renewables to make the fuel could transform transportation and energy infrastructure, but a few concerns about the unintended effects persist.

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