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Gathering and sharing information about solar power in Alabama. Let’s ASK and get answers that move solar ahead in Alabama.

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Neighbors oppose solar power project decaturdaily.com/news/lawren… via @decaturdaily
Neighbors oppose solar power project

Neighbors oppose solar power project

MOULTON — Brenda Dodd said her neighborhood was disrespected once by the city but is not about to let that happen again.

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Solar companies considering Golden Triangle cdispatch.com/news/article.a…
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BREAKING: DOE proposes cost recovery for baseload generators in new FERC rule utilitydive.com/news/breakin… via @UtilityDive
Updated: DOE proposes cost recovery for baseload generators in new FERC rule

Updated: DOE proposes cost recovery for baseload generators in new FERC rule

DOE wants FERC to provide federal cost-of-service regulation for coal and nuclear plants, amounting to the biggest change in wholesale power markets in a generation.

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BREAKING: ITC finds injury to US solar manufacturers, sending tariff decision to Trump utilitydive.com/news/breakin… via @UtilityDive

Updated: ITC finds injury to US solar manufacturers, sending tariff decision to Trump

The ITC will submit formal recommendations to the White House by November, after which President Trump has two months to decide on a final policy.

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Florida Power and Light lobbyists made it illegal to use solar during outages boingboing.net/2017/09/18/re…
Record 2Q Solar Growth in U.S. ieefa.org/record-2q-solar-gr…
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Guest Post: Why solar keeps being underestimated carbonbrief.org/guest-post-w…

Guest Post: Why solar keeps being underestimated - Carbon Brief

There are competing ideas on the best technologies to rapidly decarbonise the energy system, as required to avoid dangerous climate change.

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100% Renewable Energy Is Both Feasible & Affordable, Says Transgrid cleantechnica.com/2017/08/22… via @CleanTechnica

100% Renewable Energy Is Both Feasible & Affordable, Says Transgrid - CleanTechnica

Major transmission company Transgrid says 100% renewable energy is both feasible and affordable, and is urging policy makers to “step out in large ways” because incremental change will not deliver...

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Is TVA Causing a Solar [Market] Eclipse? shar.es/1SfWai
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Wind and solar energy are literally (that’s a literal ‘literally’) saving lives. grist.org/briefly/wind-and-s… via @grist
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President Trump Urged by GameChange Solar to Save 374,000 American Jobs - markets.businessinsider.com/…
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Declaring Energy Independence In Your Home shar.es/1BE4tN
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Declare Energy Independence with Solar (Shop Around First) — Episode 49 of Local Energy Rules Podcast ilsr.org/declare-energy-inde… via @ilsr
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Solar Farm adds 100 employees, panels arrive thelafayettesun.com/solar-fa…
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70% Of California’s Pistachio Crop Could Go Solar All At Once cleantechnica.com/2017/06/22… via @CleanTechnica

70% Of California's Pistachio Crop Could Go Solar All At Once - CleanTechnica

Concentrating solar power could snatch the huge food processing market away from the fossil fuel industry, if a new CSP demo plant proves successful.

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Report: Renewable energy isn't a threat to the grid utilitydive.com/news/report-… via @UtilityDive
Report: Renewable energy is no threat to power reliability

Report: Renewable energy is no threat to power reliability

The research, performed by Analysis Group, attempts to mirror a study of the United States power grid ordered by Secretary of Energy Rick Perry.

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Rick Perry just got scooped: New report shows cleaner grid provides reliable power shar.es/1B2HFj via @EDFEnergyEX
Nevada governor signs net metering bill utilitydive.com/news/nevada-… via @UtilityDive
Nevada governor signs net metering bill

Nevada governor signs net metering bill

The bill restores net metering rates close to retail for rooftop solar customers, and three major solar developers will resume sales after pulling out last year. 

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EV-friendly policies can provide BIG benefits for Georgia shar.es/1B0NsG
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Duke Energy Behind North Carolina’s Proposed Solar Policy Change cleantechnica.com/2017/06/14… via @CleanTechnica

Duke Energy Behind North Carolina's Proposed Solar Policy Change - CleanTechnica

Solar companies created thousands of jobs on the back of a decades-old law. Now, the the state’s utility wants to rewrite it.

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