Henry Harrell"s Blog: December 27 Green Energy News

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Solar power will soon be an option for many Hawaii residents and businesses, regardless of whether they rent, live in a condo, or lack a rooftop to install their own solar panels. The Public Utilities Commission issued a decision directing Hawaii’s electric utilities to implement a community-based renewable energy program. [Maui Now]

MACC Solar project (Photo: Wendy Osher)

State-run Rural Electrification Corporation said a scheme was launched in Madhya Pradesh to provide additional electrical connections for about 45 lakh (4.5 million) families that are not now electrified. All states and Union territories of India are required to complete household electrification by March 31, 2019. [Moneycontrol.com]
Elon Musk sent out some tweets that more or less confirm that Tesla has plans for a pickup truck in the foreseeable future. At the same time, he offered information on Tesla’s growth goals for clean and sustainable energy. Though he offered no hard dates or financial estimates, he provided a rather bullish outlook on the projects. [CleanTechnica]
Remote villages in Alaska provide an example of how safeguards could build resilience into a larger electrical grid. Nine articles in the recent issue of the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, from AIP Publishing, provide the first reviews of energy technologies and costs for microgrids in Alaska. [Science Daily]
In South Carolina, Santee Cooper and SCE&G customers could be stuck paying as much as $9 billion thanks to a 2007 law. A similar law was passed in Florida, but no one has applied for permission to build a nuclear power plant there since it was altered with the addition of two words, “reasonable” and “feasible.” [Charleston Post Courier]

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