Headline News:
- Electric co-ops across Minnesota have instituted fees on new residential solar arrays based on a 2015 law, and renewable energy advocates are angry. Lyon-Lincoln Electric charges a customer $49 per month for a rooftop solar connection. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission is investigating the fees. [Duluth News Tribune]
Sam Villella wants to add more panels, but a new electric co-op fee is holding him back. (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
- Climate change is becoming more pronounced across our planet. In the Great Lakes region, effects include more toxic algae and faster evaporation of Great Lakes water. Other documented Great Lakes impacts include higher shipping costs, more pollen, more Lyme disease, and changes in wintering habits of migratory birds. [Toledo Blade]
- Energy independence is growing in the US passenger car market, led by Tesla Motors but also by ZEV mandates in 9 states, and EV efforts from auto companies. In July, electric car sales surged 48%, mostly on the back of Tesla, but sales jumped for the Chevy Volt, BMW i3, Ford Fusion Energi, and Chevy Spark EV. [CleanTechnica]
- Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin and Public Service Department Commissioner Chris Recchia announced today that the PSD has reached an agreement with Green Mountain Power that, pending Public Service Board approval, will result in a 0.93% rate increase for GMP customers in the coming year. [vtdigger.org]
- Opinion: “South Australia signalling the death of base-load generation” • Tuesday marks the three-month anniversary of the closure of the last coal-fired generator in South Australia, and despite the best efforts of many in the Coalition Government and the Murdoch media, other states may eventually follow suit. [RenewEconomy]
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August 8 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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