Category Energy

Rooftop solar fires reported

“Between April 2020 and June 2021, solar panels atop Amazon fulfillment centers caught fire or experienced electrical explosions at least six different times.“The rate of dangerous incidents is unacceptable, and above industry averages,” an Amazon employee wrote in an internal…

EV incentives or disincentives?

“Proposed tax credits of up to $7,500 for electric vehicles under the Inflation Reduction Act could be counterintuitive for sales of EVs, according to several companies and a group representing major automakers such as General Motors, Toyota Motor and Ford…

Clean energy and the grid

“Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, supported by the Department of Energy and managed by the University of California, estimates there are enough proposed clean energy projects seeking access to the transmission grid to power most of the country’s energy needs –…