Midday solar power cuts region’s carbon emissions by 1/4

Sunshine on photovoltaic panels from Connecticut to Maine can reduce the carbon intensity of the New England power grid – the measured amount of “CO2 equivalent” emitted by power plants per kilowatt-hour – by at least one quarter, according to an interesting new website. The site is electricityMap | Live CO₂ emissions of electricity consumption. It…

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N.H. Community Power Bill Moves Forward, With New Compromise

A bill that would transform municipalities’ control of their energy sources will now move forward, after advocates and legislators found agreement on key elements. The House Science, Technology and Energy committee voted unanimously on Monday morning to recommend that the full House pass an amended version of the community power bill.   Link: https://www.nhpr.org/post/nh-community-power-bill-moves-forward-new-compromise#stream/0

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