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IRS Sued Over Anti-Solar & Anti-Wind Tax Rules

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Tribal utility, localities, and consumer and environmental groups argue tax guidance illegally hurts renewable energy. WASHINGTON, D.C. — A broad array of groups with strong interests in clean and affordable energy sued the IRS and Treasury Department over new rules for tax credits that unfairly and illegally discriminate against wind … [continued]

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Solar Company Spread Across 9 States Shuts Down Shop, Blames Trump’s OBBBA

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Unsurprisingly, projects, jobs, and whole companies have been falling as a result of Donald Trump’s war on renewable energy and electric vehicles. Because he loves pollution so much, and is eager to help funnel more money to his billionaire friends in the fossil fuel industry, Trump has been pulling cleantech … [continued]

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New Report: 67% of Appalachia’s Projected Clean Energy Jobs at Risk as Federal & Private Investments Flatline

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Analysis Shows Clean Energy Investments Dropped from $4.7 Billion Peak to Stagnation Under Trump Administration, Threatening Over 61,000 Good-Paying Jobs View a recording of the release webinar here. APPALACHIA — A new report released this month by ReImagine Appalachia reveals that 67% of the region’s 92,282 projected clean energy jobs … [continued]

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Maryland’s Largest Solar Project Launches, On Old Coal Mine

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Marylanders have apparently been good and nice this year. Rather than getting coal for Christmas, they got a large solar power plant installed on the site of an old coal mine. CPV Renewable Power, part of Competitive Power Ventures, launched the CPV Backbone Solar project a few days before Christmas … [continued]

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Alphabet Buys Intersect For $4.75 Billion — Is That A Good Thing?

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I’m sure everyone here knows the company Intersect. Just kidding, I assume most people don’t know the company, since I had never run across it before. Apparently, though, it’s a data center and energy infrastructure solutions provider. It builds big power projects for data centers and booming electricity needs. Alphabet, … [continued]

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