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There Are Many Fewer Solar Installation Permitting Conflicts Than You’d Think

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True or false? Most large scale solar energy projects in the US encounter relatively few permitting conflicts. Many media stories that spread the perception that opposition to solar development is common. A new study led by University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers says the correct answer to the question is…. True. … [continued]

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Canada Needs A Second Golden Spike For Electricity

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Canada’s federal government has finally put electricity where it belongs: at the centre of the national economy. That is the most important thing about Mark Carney’s newly announced National Electricity Strategy. This is not just a climate file. It is an industrial strategy, an affordability strategy, a trade strategy, a … [continued]

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Eavor’s Geretsried Pivot Raises Hard Questions About Next Gen Closed-Loop Geothermal

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The recent GeoExPro interview about Eavor’s next-generation geothermal Geretsried project lands less like an update and more like a stress test result. Eavor was one of the more serious next-generation geothermal companies I had assessed, but that was never the same thing as saying it had solved geothermal. It had … [continued]

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Rinnai Electric Heat Pump Wins 2026 Green GOOD DESIGN™ Award, At Hawaii Electric Home Show Next Week

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Rinnai America Corporation (aka Rinnai) is one of the USA’s top energy‑efficient tankless water heaters. The company recently got more recognition of that when its REHP Series Electric Heat Pump Water Heater won a 2026 Green GOOD DESIGN™ Award. Rinnai will be at our upcoming Electric Home Show in Honolulu, … [continued]

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LNG Shock, Coal Myths, & The Real Winners On The Grid

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The easiest story to tell after the Strait of Hormuz disruption was that coal would be the winner. It had the virtue of sounding like common sense. If LNG cargoes are delayed, diverted, or repriced, then gas-fired generation becomes less attractive or less available, while coal plants that are already … [continued]

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