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Microsoft | January 22, 2020

Microsoft shook up the debate about global warming last week by vowing to make its operations carbon negative — meaning it will take more carbon out of the environment than it emits by 2030, and move rapidly to mop up the equivalent of every bit of carbon it has put into the atmosphere since its founding in 1975. Some of Microsoft’s tricks for reducing its carbon emissions are already familiar — using electricity from renewable sources (electricity production accounts for one-third of U.S. carbo...

Utility Dive | April 07, 2020

In an effort to speed the development of large-scale clean energy resources, New York lawmakers authorized the creation of an Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) and took steps to accelerate transmission investment to move carbon-free electricity to load centers. The new siting rules will ensure renewables projects larger than 25 MW can receive approval within a year. Under the current process, siting for these projects takes two to three years, experts say. The new office was approved las...

Prnewswire | August 25, 2020

SparkMeter, a provider of grid management services, equipment, and software solutions that increase access to reliable electricity in underserved communities across Africa, Asia and the Americas, announced today the closing of an $12 million Series A financing. The round was led by Clean Energy Ventures and Breakthrough Energy Ventures, alongside Goodwell Investments, in partnership with Alitheia Capital, Total Energy Ventures, and other notable investors. The latest funding will allow SparkMete...

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AVANGRID | March 06, 2023

AVANGRID (a member of the Iberdrola Group), a sustainable energy company, has recently announced its intent to invest in solar trackers from Array Technologies (ATI), enhancing their partnership to the next level. Through the equipment with safe harbor inventory and solar trackers, AVANGRID plans to construct a 321 MW True North solar array farm in Falls County, Texas, strengthening the State’s clean energy output. Array Technologies is a trusted supplier of gre...