Proposed solar energy amendment has cities feuding | Miami Herald Miami Herald

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The battle over the future of solar power is dividing Florida’s city officials.

From Coral Gables to St. Petersburg, local officials are at odds over a decision by the organization that represents more than 400 municipal governments — the Florida League of Cities — to file a legal brief urging the Florida Supreme Court to reject putting the proposed Solar Choice amendment on the November 2016 ballot.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article26819602.html#storylink=cpy

Proposed solar energy amendment has cities feuding | Miami Herald Miami Herald

White House seeks more solar power in poor areas | TheHill

The Obama administration wants to increase the use of solar power in low-income and subsidized housing.

It argues that doing so will lower electricity bills while improving job prospects for people with lower incomes.

White House seeks more solar power in poor areas | TheHill

Biomass Feedstock National User Facility

From the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy:

Our office supports efforts to advance technologies that make #America more energy independent, while reducing #energy costs for all. One example is the new Biomass Feedstock National User Facility at the Energy Department’s Idaho National Laboratory. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Dr. David Danielson, visited the new 27,000 square-foot facility this week dedicated to helping turn non-food feedstock such as wood chips and pellets into affordable #biofuels to power vehicles or planes. Learn more about this new facility: https://www.inl.gov/bfnuf/.

Increasing Energy Independence

From the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy:

Happy Independence Day from EERE! Utility-scale wind farms like this one pictured in #Colorado are increasing America’s #energy independence and setting an example for the rest of the world. The #US is now the world’s top producer of wind energy with enough generating capacity to power more than 18 million homes. Since 1980, the Energy Department has helped reduce the cost of wind energy by more than 94% in some areas of the country. Learn about the research we are funding to keep costs falling, so more Americans can be independent when it comes to choosing their preferred energy choice such as wind energy: http://go.usa.gov/3w99Q.

Solar plane ends most dangerous leg | Travel - KMBC Home

Aircraft expected to land in Hawaii after 120 hours in air

Solar plane ends most dangerous leg | Travel - KMBC Home

Want a Solar Energy Loan? One Startup Can Help

Solar energy, while certainly a growing field, is still not accessible and affordable for the average household. But some companies in the Boston area are trying to change that.

Sungage Financial is one of the those companies. The solar energy loan firm offers financial loans to Boston residents who are interested in taking advantage of solar energy but can’t take on the roughly $30,000 investment without help. Founder Sara Ross told Boston Business Journal:

Want a Solar Energy Loan? One Startup Can Help

Hydropower in the Days of Yore

From the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy:

For #TBT, we take you back to the 1860s when this mill in #Kentucky first started using water power to grind its grain. Flash forward to today: thanks to funding support from the Energy Department, the Weisenberger Flour Mill now uses an advanced small #hydropower unit to run the mill, and may also sell excess #electricity to the local utility in the future, so more Kentuckians can use clean #energy. Learn more:http://go.usa.gov/3wb6G.