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500 Mile SunZia Renewable Energy Transmission Project to Break Ground

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Brian McCowan, Zondits staff, 7/11/2023 Zondits has published several articles regarding the difficulty of expanding U.S. electrical transmission and distribution networks to facilitate the rapid growth of large-scale solar and wind renewable energy projects. However, some encouraging news is coming out of the American Southwest.  The Associated Press and multiple Southwest U.S. news outlets are … Read more

Considering Grid Impact as Electric Vehicle Adoption Explodes

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GianGabriel Masoni Dobles, Zondits staff, 7/5/2023 Originally published for Utility Analytics Institute, Zondits received approval to repost the following article about grid impacts from electric vehicles. A group of analytics professionals and experts in electric vehicle adoption and grid integration pooled their insights on the best practices to overcome the challenging obstacles of electric vehicle … Read more

The Custom Conundrum: Accelerating Building Electrification

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GianGabriel Masoni Dobles, Zondits staff, 6/27/2023 Valerie Nibler, Zondits contributor Energy efficiency efforts have made a significant shift toward building electrification in recent years, as the transition to clean renewable energy sources has moved front and center. For single-family homes, the effort has focused on heat pumps for space and water heating as well as … Read more

“We’ve very clearly said the conversion from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles, it has to be a just transition.” 

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UAW Vice President Mike Booth, who will lead negotiations with GM in contract talks that are tentatively scheduled to begin July 17, said the key to negotiations will be to make sure all workers have jobs in the transition to EVs. “We’ve very clearly said the conversion from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles, it has … Read more

Cooking with Gas (or not)

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Sara Conzemius, Zondits guest, 6/21/2023 Originally published for Illume Advising, Zondits received approval to repost the following article about natural gas. Cooking with gas is both a phrase and a way of life. As someone who fancies herself as a pretty good amateur chef, I (like many), was brought up believing that to do it … Read more

“There’s no question that clean manufacturing, involving EVs, battery storage for mobility and energy, is the leading new investment and job creator.”

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Matt Kisber, who co-founded Nashville-based solar developer Silicon Ranch, said after leaving public office serving as the economic development lead for former Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen (D): “There’s no question in Tennessee that clean manufacturing, involving EVs, battery storage for mobility and energy, is the leading new investment and job creator in the state and … Read more

“This is an enormous opportunity. It’s going to require not just a whole-of-government effort but a whole-of-America effort to get us there.”

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Originally published in E&E News, Jennifer Granholm said, “This is an enormous opportunity. It’s going to require not just a whole-of-government effort but a whole-of-America effort to get us there.” Read the full article here: DOE finalizes national hydrogen road map – E&E News (eenews.net)

Pew Research – Climate Change is Not a Top Priority for Most Americans

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Brian McCowan, Zondits staff, 6/13/2023 If you listen to National Public Radio (NPR) or watch public TV, you likely have heard of Pew Research, as they are regular sponsors of educational programming. Public opinions on energy and environmental issues are regularly tracked by Pew. Their research results have a mix of good and bad news … Read more