Advancing Clean Energy Initiatives: Updates on Solar, Batteries, Mining, and More in the Western United States
Key Ideas
- California nonprofit launches campaign for electric vehicle charging infrastructure in harsh desert area, aiming to enhance accessibility.
- Legislation in Colorado and California focuses on solar energy expansion and utility bill offsets for schools, farms, and multifamily buildings.
- A 150 MW solar-plus-storage project powers an Amazon data center in southern California, contributing to renewable energy growth.
- Oregon advocates push for the allocation of a clean energy fund in Portland to be reserved specifically for climate action projects.
The Western Energy News digest features updates on various clean energy initiatives in the Western United States. California sees a nonprofit launching a campaign to establish an electric vehicle charging network in Imperial Valley, addressing accessibility challenges. Additionally, legislation in Colorado and California aims to expand solar energy capacity and enable schools, farms, and multifamily buildings to offset utility bills using rooftop solar. A solar-plus-storage project in southern California has come online, providing renewable energy to power an Amazon data center. In Oregon, advocates advocate for the preservation of a multimillion-dollar clean energy fund in Portland for climate action projects.