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  1. A #Virginia school district pioneers #solar and battery #microgrids

    #RoanokeVA City Public Schools is building the state’s first solar-plus-storage systems to keep emergency shelters going during #ExtremeWeather and cut down on costs.

    By Elizabeth Ouzts
    8 September 2026

    "As #ClimateChange intensifies, communities around the country are looking for ways to better prepare for extreme weather, from ice storms to heat waves. In Roanoke, Virginia, nestled in the #BlueRidgeMountains, that starts with the schools.

    "For years, the Roanoke City Public Schools district has been installing #SolarPanels to lower electricity bills, minimize its carbon footprint, and teach students about clean tech. Now, the district is set to be the first in the state to invest in storage, with a solar-and-battery-powered microgrid at each of its two high schools, which double as official #DisasterShelters.

    " 'They’ll run on the battery until such time as it’s discharged,' said Jeff Shawver, senior director of school plants for Roanoke City Public Schools. ​'Then the diesel generators are cut on. Then, the next day, the sun comes up, and you start charging the battery again. It just keeps the cycle going.'

    "Due to be installed by the end of the year, the storage systems will be among just a handful of batteries at school buildings around the country, according to #Generation180 , a national nonprofit headquartered up the interstate in Charlottesville. The dearth of #SustainableMicrogrids at schools is problematic in the wake of natural disaster, since they account for 60% of all FEMA-designated relief shelters in Virginia and half of those nationwide.

    " 'Schools are also the hubs where citizens vote, where groups gather, and now increasingly where neighbors need to huddle or seek shelter during emergencies,' said Tish Tablan, senior program director at the nonprofit and a former teacher. 'So they’re just critical parts of our communities.'

    "The microgrid is funded partially by a grant from the state’s Department of Emergency Management and a donation from commercial solar installer Secure Solar Futures. ​'The grant has been around for a few years,' Tablan said. ​'They are the first to utilize it for a solar microgrid instead of diesel.' "

    Read more:
    canarymedia.com/articles/solar

    #SolarPunkSunday #SolarMicrogrids #DisasterPreparedness #Resiliency #RenewableEnergy #Offgrid #ClimateCrisis #ClimateResiliency #BuildingResilience

  2. A #Virginia school district pioneers #solar and battery #microgrids

    #RoanokeVA City Public Schools is building the state’s first solar-plus-storage systems to keep emergency shelters going during #ExtremeWeather and cut down on costs.

    By Elizabeth Ouzts
    8 September 2026

    "As #ClimateChange intensifies, communities around the country are looking for ways to better prepare for extreme weather, from ice storms to heat waves. In Roanoke, Virginia, nestled in the #BlueRidgeMountains, that starts with the schools.

    "For years, the Roanoke City Public Schools district has been installing #SolarPanels to lower electricity bills, minimize its carbon footprint, and teach students about clean tech. Now, the district is set to be the first in the state to invest in storage, with a solar-and-battery-powered microgrid at each of its two high schools, which double as official #DisasterShelters.

    " 'They’ll run on the battery until such time as it’s discharged,' said Jeff Shawver, senior director of school plants for Roanoke City Public Schools. ​'Then the diesel generators are cut on. Then, the next day, the sun comes up, and you start charging the battery again. It just keeps the cycle going.'

    "Due to be installed by the end of the year, the storage systems will be among just a handful of batteries at school buildings around the country, according to #Generation180 , a national nonprofit headquartered up the interstate in Charlottesville. The dearth of #SustainableMicrogrids at schools is problematic in the wake of natural disaster, since they account for 60% of all FEMA-designated relief shelters in Virginia and half of those nationwide.

    " 'Schools are also the hubs where citizens vote, where groups gather, and now increasingly where neighbors need to huddle or seek shelter during emergencies,' said Tish Tablan, senior program director at the nonprofit and a former teacher. 'So they’re just critical parts of our communities.'

    "The microgrid is funded partially by a grant from the state’s Department of Emergency Management and a donation from commercial solar installer Secure Solar Futures. ​'The grant has been around for a few years,' Tablan said. ​'They are the first to utilize it for a solar microgrid instead of diesel.' "

    Read more:
    canarymedia.com/articles/solar

    #SolarPunkSunday #SolarMicrogrids #DisasterPreparedness #Resiliency #RenewableEnergy #Offgrid #ClimateCrisis #ClimateResiliency #BuildingResilience

  3. A #Virginia school district pioneers #solar and battery #microgrids

    #RoanokeVA City Public Schools is building the state’s first solar-plus-storage systems to keep emergency shelters going during #ExtremeWeather and cut down on costs.

    By Elizabeth Ouzts
    8 September 2026

    "As #ClimateChange intensifies, communities around the country are looking for ways to better prepare for extreme weather, from ice storms to heat waves. In Roanoke, Virginia, nestled in the #BlueRidgeMountains, that starts with the schools.

    "For years, the Roanoke City Public Schools district has been installing #SolarPanels to lower electricity bills, minimize its carbon footprint, and teach students about clean tech. Now, the district is set to be the first in the state to invest in storage, with a solar-and-battery-powered microgrid at each of its two high schools, which double as official #DisasterShelters.

    " 'They’ll run on the battery until such time as it’s discharged,' said Jeff Shawver, senior director of school plants for Roanoke City Public Schools. ​'Then the diesel generators are cut on. Then, the next day, the sun comes up, and you start charging the battery again. It just keeps the cycle going.'

    "Due to be installed by the end of the year, the storage systems will be among just a handful of batteries at school buildings around the country, according to #Generation180 , a national nonprofit headquartered up the interstate in Charlottesville. The dearth of #SustainableMicrogrids at schools is problematic in the wake of natural disaster, since they account for 60% of all FEMA-designated relief shelters in Virginia and half of those nationwide.

    " 'Schools are also the hubs where citizens vote, where groups gather, and now increasingly where neighbors need to huddle or seek shelter during emergencies,' said Tish Tablan, senior program director at the nonprofit and a former teacher. 'So they’re just critical parts of our communities.'

    "The microgrid is funded partially by a grant from the state’s Department of Emergency Management and a donation from commercial solar installer Secure Solar Futures. ​'The grant has been around for a few years,' Tablan said. ​'They are the first to utilize it for a solar microgrid instead of diesel.' "

    Read more:
    canarymedia.com/articles/solar

    #SolarPunkSunday #SolarMicrogrids #DisasterPreparedness #Resiliency #RenewableEnergy #Offgrid #ClimateCrisis #ClimateResiliency #BuildingResilience

  4. A #Virginia school district pioneers #solar and battery #microgrids

    #RoanokeVA City Public Schools is building the state’s first solar-plus-storage systems to keep emergency shelters going during #ExtremeWeather and cut down on costs.

    By Elizabeth Ouzts
    8 September 2026

    "As #ClimateChange intensifies, communities around the country are looking for ways to better prepare for extreme weather, from ice storms to heat waves. In Roanoke, Virginia, nestled in the #BlueRidgeMountains, that starts with the schools.

    "For years, the Roanoke City Public Schools district has been installing #SolarPanels to lower electricity bills, minimize its carbon footprint, and teach students about clean tech. Now, the district is set to be the first in the state to invest in storage, with a solar-and-battery-powered microgrid at each of its two high schools, which double as official #DisasterShelters.

    " 'They’ll run on the battery until such time as it’s discharged,' said Jeff Shawver, senior director of school plants for Roanoke City Public Schools. ​'Then the diesel generators are cut on. Then, the next day, the sun comes up, and you start charging the battery again. It just keeps the cycle going.'

    "Due to be installed by the end of the year, the storage systems will be among just a handful of batteries at school buildings around the country, according to #Generation180 , a national nonprofit headquartered up the interstate in Charlottesville. The dearth of #SustainableMicrogrids at schools is problematic in the wake of natural disaster, since they account for 60% of all FEMA-designated relief shelters in Virginia and half of those nationwide.

    " 'Schools are also the hubs where citizens vote, where groups gather, and now increasingly where neighbors need to huddle or seek shelter during emergencies,' said Tish Tablan, senior program director at the nonprofit and a former teacher. 'So they’re just critical parts of our communities.'

    "The microgrid is funded partially by a grant from the state’s Department of Emergency Management and a donation from commercial solar installer Secure Solar Futures. ​'The grant has been around for a few years,' Tablan said. ​'They are the first to utilize it for a solar microgrid instead of diesel.' "

    Read more:
    canarymedia.com/articles/solar

    #SolarPunkSunday #SolarMicrogrids #DisasterPreparedness #Resiliency #RenewableEnergy #Offgrid #ClimateCrisis #ClimateResiliency #BuildingResilience

  5. A #Virginia school district pioneers #solar and battery #microgrids

    #RoanokeVA City Public Schools is building the state’s first solar-plus-storage systems to keep emergency shelters going during #ExtremeWeather and cut down on costs.

    By Elizabeth Ouzts
    8 September 2026

    "As #ClimateChange intensifies, communities around the country are looking for ways to better prepare for extreme weather, from ice storms to heat waves. In Roanoke, Virginia, nestled in the #BlueRidgeMountains, that starts with the schools.

    "For years, the Roanoke City Public Schools district has been installing #SolarPanels to lower electricity bills, minimize its carbon footprint, and teach students about clean tech. Now, the district is set to be the first in the state to invest in storage, with a solar-and-battery-powered microgrid at each of its two high schools, which double as official #DisasterShelters.

    " 'They’ll run on the battery until such time as it’s discharged,' said Jeff Shawver, senior director of school plants for Roanoke City Public Schools. ​'Then the diesel generators are cut on. Then, the next day, the sun comes up, and you start charging the battery again. It just keeps the cycle going.'

    "Due to be installed by the end of the year, the storage systems will be among just a handful of batteries at school buildings around the country, according to #Generation180 , a national nonprofit headquartered up the interstate in Charlottesville. The dearth of #SustainableMicrogrids at schools is problematic in the wake of natural disaster, since they account for 60% of all FEMA-designated relief shelters in Virginia and half of those nationwide.

    " 'Schools are also the hubs where citizens vote, where groups gather, and now increasingly where neighbors need to huddle or seek shelter during emergencies,' said Tish Tablan, senior program director at the nonprofit and a former teacher. 'So they’re just critical parts of our communities.'

    "The microgrid is funded partially by a grant from the state’s Department of Emergency Management and a donation from commercial solar installer Secure Solar Futures. ​'The grant has been around for a few years,' Tablan said. ​'They are the first to utilize it for a solar microgrid instead of diesel.' "

    Read more:
    canarymedia.com/articles/solar

    #SolarPunkSunday #SolarMicrogrids #DisasterPreparedness #Resiliency #RenewableEnergy #Offgrid #ClimateCrisis #ClimateResiliency #BuildingResilience

  6. @joewynne Let's compare these 800 GW of capacity added for Renewable Energies to capacity added for Nuclear Energy:

    "In 2025, 3 GW of new nuclear capacity came online, with China, India and Russia each completing work on a new reactor. However, these additions were offset by the retirement of 3 GW of nuclear capacity [...]. In total, global nuclear capacity remained at 420 GW at the end of 2025 [...]"

    #RenewableEnergy #NuclearEnergy #EnergyTransition

  7. @joewynne Let's compare these 800 GW of capacity added for Renewable Energies to capacity added for Nuclear Energy:

    "In 2025, 3 GW of new nuclear capacity came online, with China, India and Russia each completing work on a new reactor. However, these additions were offset by the retirement of 3 GW of nuclear capacity [...]. In total, global nuclear capacity remained at 420 GW at the end of 2025 [...]"

    #RenewableEnergy #NuclearEnergy #EnergyTransition

  8. @joewynne Let's compare these 800 GW of capacity added for Renewable Energies to capacity added for Nuclear Energy:

    "In 2025, 3 GW of new nuclear capacity came online, with China, India and Russia each completing work on a new reactor. However, these additions were offset by the retirement of 3 GW of nuclear capacity [...]. In total, global nuclear capacity remained at 420 GW at the end of 2025 [...]"

    #RenewableEnergy #NuclearEnergy #EnergyTransition

  9. @joewynne Let's compare these 800 GW of capacity added for Renewable Energies to capacity added for Nuclear Energy:

    "In 2025, 3 GW of new nuclear capacity came online, with China, India and Russia each completing work on a new reactor. However, these additions were offset by the retirement of 3 GW of nuclear capacity [...]. In total, global nuclear capacity remained at 420 GW at the end of 2025 [...]"

    #RenewableEnergy #NuclearEnergy #EnergyTransition

  10. @joewynne Let's compare these 800 GW of capacity added for Renewable Energies to capacity added for Nuclear Energy:

    "In 2025, 3 GW of new nuclear capacity came online, with China, India and Russia each completing work on a new reactor. However, these additions were offset by the retirement of 3 GW of nuclear capacity [...]. In total, global nuclear capacity remained at 420 GW at the end of 2025 [...]"

    #RenewableEnergy #NuclearEnergy #EnergyTransition

  11. "Wired for Profit: Seventh in a series about Alabama Power’s influence over electric rates, renewable energy, pollution"

    ⚠️ The Alabama Legislature Was on a Collision Course With Alabama Power. Then Came Spring Break.
    insideclimatenews.org/news/130

    #USPolitics #RenewableEnergy #ClimateCrisis #ClimateJustice

  12. Energy supply concerns push Europe, Asia toward renewable energy

    The supply and price shock following the start of the U.S.-Iran war has reshaped energy security policies in…
    #Europe #EU #Asia #energysector #gasprices #RenewableEnergy #SupplyShocks #USIranwar
    europesays.com/europe/137074/

  13. 🔥 The Alabama Legislature Was on a Collision Course With Alabama Power. Then Came Spring Break.

    Wired for Profit: Seventh in a series about Alabama Power’s influence over electric rates, renewable energy, pollution

    insideclimatenews.org/news/130

    #USPolitics #RenewableEnergy #ClimateCrisis #ClimateJustice

  14. Mapped: the £150bn megaproject that aims to protect Britain from energy shocks.

    Thousands of miles of new power lines are needed to deliver climate targets and energy security, but bills will rise in the short term and opponents are mobilising.

    mediafaro.org/article/20260913

    #Energy #Environment #PowerGrid #Business #Politics #RenewableEnergy #EnergyIndustry

  15. 📰 Solar and Wind Power Set Yet Another Global Record

    🌎 Earth: Renewable energy added a record 800 GW of new capacity in 2025, marking the 23rd consecutive year of record-breaking growth. Solar Photovoltaic accounted for more than three-quarters of all new renewable capacity additions, while wind power contributed another 20%.

    ☀️ Solar installations surpassed 600 GW in a single year for the first time. Thirty countries installed more than 1 GW of solar in a single year, nearly double the number that achieved that milestone in 2020.

    🌬️ Wind energy also enjoyed a banner year, with annual additions increasing by nearly 40%. Strong deployment across China, Europe, India, Africa, and the Middle East demonstrates that renewable energy growth is becoming increasingly global rather than concentrated in just a few countries.

    🤝 This is what an energy transition looks like at scale. The continued acceleration of renewable deployment shows that climate solutions are no longer niche experiments but major infrastructure shaping the future of the global economy.

    🔗 iea.org/reports/global-energy-

    #SolarpunkSunday #SolarEnergy #WindEnergy #RenewableEnergy #CleanEnergy #Environment #Sustainability

  16. Mapped: the £150bn megaproject that aims to protect Britain from energy shocks
    By Alex Clark, Jillian Ambrose, Ashley Kirk and Tom Calverley

    Thousands of miles of new power lines are needed to deliver climate targets and energy security, but bills will rise in the short term and opponents are mobilising

    theguardian.com/business/ng-in

    #Energyindustry #Renewableenergy #Business #Energy #Environment #UKnews #TheGuardian #AlexClark #JillianAmbrose #AshleyKirk #TomCalverley

  17. Success!! I deciphered the factory BMS wiring and made my own harness for the Daly units. These two brand new packs are perfectly balanced and ready to parallel into my house system for +10kWh of storage. lydie.cc/solar.html #solar #batteries #bms #energy #renewableenergy

  18. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝟯.𝟲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟮 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀!
    When millions of solar panels generate more power than the country needs, grid frequency spikes dangerously! Australia's genius solution? Remote smart inverters that automatically throttle output to save the entire energy grid from crashing!
    👇 Click the link to read how home solar became Australia's strongest power tool!
    🔗updatenews12worlds.blogspot.co
    #SolarEnergy #RenewableEnergy #CleanTech #SmartGrid #EnergyTransition #Update_News_12_World

  19. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝟯.𝟲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟮 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀!
    When millions of solar panels generate more power than the country needs, grid frequency spikes dangerously! Australia's genius solution? Remote smart inverters that automatically throttle output to save the entire energy grid from crashing!
    👇 Click the link to read how home solar became Australia's strongest power tool!
    🔗updatenews12worlds.blogspot.co
    #SolarEnergy #RenewableEnergy #CleanTech #SmartGrid #EnergyTransition #Update_News_12_World

  20. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝟯.𝟲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟮 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀!
    When millions of solar panels generate more power than the country needs, grid frequency spikes dangerously! Australia's genius solution? Remote smart inverters that automatically throttle output to save the entire energy grid from crashing!
    👇 Click the link to read how home solar became Australia's strongest power tool!
    🔗updatenews12worlds.blogspot.co
    #SolarEnergy #RenewableEnergy #CleanTech #SmartGrid #EnergyTransition #Update_News_12_World

  21. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝟯.𝟲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟮 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀!
    When millions of solar panels generate more power than the country needs, grid frequency spikes dangerously! Australia's genius solution? Remote smart inverters that automatically throttle output to save the entire energy grid from crashing!
    👇 Click the link to read how home solar became Australia's strongest power tool!
    🔗updatenews12worlds.blogspot.co
    #SolarEnergy #RenewableEnergy #CleanTech #SmartGrid #EnergyTransition #Update_News_12_World

  22. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝟯.𝟲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟮 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀!
    When millions of solar panels generate more power than the country needs, grid frequency spikes dangerously! Australia's genius solution? Remote smart inverters that automatically throttle output to save the entire energy grid from crashing!
    👇 Click the link to read how home solar became Australia's strongest power tool!
    🔗updatenews12worlds.blogspot.co
    #SolarEnergy #RenewableEnergy #CleanTech #SmartGrid #EnergyTransition #Update_News_12_World

  23. The ‘great grid upgrade’ is off track – ministers should spell out the risks for bills | Nils Pratley
    By Nils Pratley

    National Audit Office calls for greater transparency on £70bn programme that is running over budget and behind schedule

    theguardian.com/business/nils-

    #Energyindustry #Energybills #Ofgem #Householdbills #Renewableenergy #Business #UKnews #England #Scotland #Wales #France #EDFEnergy #TheGuardian #NilsPratley

  24. Being a renter, Jenny missed out on solar boon but that is about to change
    By Romy Stephens

    Australia readies to lift a ban on plug-in solar, unlocking access to the technology for millions of apartment dwellers and renters for the first time.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/bal

    #SolarEnergy #RenewableEnergy #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #RomyStephens

  25. Being a renter, Jenny missed out on solar boon but that is about to change
    By Romy Stephens

    Australia readies to lift a ban on plug-in solar, unlocking access to the technology for millions of apartment dwellers and renters for the first time.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/bal

    #SolarEnergy #RenewableEnergy #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #RomyStephens

  26. Being a renter, Jenny missed out on solar boon but that is about to change
    By Romy Stephens

    Australia readies to lift a ban on plug-in solar, unlocking access to the technology for millions of apartment dwellers and renters for the first time.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/bal

    #SolarEnergy #RenewableEnergy #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #RomyStephens

  27. Being a renter, Jenny missed out on solar boon but that is about to change
    By Romy Stephens

    Australia readies to lift a ban on plug-in solar, unlocking access to the technology for millions of apartment dwellers and renters for the first time.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/bal

    #SolarEnergy #RenewableEnergy #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #RomyStephens