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Check out our latest blog post on how to save money and energy with your holiday lights! smartpower.org/how-your-choi…

New job postings!! We have two positions open for those looking to help us run our Solarize campaigns. Both are field director positions - one being in Arizona and the other in South Carolina. Please share in your circles! smartpower.org/jobs-at-smart…

This start-up wants to produce electricity from renewable energy in Morocco and ship it all the way to the UK. Despite transmission costs, this may prove to be a cheaper solution than building new nuclear plants in the UK. greentechmedia.com/articles/…

A lot of interesting news from @ElectrekCo 's Green Energy Brief, including info from a study on the impact of local rooftop solar and storage tech on the grid electrek.co/2020/12/03/egeb-…

Podcast episode with SmartPower President Brian F. Keane available here! "SmartPower wrote the book on clean energy and energy efficiency marketing" podbean.com/ew/pb-rkmhy-f028…

Arizona is taking a huge step toward reducing its ghg emissions! "Arizona utility regulators have approved new rules that will require electric companies to provide 100% carbon-free electricity by 2050." Read the full article by @michelle0728 ! electrek.co/2020/11/24/egeb-…

Consider supporting SmartPower on this #GivingTuesday ! For almost two decades, SmartPower has been a leader in accelerating the adoption of clean energy and energy efficient products. We’ve helped thousands of people across the country make smart... paypal.com/donate/?hosted_bu…

On the flip side, the VC world is growing more interested in green technology. Investors are intrigued by above average returns and success stories like Tesla. Check out this podcast by @TheEconomist for the latest. economist.com/podcasts/2020/…

In case you missed it... We've been selected by the DOE to help facilitate research on solar+storage! "The SmartPower-Yale-NYU Partnership will study how solar adoption interacts with other emerging energy technologies, such as energy storage" markets.financialcontent.com…

New Jersey is taking a huge step in deploying offshore wind farms! "The step marks the closest any U.S. state has come to planning a grid overhaul to accommodate a massive influx of offshore wind." @EENewsUpdates @diaconangelo eenews.net/stories/106371889…

"...Ashai believes that farming and solar can be friends. For small farms that are struggling, leasing land to solar companies can be a financial lifeline, helping them survive. Farmers can earn a thousand or more dollars per acre per year from these deals."

Read about how farmers are finding innovative ways to get behind the clean energy revolution! Great article from @nprDanCharles @npratc npr.org/2020/10/09/919225272…

Julie Bishop, a farmer in New Jersey, gets paid to have her sheep graze the land around solar installations! "They're just born to weed-whack," she says. "Let sheep do what they're good at, let people do something that's, you know, not so back-breaking."

Wondering how much you could save by switching to solar energy? Check out this calculator from @EnergySage ! energysage.com/solar/calcula…

"Nearly half of all respondents to a new Sunrun survey have had their interest in backup power increase since the outset of the pandemic..." Solar+Storage is the way to make this happen! Great piece by @TSylviaMedia @pvmagazineusa @pvmagazine pv-magazine-usa.com/2020/10/…