Energy

NYSERDA – State Designated Disadvantaged Communities (within cities)

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A series of maps showing the 2019 Census Tracts that have been designed as “Disadvantaged Communities” for purposes of potentially billions in state climate change spending. The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act) requires State agencies, authorities, and entities to direct funding in a manner designed to achieve a goal for disadvantaged communities to receive 40% of overall benefits of spending on clean energy and energy efficiency program.

NYSERDA – State Designated Disadvantaged Communities (within cities) by Andy Arthur on Scribd

German cabinet approves bill to phase out oil and gas heating systems | Reuters

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German cabinet approves bill to phase out oil and gas heating systems | Reuters

- The German cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill that bans most new oil and gas heating systems from 2024, the economy minister said, a policy designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions but that critics warned could be costly for poorer households.

Berlin's ruling coalition last month agreed that almost all newly installed heating systems in Germany should run on 65% renewable energy from 2024, both in new and old buildings.

Utilities Pursue Pipeline Sales as Natural-Gas Bans Catch On – WSJ

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Utilities Pursue Pipeline Sales as Natural-Gas Bans Catch On – WSJ

National Grid PLC NGG 1.18%increase; green up pointing triangle is exploring a possible sale of part of its pipeline network serving the Northeast as lawmakers there look to curtail fossil-fuel use, according to people familiar with the matter. One option under discussion at the British utility company is to sell a minority interest in the network, some of the people said.

NPR

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Climate change may be making turbulence a lot worse : NPR

There are different kinds of turbulence, and it's hard to pinpoint what caused the extreme conditions that rocked Weisse's flight. In an email, Alaska Airlines acknowledged "unexpected turbulence" on the flight. But researchers say there's evidence that a particularly unpredictable type known as "clear-air turbulence" is becoming more frequent, says Paul Williams, a professor of atmospheric science at the University of Reading in England.

As its name implies, clear-air turbulence occurs in the absence of clouds or bad weather. It's caused by wind shear — sudden changes in wind speed and direction — at altitudes above 15,000 feet.

Tesla has installed 3,000 solar roof systems made in Buffalo

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Tesla has installed 3,000 solar roof systems made in Buffalo

Now, six years after Musk first touted the solar roof on a Hollywood set with great fanfare, the solar roof is barely generating a spark within the solar energy industry.

A new report from analysts at energy research firm Wood Mackenzie released Thursday estimated that Tesla has installed only about 3,000 of its solar roofs since 2016. The report is notable because it does something that Tesla has never done – quantify how many solar roofs it has installed.