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Sourcing Renewables - May 15, 2018

Is Tesla falling apart?

Tesla Inc. announced to employees on May 14 that the company was undergoing a thorough reorganization in order to face production problems, senior staff departures and crashes involving its electric cars.

Energy Efficiency - May 14, 2018 - By Smart Energy Decisions

2018 Innovation Awards

The inaugural Smart Energy Decisions Innovation Awards were presented on February 28, 2018 to twelve large electric power users and utilities to recognize their efforts in support of the energy transformation currently underway.

Sourcing Renewables - May 14, 2018

Mercedes-Benz Cars plants to become CO2-neutral

Mercedes-Benz announced on May 14 that all its German plants will be supplied with CO2-neutral energy.

Solar - May 14, 2018

Republicans request solar panel tariff exemption

Eight Republican senators joined together to send a letter to the U.S. Trade Representative and other federal agencies calling for utility-scale solar panels to be exempt from tariffs.

Sourcing Renewables - May 12, 2018

Weekend reads: Electrify America boosts EVs; Big oil eyes RE & more

Kick back and relax with these must-read energy stories from around the web:

GHG Emissions - May 11, 2018

Tesco achieves carbon emissions cut

Tesco announced a decline in net carbon emissions by 13% in the past year and 26% over two years. In its Annual Report, the retail company said it achieved the reduction by increasing procurement of renewable power, now at 100% in the UK and 55% globally

Solar - May 10, 2018

Denton, Texas approves 100 MW solar PPA

The Public Utilities Board of Denton, Texas voted unanimously to approve a 15-year contract with NextEra for the output of the Bluebell 2 solar plant, a 100-MW project to be built in West Texas and operational by November.

Sourcing Renewables - May 9, 2018

Infographic: U.S. energy consumption for 2017

The results are in: for 2017 by sector, transportation was responsible for the highest energy consumption in the U.S, followed by the industrial, residential, and commercial, according to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the Department of Energy.

Wind - May 9, 2018

Portland Trail Blazers make a play for wind energy

The Portland Trail Blazers agreed to a new partnership to power 100% of the Moda Center’s electrical usage through RECs purchased from Pacific Power for wind energy produced at BayWa r.e.’s Chopin Wind Project.