In Unanimous Vote, Vancouver Moves Toward 100% Renewable Energy
Vancouver joins about 10 cities that have made this pledge.
Vancouver joins about 10 cities that have made this pledge.
The barriers are politics and utility industry rigidity.
In exchange for allowing solar leasing and strong net-metering, utilities get to charge
The industry expects algae biofuels to compete on price with fossil fuels by 2020.
The new clean power authority's first large project places floating solar arrays on waste treatment ponds.
States with the most fossil fuels have the most expensive electricity, and those with the most renewable energy pay the cheapest rates.
China raised its solar target 20% for 2015 - almost 18 GW will be installed this year.
The six planned lagoons would provide 8% of the UK's electricity in 2022.
The city will run on 100% renewable energy by simply contracting for locally-produced wind and solar.
California is home to half of all US solar systems and could get all its electricity from solar without having to build more enormous projects.