Rural America Gets $315 Million for Cleaner, More Affordable Energy
One-sixth of U.S. households are in rural communities. The Biden administration wants to help modernize their grids, invest in renewables, and improve the efficiency of their homes. One-sixth of U.S households are in rural communities, where people often pay a larger share of their income for electricity. Reliability can be spotty, and investment in decarbonization […]
In Puerto Rico, Advocates Want the Clean Energy Revolution to be Local
As the U.S. government pledges $1 billion to develop solar power, local leaders push back on utility-scale arrays and point to a community microgrid as an example of the future they want to see. The U.S. Department of Energy has committed $1 billion to develop solar energy in Puerto Rico, to help the island meet […]