The Montgomery County Energy Team receives tons of newsletters and articles every day, and these are a few articles that we wanted to share this month. These articles range from county, state, national and international stories, we hope you find them as interesting as we did.
4th County Solar Co-op: Get ready Montgomery County, we are in the process of putting together our next Solar Co-op for the County! In the meantime, if you want to receive information before we break it to the public, sign up now: www..solarunitedneighbors.org
Carbon Emissions: Energy producer BP wants to eliminate or offset all carbon emissions from its operations and the oil and gas it sells to customers by 2050, an ambitious target born out of pressure to help combat climate change and keep making money, www.apnews.com
Clean Energy: These four clean energy trends in U.S. cities are on the road to cutting greenhouse gas emissions to help tackle the climate crisis, www.greenbiz.com
Electric Cars: General Motors announced that it plans to open its first assembly plant dedicated entirely to electric vehicles – and that it's doing so in the United States, www.cheddar.com
Knitting: Several knitters, cross-stitchers, and quilters have created projects that are called temperature scarves or blankets. The idea is to track the changes in temperature over time and as it turns out, is at least a half a decade old, and a whole lot of people are trying to chart the “new normal” in yarn, www.grist.org
Microsoft: Microsoft plans to remove all of the carbon dioxide it has ever released into the atmosphere by 2050.The company committed to becoming carbon negative by 2030, meaning that it plans to draw down more planet-heating carbon dioxide than it emits, www.theverge.com
Residential Energy: Not every green source of energy will suit your property, but you have several options. Here are three to get your brainstorming started, www.eponline.com
Solar: Solar Renewable Energy Credits (also known as SREC’s), hit a new high in Maryland to start off 2020. For a home or business that has a $200 monthly SMECO electric bill, that will typically translate into cash incentives that are typically $1,200 to $1,400 per year, www.thebaynet.com
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