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Today on the Clean Power Hour Live with co-hosts Tim Montague and John Weaver we bring you vital news about the solar and wind industries, electrification of transportation (the tipping point is nigh!) and John tells us about his vacation to Costa Rica, and his experience at RE+ Northeast (Feb 2023 in Boston). Don’t miss the event calendar below including 10 major solar and storage conferences - three major events in Chicago this year alone! Also CA, TX, FL, Vegas, Philly, and Atlanta. Boom!
Here are the upcoming solar and storage shows you don’t want to miss:Â
All RE+ Events: https://re-plus.events/Â
Feb 2023 - RE+ Northeast (Boston)
March 13-15, 2023 - Solar Farm Summit - North America’s Agrivoltaics Expo (Chicago, IL)
March 28-29, 2023 - RE+ Northern California (CA)
April 5-6 2023 - RE+ Texas (TX)
May 1-3, 2023 - Midwest Solar Expo 2023 (Chicago, IL)
May 17-18, 2023 - RE+ Southeast
June 26-2, 2023 - RE+ Mid-Atlantic (Philadelphia, PA)
Sept 11-14, 2023 - RE+ (SPI) Las Vegas, NV
Oct 18-19, 2023 - RE+ Florida
Nov 14-15, 2023 - RE+ Midwest, Chicago IL
This week John Weaver and I discuss,
1. An activist group spreading misinformation to stop solar projects in rural America.
2. A solar power “peaking facility” that starts construction - “137 MW of solar, coupled with 150 MW/600 MWh of battery energy storage”
3. New wind and solar energy that is cheaper than 99 percent of coal power plants
4. EVs hit 18 percent in CA -Â The Gregor Letter
5. Total EV sales break $1T total - almost 50% of that was in 2022
6. World’s largest used EV battery power facility in CaliforniaÂ
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