Floating solar nearing price parity with land-based solar
The gap between the cost of land-based solar and floating solar has narrowed, and they are close to reaching price parity.
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Funding secured for Sandy-related transformer repairs
USA, Washington DC: U.S. Senators Schumer and Gillibrand and Congressman Engel have announced $5.4 million in federal funding to replace damaged transformers and power switches at Yonkers Waterfront Park, which was hit by Superstorm Sandy in October 2012.
GE invests $1B to add 3GW in Indonesian power capacity
USA, Washington DC: GE has announced the signing of four infrastructure projects valued at over $1 billion in the presence of the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, during his state visit to the United States.
U.S. energy budget to fund transformer resilience programme
USA, Washington DC: After a hearing on the U.S Department of Energy (DOE) 2016 budget request, the President’s Budget proposed an overall 9.2 percent funding increase for energy efficiency and renewable technologies.
Blown transformer leaves US government buildings without power
USA, Washington DC: Several US government buildings lost power due to a transformer explosion in a construction accident on Monday.