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AT&T contributes to Unity Park project
AT&T South Carolina has joined the ranks of almost a dozen private donors to Greenville’s 60-acre Unity Park project.
Almost $3 million in federal funding available to reduce diesel emissions
An EPA program includes $294,000 available to S.C. county, city or local governments, private organizations, businesses and universities to replace or upgrade older diesel engines. Up to 100% of project costs may be funded.
Dominion expands energy incentive program to cover HVAC upgrades
The company's Small Business Energy Solutions program, which has provided financial incentives to upgrade lighting and refrigeration since 2014, will now include energy efficiency improvements to heating and cooling systems.
Anderson gains new farm as county becomes solar hotspot
A slew of recent solar investments are putting Anderson County on the grid as a green energy hub in the Upstate. The latest, a $68 million farm built out by Cypress Creek Renewables is expected to power 9,100 homes each year.
Logisticus Group partners with turbine recycling company
Logisticus Group and Tennessee company Carbon Rivers are collaborating on efforts to recycle wind turbine blades for aftermarket uses.
Xinjiang solar ban spurs caching, reshoring in S.C.
China’s Xinjiang province, nestled against Kazakhstan and Russia, may be a three-day drive from the country’s economic center in Shanghai, but the area manufactures 45% of all polysilicon used across the globe.
Proterra partners with Taylor Machine Works on electric forklift project
Proterra, a company that develops and manufactures commercial vehicle electrification technology, and Taylor Machine Works Inc. have partnered to create electric container handlers for ports and electric forklifts.
Company putting $75 million into Barnwell solar project
Barnwell PV 1, a solar solutions company, announced plans Thursday to invest $75 million in a Barnwell County facility. Founded in 2010, Barnwell PV 1 LLC is a developer of renewable energy generation facilities.
First Solar invests $11M in underserved communities
A solar technology company that recently moved near Greer’s Inland Port plans to revitalize communities across the Southeast and beyond with an $11 million investment in the Local Initiatives Support Corp. and Hope Credit Union.
Settlement would reduce Dominion rate increase by almost $8 per month
The agreement, subject to S.C. Public Service Commission approval, would mean a typical residential rate increase of $1.81 per month. Dominion Energy requested an average rate increase of $9.68 per month in August 2020.
VisionGreenwood takes action on wider broadband access
The organization recently launched the “Closing the Gap” speed test to collect real-time internet speed data over the next few weeks. It is a crowd-sourced internet test created to collect the data needed to build a case for addition
Proterra lands contract for Miami bus fleet
Proterra Inc. and Florida’s Miami-Dade County this week announced a fleet electrification project with the county acquiring 42 Proterra ZX5+ electric transit buses, featuring a total of 19 megawatt-hours of battery storage capacity
