Lee Higgins-Elite Energy Consulting

11/07/2021

Eversource and UI customers face rate increases this winter. More of the same.

Utility customers in the state are going to see higher prices for electricity this winter.

05/14/2021

Did you know that thousands of schools in the U.S. are solar-powered?

Total installed solar capacity on schools has grown 139% since 2014, and now can be found on 5.5% of all public and private K-12 schools, according to the 2020 Brighter Future report.

05/13/2021

Cincinnati to break ground on solar project the size of 750 football fields:

The New Market Solar Project will sit on roughly 890 acres of land in Highland County, about 45 miles east of the city.

05/12/2021

Pandemic hampers push for solar in Caribbean Islands:

A lack of climate finance, electricity monopolies and now the pandemic's ripple effects are slowing the Caribbean's shift from economies run on fossil fuels to clean energy, banking and government officials said on Tuesday.

05/11/2021

Couple sues Tesla, alleging breach of contract, after price of solar roof goes up:

After waiting six months for their new Solar Roof, a Pennsylvania couple said Tesla informed them of a significant price hike.

05/02/2021

https://www.wnpr.org/post/connecticut-solar-developers-enlist-sheep-cut-grass-and-ease-tensions

It wasn’t your usual Connecticut Siting Council hearing. The petition before the regulators last week concerned a proposed 4.99-megawatt solar project on a

02/19/2021

Solar is gaining popularity and you want to get in now! Check out this article then hit me up to find out how much money I can save you!

Last year was the first time the U.S. got more power from renewable energy than from coal.

02/19/2021

Want a super easy way to make lots of cash? Refer someone to me that is fed up with the high cost of their electric bill. If they go solar with me then upon installation, I will pay you $500 if they are an Eversource customer and $1000 if they are a United Illuminating customer. YES, it really is that easy!!

05/06/2020

Idaho man plans to drive across the country in a solar-powered box truck:

Many of us are trying to stay busy with the stay at home order in place, but a Boise man is spending his time creating something that has never been done before.

04/17/2020

Check out this solar-powered floating villa that’s perfect for social distancing:

We get it, you really need to get the hell out of your own house now, but it may not be safe yet since there's the little matter of a worldwide pandemic. At

04/15/2020

Dickinson College becomes first in its state to achieve carbon neutrality:

Pennsylvania-based Dickinson College announced it has achieved what fewer than 10 colleges and universities in the nation have accomplished—it is carbon neutral—a goal established in 2007.

04/10/2020

The Kansas Supreme Court ruled that it was discriminatory for utilities to charge households with rooftop solar extra fees. Here’s the article from InsideClimate News:

The decision was so unexpected that one clean energy advocate called it “a cherry on the top of an ice cream sundae.”