By [email protected] (Eric C. Evarts) Walmart sued Tesla on Tuesday, alleging that solar panels that Tesla installed on seven Walmart stores caught fire. The lawsuit accuses Tesla of breach of contract, negligence, and failing to live up to industry standards, according to the court filing. Walmart alleges that the fires resulted in evacuations, and damage…
By [email protected] After seven fires broke out on Walmart roofs between 2012 and 2018, the retail giant is suing Tesla over what Walmart calls “systemic, widespread failures” in properly installing and maintaining solar systems on hundreds of its stores in the U.S. Those failures breached 244 solar and storage contracts signed with Tesla, Walmart said….
By ENN Contributor WRITTEN BY Elizabeth OuztsPHOTO BY EcoRobesonDonna Chavis (left) and other American Indians protest the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.A little-known administrative rule allows state officials to cancel environmental certificates if conditions change.With the Atlantic Coast Pipeline mired in federal lawsuits and its construction stalled indefinitely, North Carolina environmental advocates are.. Click headline for full…
By Reuters About seven Walmart stores had fires due to Tesla’s solar systems as of November 2018, according to the lawsuitWalmart has sued Tesla, saying solar panels supplied by the electric carmaker were responsible for fires at about seven of its stores.The fires destroyed significant amounts of store merchandise and required substantial repairs, totaling hundreds…
By National Wind Watch Over the past several months Wildcat Creek Wind Farm LLC has been under discussion within many area governmental entities. And now, it’s facing a lawsuit. On Thursday, Aug. 15, a lawsuit was filed with the Cooke County District Clerk’s office against the wind farm, Cooke County, Cooke County Commissioners’ Court and…
By National Wind Watch It’s uncertain what the final result will be from the legal wrangling over a proposed wind farm in the Nebraska Sand Hills. But one aspect of this issue ought to be certain: The Legislature next year should scrutinize and debate the proper way for state law to define conflicts of interest…
By [email protected] (Bengt Halvorson) For months, Colorado lawmakers and businesses have taken sides at a figurative continental divide—and not far from the real one—over whether (and how) the state might join California’s Zero Emissions Vehicle program and its corresponding electric-car mandate. We now have an answer. The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission has… Read Full…
By National Wind Watch Seneca County Commissioners have officially changed their views publicly on wind turbine projects. They announced a change to its intervention status today for the Republic Wind Project, from interested to against. This means the commissioners are dropping all support, including its current legal council. The new policy says it opposes all…
By National Wind Watch The environmental case against an Ontario ministry, minister, and wind companies over tainted well water is being pushed back to give lawyers a chance to review thousands of pages worth of information related to the charges. Dozens of people packed the Provincial Offence Court in Blenheim Wednesday morning as the case…
By Alexandre Spatuzza in Sao Paulo Lower prices and the need to meet the 20% legal target for renewable energy supply by 2025 are driving Argentine companies to buy wind power Read Full Article Here For more great articles: www.rechargenews.com
By [email protected] (Bengt Halvorson) The power grid that electric vehicles plug into will get cleaner over time. But depending on where you are, the rate at which it cleans up could have a lot to do with something that’s headed to the courts. A lawsuit filed Tuesday by 22 states and seven cities, in the…
UK developer Banks Group has launched a legal challenge against the UK government, claiming its contract for differences (CfD) support scheme discriminates in favour of offshore wind at the expense of onshore wind. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
By Andrew Lee Developer Banks Renewables breaks cover as source of judicial review that delayed renewable CfD round Read Full Article Here For more great articles: www.rechargenews.com
In total, 22 US states and seven local US governments were included in the lawsuit. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By [email protected] With the end of 2019 approaching, the impending phase-down of the federal Investment Tax Credit is top of mind for solar executives. Unlike the ambivalence within the wind industry about an extension of its Production Tax Credit, the solar industry has coalesced around support for a continuation of the ITC. The cause got…