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Solar Purchasing Cooperatives

Solar Purchasing Cooperatives

Consumers band together to negotiate less expensive bulk pricing on solar equipment and installation fees for their homes from suppliers and contractors. read more
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Servicios De Energía Sostenible

Servicios De Energía Sostenible

Una oficina de compensación central, pública y sin fines de lucro que preste asistencia a los residentes e instituciones para que intercambien información, recursos y subsidios en cuanto a la eficacia energética y la generación de energía renovable. read more
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On-Bill Financing

On-Bill Financing

Allows low-income residents without access to upfront capital or credit to finance energy improvements through the anticipated savings that will be realized on their lower bills. read more
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Redes Inteligentes

Redes Inteligentes

Aplicar tecnología de internet y comunicación bidireccional al sistema de distribución de electricidad para monitorear la demanda, aumentar la eficiencia, reducir interrupciones del servicio e integrar fuentes de energía renovables y distribuidas. read more
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Bancos Verdes De Servicio Público

Bancos Verdes De Servicio Público

Los bancos verdes de servicio público ofrecen el potencial del control local sobre la financiación pública proporcionando préstamos para apoyar desarrollo comunitario de energía renovable y a las empresas relacionadas. read more
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Net Metering

Net Metering

Incentivizes green energy production by allowing families and institutions to run their electric meter backwards, selling excess power they generate back to the utility at the retail price they pay, rather than the lower rate paid to wholesale producers. read more
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Microredes

Microredes

Una microred es un conjunto de instalaciones de generación, almacenamiento y transmisión de energía que puede conectarse y desconectarse de una red mayor, creando un sistema energético más resistente cuyo control local pueda ejercerse sobre todo el circuito de creación, adquisición, venta y utilización de energía. read more
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Sustainable Energy Utilities

Sustainable Energy Utilities

A central public or nonprofit clearinghouse helping residents and institutions connect to information, resources, and subsidies around energy efficiency and renewable energy generation. read more
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Cap and Dividend

Cap and Dividend

Rather than financializing the right to pollute (as in “cap and trade”), cap and dividend treats the atmosphere as a commons, and makes polluters pay a fee that is shared as guaranteed basic income or as a means-targeted subsidy to offset potentially higher energy costs. read more
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