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Aug 24, 2015
Solar and The Clean Power Plan
This month, the Obama Administration and the EPA announced the final rule of the Clean Power Plan which aims to take real action towards reducing...
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Jun 17, 2015
NYIT Annual Energy Conference
Last week, EmPower had the privilege of sponsoring the NYIT 10th Annual Energy Conference in Old Westbury. This year's theme was Tipping Points: Energy, Water,...
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Apr 24, 2015
Earth Day with United Way
On Wednesday, EmPower Solar honored to attend the groundbreaking of United Way of Long Island's "First in the Country" DOE Zero Energy Ready Home. The...
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Apr 22, 2015
Beyond Oil for Earth Day 2015
This Monday, April 20th, marked the five year anniversary of the BP Oil Spill. The disaster leaked 200 million gallons of crude oil into the...
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Nov 15, 2014
EmPower to LIPA: Hold the line on renewable programs budget
Earlier this week, LIPA announced that the 2014 budget for renewable energy programs will be cut by $26 million dollars compared to last year's budget....
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Sep 22, 2014
Clean Energy & Climate Change for New York and Beyond
This weekend hosted a number of notable events that advocate for a clean energy future. The historic People's Climate March brought together over 310,000 participants...
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Jun 27, 2014
Solar Policy Updates from the Hill
Our staff is usually head-down in the office or harnessed up in the field, but occasionally we wander away from our day to day tasks...
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Jun 06, 2014
Curbing Carbon Emissions with the Clean Power Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released some big news this week! On Monday, June 2nd, the EPA revealed the Clean Power Plan, which aims to...
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May 16, 2014
Sayville Teens Win EmPower Solar Student Competition
As the winners of the 2014 EmPower Solar Student Competition, two students from Sayville High School will attend an all-expense-paid trip to Versailles, France, this...
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May 13, 2014
The White House Embraces Solar Energy Growth
"We're becoming a global leader in solar," President Obama said last Friday at a press conference at Walmart in California, emphasizing America's transition to a...
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