Commonwealth of Kentucky

A market-based approach to controlling pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions in emissions. It involves setting a limit (cap) on emissions and allowing entities to trade emission allowances.

A policy that provides retail credit for energy produced by renewable energy systems and fed back into the grid.

Solar energy systems installed on residential properties to generate electricity for household use, eliminating or significantly reducing dependence on utility-supplied power.

Virginia

Kentucky

California

State legislation establishing a framework for Virginia to achieve 100% carbon-free electricity by 2050 through renewable energy deployment and market-based mechanisms.

Conversion of a closed 15-acre landfill in Northampton, Massachusetts into a solar energy facility. The project involves installing thousands of solar panels on the capped landfill to generate renewable electricity.

Virginia's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative carbon trading network and development of a cap-and-trade system to reduce emissions.

Second-generation metal-hydrogen battery technology for stationary energy storage applications. ESVs feature a 30-year lifetime with 30,000 cycles, 86% capacity retention after 30,000 cycles, fire-safety with zero thermal runaway risk, and near-complete recyclability. The product is highly configurable and scalable, capable of cycling up to three times per day without rest.